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General Motors (GM) will slash spending in its self-driving car unit Cruise, after an accident last month seriously injured a pedestrian and prompted regulators to retract its operating permit for driverless cars in San Francisco. The company announced today that it will “substantially lower” its spending on Cruise next year, according to Mary Barra, GM’s

General Motors (GM) will slash spending in its self-driving car unit Cruise, after an accident last month seriously injured a pedestrian and prompted regulators to retract its operating permit for driverless cars in San Francisco. The company will “substantially lower” its spending on Cruise next year, according to Mary Barra, GM’s CEO. “We expect the

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio confronted pro-Palestine protesters Tuesday who called for a ceasefire in the Middle East. Rubio posted audio to Twitter of him denying the protesters’ calls for a ceasefire and took the commonly held stance of wanting Israel to destroy Hamas, a terrorist organization governing the Gaza Strip. “Senator Rubio, will you

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama told Senate Republicans Tuesday he would end his hold on military promotions, according to Punchbowl News. Senate Democrats are working on a resolution that would change the confirmation rules and allow each military officer now in limbo to be confirmed in a single package with a simple majority vote

A nearly 40-year-old skeleton was identified Tuesday as Rhode Island resident Keith Olson, who reportedly had “friction” with his girlfriend’s ex before disappearing, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.  Olson, who was 27 years old at the time, disappeared on April 15, 1981, when he had been dating a woman whose ex, North

Trump and DeSantis to battle it out in dueling Iowa rallies ahead of key 2024 test November 29, 2023 07:00 AM Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will hold competing campaign rallies this weekend in Iowa to shore up support before next year’s Iowa caucuses. For Trump, the Saturday rallies first in

Koch allies’ Haley endorsement raises questions about GOP foreign policy debate November 29, 2023 07:00 AM A Koch-aligned political group has endorsed the most hawkish candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. That’s one key takeaway from American for Prosperity Action throwing its weight behind former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley less than two months

The prospect that US residents may soon be able to invest in bitcoin through their brokerage, as if it were a regular stock, has prompted a fresh round of hype in crypto circles—and a surge in crypto prices. Several investment firms, including heavy-hitters like BlackRock and Fidelity, are queuing up to launch a spot bitcoin

What does access mean to you? What about scientific merit? What are the things you take for granted that you aren’t even aware of because of your privilege? For Dr. Dara Norman, who is deputy director of the Community Science and Data Center at NOIRLab and the incoming president-elect of the American Astronomical Society (AAS)

You don’t need to know how to code to create your own AI chatbot. Since the start of November—shortly before the chaos at the company unfolded—OpenAI has let anyone build and publish their own custom versions of ChatGPT, known as “GPTs”. Thousands have been created: A “nomad” GPT gives advice about working and living remotely