GM’s Cruise threatened with fines over allegedly misleading regulators
Cruise LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit majority owned by General Motors Co., could face a fine for allegedly misleading regulators about an incident on Oct. 2 in which one of its cars dragged a pedestrian, according to a ruling filed Dec. 1......»»
Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126 as rain and snow imperil already shaky ground
Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan's western coastline this past week rose to 126 on Saturday......»»
GM robotaxi unit Cruise offers $75,000 to resolve crash probe
General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit offered on Friday to pay $75,000 to resolve an investigation by California regulators into its failure to disclose details of a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car......»»
Study investigates influence of Arctic cold air on carbon dioxide uptake of the East Sea
The recent cold spell has plunged South Korean into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages. While the cold snap brought relief by significan.....»»
EU antitrust chief to meet with Tim Cook to discuss fines and regulation
The European Union's Margrethe Vestager is to meet with Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and more Big Tech executives to discuss EU digital regulation.Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European CommissionDespite leading Euro.....»»
How effective is fear as a teaching tool? How and what do we learn when we are scared?
Many of us remember vividly being yelled at or feeling threatened by a family member, a teacher, or a boss......»»
T-Mobile is cracking down on spam messages by issuing fines
T-Mobile will soon start to fine third-party messaging vendors if they are caught sending spam messages. The post T-Mobile is cracking down on spam messages by issuing fines appeared first on Phandroid. We’re sure that everyone at some p.....»»
Out of the shell: Taxonomic classification of a novel snail native to Japan
In Japan, a peculiar gastropod species was discovered more than three decades ago, gaining attention upon being labeled as "vulnerable" or "near threatened" in several government and local red lists. This species, referred to as Ka-wa-tare-kawa-zansh.....»»
Security Guard Police Impersonator Allegedly Tries Pulling Over A Police Captain
Security Guard Police Impersonator Allegedly Tries Pulling Over A Police Captain.....»»
GM blasts San Francisco in lawsuit over $108 million tax bill
GM contends San Francisco used the presence of its Cruise self-driving unit to tie its tax bill to a portion of GM’s global revenue......»»
NY Times copyright suit wants OpenAI to delete all GPT instances
Shows evidence that GPT-based systems will reproduce Times articles if asked. Enlarge / Microsoft is named in the suit for allegedly building the system that allowed GPT derivatives to be trained using infringing material. (credi.....»»
Stop! You need to watch these 3 movies leaving Netflix by January 1
Stop! By January 1, you need to watch these three movies leaving Netflix, including a WWII epic, a Tom Cruise thriller, and one of the best teen comedies ever......»»
Japan plans to fine Apple over app stores and force sideloading
Japan is preparing regulations that will force Apple and Google to allow alternative App Stores, and impose fines on both for antitrust issues regarding OS market share and preferential search results.An Apple Store in JapanThe planned laws follow Ja.....»»
Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading in iOS
As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users in Europe install iOS apps outside the App Store. Although Apple has yet to say a word about how it will do this, regulators around the wor.....»»
Japan plans to fine Apple over app stores and antitrust issues
Japan is preparing regulations that will force Apple and Google to allow alternative App Store, and impose fines for antitrust issues regarding OS market share and preferential search results.An Apple Store in JapanThe planned laws follow Japan's pre.....»»
Cummins to pay record $1.675B penalty over engine emission defeat devices in Ram trucks
Cummins allegedly installed defeat devices on 630,000 2013-19 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup truck engines and undisclosed auxiliary emission control devices on 330,000 2019-23 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup truck engines......»»
The best travel deals in December include Frontier"s unlimited annual pass for $499 and tons of cheap cruises
Get two free days at Universal Studios in Orlando or bring a guest on your Norwegian Cruise Line trip for free. UPDATE: Dec. 20, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EST This post is updated weekly with the latest travel deals on flights, cruises, theme park ti.....»»
The top 10 stories of 2023
The UAW's strike against the Detroit 3, a pullback in EV investments and a crisis at Cruise are among the biggest stories covered during the past year......»»
Conservation detection dogs sniff out rare curlew nests
Once an iconic native bird ubiquitous to the Irish landscape, Europe's largest wading bird, the curlew, is now threatened with extinction and disappearing from the Irish countryside. Over the last 40 years, the number of breeding curlew has decreased.....»»
Masimo open to an Apple Watch settlement, if Apple would only call
Masimo CEO Joe Kiani claims the medical device company is open to a settlement discussion over the upcoming U.S. Apple Watch sales ban, but Apple allegedly hasn't made any moves to do so.Apple Watch with blood oxygen sensing functionsIn the face of a.....»»
Kia allegedly withholding Canadian deliveries after 2023 sales target was met, CBC reports
Kia Canada is deliberately delaying delivery of vehicles to customers in a bid to distort sales numbers, according to a CBC News report......»»