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Waymo, the subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet and US robotaxi leader, has recalled nearly 4,000 of its driverless cars after several incidents in which its robotaxis entered closed-off highway construction zones. The recall, filed Wednesday with the federal road safety agency (NHTSA), covers 3,871 vehicles. According to the filing, reviewed by AFP, “under certain circumstan...

The US on Thursday lifted a blockade of Iranian ports imposed during the Middle East war after President Donald Trump signed a deal to end the conflict, as uncertainty surrounded planned talks in Switzerland aiming to take the accord further. The signing of the deal by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian set in motion […]

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Russia threatened more strikes on Ukraine on Thursday, after one of Kyiv’s biggest drone barrages on Moscow hit a major refinery, wounding 17 people and engulfing the Russian capital in thick black smoke. Asked about the attack, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Putin had previously announced Russia would “carry out massive group strikes […]

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US Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday introduced legislation that would give the public a 50-percent ownership stake in the largest US artificial intelligence companies, the boldest plan yet to redistribute the industry’s soaring wealth. The American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would levy a one-time tax — paid in stock rather than cash — equal […]

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The Ebola epidemic has claimed more than 200 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over one month after it was declared, the African Union’s health agency said Thursday. The Africa CDC said 202 people had died from the virus, from 875 confirmed cases, giving a mortality rate of 23 percent. “What […]

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