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Welcome back to review week! There are plenty of cool things this week for the joy of reading. Jeff Bezos backs EV startup slate. Meta’s whistleblowers have accused the company of collusion. Waymo may use interior camera data. And more. Let’s get to that! Want this: EV startup Slate has an ambitious goal of building an affordable two-seater pickup truck for an attractive price of $25,000. Supported by Jeff Bezos, there has been accumulation of considerable war chests serving that goal, and hopes to introduce vehicles into production in the second half of 2026. China Collusion: Former Facebook Head of…
AUSTIN — On a Friday morning last spring, Mark Suman called out sick from his job as a senior engineering project manager at Apple and made his way downtown to a place called the Bitcoin Commons, a sort of clubhouse for enthusiasts of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, situated a few blocks south of the Texas State Capitol.At the time, Suman was, in his words, “an active hobbyist,” tinkering with the technology in his spare time. “I actually played around with it a bit within Apple as well,” he says. “There’s not a lot I can say, other than we were…
The latest exemption is the first sign of a possible softening of the US trade war with Beijing, covering imports from China.Smartphones, laptops and many other high-tech components are spared from the Trump administration’s so-called “mutual tariffs,” according to a notice issued by US Customs and Border Protection. Friday US CBP lists 20 product categories including 8471 codes that are very broad for all computers, laptops, disk drives and automatic data processing. It also included semiconductor devices, equipment, memory chips and flat panel displays. This exclusion provides a welcome relief to major US technology companies, including Apple and many other…
Defensive Premier League champions Manchester City come from two goals to beat Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium.Manchester City returned from two goals to slash Crystal Palace 5-2 as Kevin De Bruin’s masterclass kept the top five challenge alive. Pep Guardiola’s side was in danger of suffering a big set of their bids to reach the Champions League after Ebeki Eze and Chris Richards ruled the palace at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. However, in his first home match since he announced he was leaving at the end of the season, De Bruin stole the show with a dynamic display that seemed…
Panama’s opposition parties are opposed to deals that will allow the deployment of US troops to Central American countries.Panama’s opposition politicians accused the US of launching a “stray invasion” by the US after President Donald Trump confirmed the deployment of US soldiers a few days after the two countries signed a security agreement. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses confirmed Thursday that a memorandum of understanding has been reached between the US and Panama authorities to secure the “Panamana Canal from China’s impact.” “The Panama Canal is an important terrain that must be secured by Panama along with the United…
It frowned upon when Elon Musk announced that AI startup Xai had acquired social media company X (formerly known as Twitter). But in many ways, trading makes sense. Xai’s chatbot Grok has already been deeply integrated with X, and X has a financial inspiration, with Musk needing a way to make his $44 billion Twitter acquisition look like an AGI-dominated strategic play. He also pointed out a deeper look at how the mask empire works. Investing in any of his companies is not a quick return on investment. It is to buy the mysticism around musk and swallow the entire…
Beijing will issue a warning of the second highest winds as strong winds hit the metropolitan area.Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and public parks are closed in Beijing. This is because strong winds driven by cold vortices from nearby Mongolia knocked hundreds of trees and crushed the car into the Chinese capital. Beijing issued its second-highest Gale Alert on Saturday for the first time in a decade, warning its 22 million residents to avoid essential travel as it could break records from 1951-April. The city’s two vast international airports, the Beijing capital and the Dachshund, cancelled flights 693 on…
Three Kashmiri fighters and Indian soldiers were killed in separate shootouts in India-controlled Kashmir.At least three rebel fighters and one Indian soldier were killed in separate Indian-controlled shootouts in Kashmir less than a week after Amit Shah visited the contested territory. Indian troops said on Saturday that Indian soldiers killed three fighter jets in a shooting that began on Wednesday in a remote forest in Kishtwar in southern Kashmir. Brigadier General JBS Rathi, a senior Indian Army official, said the army had demonstrated “great tactical insight.” “The gun battle neutralised three terrorists,” he told reporters on Saturday in a commonly…
Thousands of people are queueing outside the polling station, across the seaside capital, Ribbleville, to vote.Gabon’s voters have voted in the presidential election as military leader Bryce Oligui Nuguema is trying to solidify his power in the first election since leading the 2023 coup. Voting was held in the country at 7am (06:00 GMT) on Saturday, with reports of thousands of people waiting outside the polling station in the seaside capital, Ribbleville. Voting will take place in nine states throughout the country until 6pm local time (17:00 GMT). The results will be announced within two weeks of voting. Around 1…
Three major financial institutions are investing in Argentina’s economic recovery, which is about to settle.Argentina has won $42 billion in medium-term funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and two other financial institutions. The IMF Executive Committee approved a $2 billion relief package that will be administered over the next four years late Friday. The World Bank has also announced a $12 billion support package for Argentina, saying the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will provide up to $10 billion for public and private sector funding. Both are planned for three years. President Javier Miley announced on Friday that he will…