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NHTSA Investigates Tesla Cybercab Amid Safety Feature Compliance Questions
Tesla’s newly launched Cybercab robotaxi has begun operating on public roads in Austin, marking a significant milestone for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle programme. However, the deployment has immediately drawn regu
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Milei threatens Falklands oil sanctions as Cybercab debuts and Vodafone launches 5G “VIP lane
Argentina and the UK face fresh tensions over the Falklands, Tesla’s driverless Cybercab has quietly hit Austin roads, and Vodafone unveils a paid priority 5G service; plus NSW makes festival pill testing permanent, Squeeze cancel a US gig after a fatality, and Bautista bulks up for God of War.
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Tesla Cybercab is barely real and it’s already under investigation
US regulators have opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s newly launched Cybercab, questioning whether the driverless vehicle was properly certified before being allowed onto public roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its audit query would examine whether Tesla wrongly determined that federal safety rules requiring features such as sideview mirrors, pedals and a…
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No Law was one of the most exciting games I saw at Gamescom year: a cyberpunk immersive sim that solves one of Deus Ex’s biggest problems
At Gamescom, Eurogamer’s preview highlighted No Law, a cyberpunk first-person immersive sim from Swedish studio Neon Giant, as one of the show’s standout titles. The game distinguishes itself from genre touchstones like Cyberpunk 2077 by casting players as Grey Harkner, a retired soldier drawn back into conflict, and by rejecting the typical dystopian American aesthetic…
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Reform UK Aides Resign Following Donation Allegations Investigation
Reform UK has suspended two senior figures, head of policy James Orr and Nigel Farage’s aide Dan Jukes, after a Channel 4 News undercover investigation appeared to show them helping arrange foreign funding for party-commissioned opinion polling in breach of electoral donation rules. Farage was also filmed appearing to celebrate the polling’s impact with the…
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Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations
Reform UK suspended two senior officials, head of policy James Orr and Nigel Farage aide Dan Jukes, after undercover footage broadcast by Channel 4 News appeared to show them helping plot a way around electoral laws on foreign donations. The revelations landed hours before Farage’s party conference speech and prompted Labour and the Liberal Democrats…
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Tesla starts offering Cybercab robotaxi rides
Tesla has begun offering rides in its purpose-built Cybercab robotaxi, nearly two years after the driverless vehicle was first unveiled. Customers can now hail rides via Tesla’s Robotaxi app, though the Cybercab is currently only available as an option in Austin, Texas, with passengers unable to specifically request one and allocation depending on group size…
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UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the UK government has not done enough to prepare the country’s food supply chain for growing risks such as the climate crisis, disease outbreaks and cyber-attacks. The public spending watchdog is calling on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to work more closely with…
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AOC becomes latest to slam Flock cameras as mass surveillance rapidly becomes midterm sleeper issue
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has strongly criticised Flock Safety’s license plate-reading cameras, joining a growing bipartisan backlash that has turned the technology into an unexpected issue in America’s midterm elections. Speaking in a Wednesday interview, she said the cameras were “terrible” and warned they risked creating a “surveillance state” in which private companies harvest data…
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Defence spending row, rate rise call and Apple’s £2bn tracking lawsuit dominate
Badenoch urges 3% defence spending against Russia while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill pushes for a rate rise; Apple faces a £2bn suit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, Anthropic tightens Claude security, and Netflix unveils The Altruists and Ravenloft.