GM's Cruise robo-taxi CEO resigns from company
By Greg Bensinger -The CEO of General Motors' robot-taxi unit Cruise, Kyle Vogt, has resigned from the company a day
2023-11-20 10:52
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports
Rights group Afghan Witness says online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active Afghan women significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021
2023-11-20 09:20
Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme
Thousands of families are lining up for free handouts at food banks across the Netherlands
2023-11-20 09:15
Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route and taken the 25-member crew hostage
2023-11-20 08:17
DeSantis won't condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. 'I did not see the comment,' he says
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory
2023-11-20 01:47
Why Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemployment
Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years
2023-11-19 19:25
Cheers! A bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million)
2023-11-19 02:52
Cheers! Bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million)
2023-11-19 00:21
A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai
A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan (hundreds of thousands of dollars) from his company and then fleeing to Morocco has been extradited back to China, State broadcaster CCTV showed the man being handcuffed and led to a police car after getting off a plane on Saturday, The Ministry of Public Security said he was a financial executive who used passwords to transfer money from his company's bank accounts to his personal account
2023-11-18 23:56
'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for immediate relief from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods
2023-11-18 22:18
SpaceX is preparing its mega rocket for a second test flight
SpaceX is prepping its mega rocket for a test flight meant to circle the world
2023-11-18 19:59
Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors and Stellantis, will raise pay across the industry
2023-11-18 14:21