Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee

Washington — Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee on Wednesday, insisting their driving systems are safer than human drivers, despite recent incidents.  Congress is considering how to move forward with legislation to create uniform safety regulations to govern self-driving vehicles, which are…

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Using the ocean to power data centers

There are two global problems you probably don’t like to think about. First, burning gas and coal is still heating up the planet. Second, the thousands of AI data centers popping up all over the country consume enormous amounts of power, which produces even more carbon pollution – and drives up our electric bills. And…

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U.S. appeals court sees probable cause to charge journalist Don Lemon, but declines to order lower court to sign arrest warrants

A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that the Justice Department has established probable cause to charge five people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, but it refused to order a lower court judge to sign the arrest warrants being sought by…

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National Guard troops, law enforcement providing tight security for July Fourth celebrations in Washington, D.C.

There’s heightened security around festivities in Washington, D.C., for America 250 celebrations, which include a fireworks display that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. The main events on the Fourth of July are deemed a “national special security event,” which is the highest possible designation. It’s a rare status that is usually…

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Darren Indyke, Epstein’s lawyer, tells House panel he had “no knowledge whatsoever” of crimes

Darren Indyke, a lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades and serves as an executor of his estate, testified to the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that he “had no knowledge whatsoever” of his client’s crimes. Indyke was perhaps Epstein’s closest associate dating back to the 1990s. He was involved in assembling Epstein’s…

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