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U.S. transportation safety investigators are probing a series of incidents in which self-driving cars operated by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit drove improperly near parked school buses in Austin. The National Transportation Safety Board will “examine the interaction between Waymo vehicles …
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Nearly 3,900 flights were canceled on Monday. That follows the roughly 11,600 cancellations on Sunday, which bore the brunt of disruptions from the worst storm in years.
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A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after customers complained that Lola’s bottled products bubbled, …
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Toyota said on Friday that it was conducting a safety recall involving around 162,000 vehicles in the United States over a faulty multimedia display. The recall includes certain model year 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles. Related: Volkswagen And …
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The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination late last week rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women who have abortions. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 to repeal …
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U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday, accusing them of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to further a political agenda. The lawsuit, filed in a …
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Tesla is likely to win regulatory approval in Europe and China for its driver-supervised Full Self-Driving system as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday, as the electric automaker looks to boost software revenue amid slowing vehicle …
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Days after announcing a deal to equip 10,000 engineers and data scientists at Travelers with AI assistants, the insurance company’s leader detailed “differentiating domain expertise” around data and technology, which fuel long-term profit growth for the insurer. Travelers Chief Executive …
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The high-speed train crash that killed 45 people in Spain on Sunday may have been caused by a rail fracture that likely occurred before the accident, based on preliminary findings of a probe into the disaster. Investigators with Spain’s Comisión …
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A swath of the U.S. from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England is on alert for a storm that could last days, disrupting travel and threatening blackouts.
Via: Claims Journal