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Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S.
Alphabet-owned driverless vehicle unit Waymo just closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service across the U.S.3 hours ago -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Thames Water Proposes $3.9 Billion Funding Deal to Continue Operations
The U.K. water company said the deal would enable the debt-laden company to continue with its planned investment and maintenance of its infrastructure.13 hours ago -
Tech - The Wall Street Journal
How San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving Cars
Just last year, residents wanted to get rid of robotaxis. Now locals and tourists can’t get enough.6 days ago - San Francisco -
Business - Inc.
Outrider, a Self-Driving Truck Startup, Raises $62 Million
The Colorado company got backing from the VC arm of Koch Industries, as well as Nvidia, New Enterprise Associates, and Prologis’ venture unit.Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
Chinese EV and self-driving tech companies turn to IPOs for cash
Funding has been drying up for car start-ups in fiercely competitive domestic marketYesterday -
Politics - The Hill
Cruz, Allred in virtual dead heat in Texas Senate race: Poll
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Rep. Colin Allred (D) are in a virtual dead heat in the state’s Senate race, according to a new poll. The survey from Emerson College Polling/The Hill found Cruz just ...2 days ago -
Sports - ESPN
Transfer Talk: Madrid, Liverpool, Man United in race for Lukeba
RB Leipzig's Castello Lukeba is being courted by the likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United.2 days ago - Premier League -
Politics - The Hill
Harris, Trump locked in close Nevada race: Poll
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are locked in a tight race in the key battleground state of Nevada, according to the latest survey from AARP. Trump leads Harris by 1 point, 47 ...3 days ago - Donald Trump -
World - The New York Times
China Turns Up the Heat on Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills
The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island.3 days ago - China -
Business - Financial Times
AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round
Investor frenzy over artificial intelligence continues after OpenAI valued at $150bn in latest fundraising4 days ago -
Business - CNBC
Perplexity AI seeks valuation of about $9 billion in new funding round
Perplexity started the year with a roughly $500 million valuation and has continued attracting significant investor interest alongside the generative AI boom.4 days ago -
Tech - The Wall Street Journal
How San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving Cars
Just last year, residents wanted to get rid of robotaxis. Now locals and tourists can’t get enough.6 days ago - San Francisco -
Top stories - BBC News
US probing Elon Musk's Tesla over self-driving systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's evaluation is the first step toward a potential recall of 2.4 million Tesla vehicles6 days ago - Tesla -
Politics - The Hill
Biden administration announces $2 billion in funds to strengthen electric grid
The Biden administration on Friday announced $2 billion in funding for projects to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. grid against extreme weather, an increasing concern following two ...6 days ago - Joe Biden -
Tech - The New York Times
Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was looking into what Elon Musk’s electric car company called the full self-driving system.October 18 - Tesla -
Business - Inc.
Crashes Prompt Probe of Tesla Full Self-Driving Software
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s looking at 2.4 million vehicles that have the near-autonomous option after its role in several collisions.October 18 - Tesla -
Top stories - CBS News
Trump and Harris trade sharp attacks as 2024 presidential race heats up
As the race in Michigan tightens, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered sharp critiques of each other, with Trump making pointed comments at a charity dinner and ...October 18 - Donald Trump -
Top stories - CBS News
Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" system faces probe after pedestrian death
Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" technology under investigation by road safety watchdog after reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions.October 18 -
World - The Guardian
US investigates 2.4m Tesla self-driving vehicles after reported collisions
Road safety agency opens evaluation over reported collisions in low visibility. The US government’s road safety agency has opened an investigation into 2.4m Tesla vehicles with the automaker’s ...October 18 - Tesla -
Top stories - NBC News
Tesla faces NHTSA investigation of 'Full Self-Driving' after fatal collision
Tesla faces a new investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, concerning issues with its “Full Self-Driving” systems, and whether they are safe to use in fog, ...October 18 - Tesla -
Business - MarketWatch
Dan Loeb’s Third Point says a Trump win would boost markets, drive up infrastructure spending
Third Point said it believes the Republicans will take control of both the White House and the Senate, leading to deregulation, an increase in U.S. manufacturing, and higher infrastructure spendingOctober 18 - Donald Trump -
Business - CNBC
Tesla faces NHTSA investigation of ‘Full Self-Driving’ after fatal collision
Tesla faces a new U.S. probe concerning its "Full Self-Driving" systems, and whether they are safe to use in "reduced roadway visibility conditions."October 18 - Tesla -
Politics - NBC News
Nevada Senate debate heats up over reproductive rights
During the Nevada Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen had a heated argument with Republican challenger Sam Brown over reproductive rights, prompting Rosen to warn women about voting for Brown.October 18 -
Business - Financial Times
Badenoch attacks Jenrick on Europe as UK Tory leadership contest heats up
Former business secretary says her rival’s plan to take Britain out of the ECHR would be divisiveOctober 17 - United Kingdom -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
The Auburn spotlight is now bright on Hugh Freeze. How will he respond?
A rocky start to the season and in-house spats have put Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze under a microscope as a brutal second half looms.October 17 -
Sports - ESPN
Transfer Talk: Madrid's pursuit of Alexander-Arnold heats up
Real Madrid's interest in Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold is ramping up. Transfer Talk has the latest.October 17 -
Business - Inc.
Federal Government Approves $1.8 Billion in Hurricane Recovery Funds
After two major storms, the Biden administration has set nearly $2 billion in hurricane recovery funds.October 16 -
Tech - VentureBeat
Games VC funding is stabilizing, but growth-stage funding is up | Konvoy
Konvoy has published its latest report on venture capital funding in the gaming industry, which shows signs of normalizing.October 16 -
Tech - VentureBeat
Magic Leap founder is back with $20M funding round for SynthBee
SynthBee, started by Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz, has raised $20 million in funding to create a new kind of "computing intelligence."October 16 -
Business - MarketWatch
Elon Musk finally revealed Tesla’s Cybercab. Has he seen what Waymo is up to?
Critics of Tesla and Musk will not be silenced until the company’s autonomous vehicles are on the streets.October 14 - Elon Musk -
Business - Financial Times
Reeves cuts National Wealth Fund budget despite UK investment drive
Chancellor’s decision comes as government seeks to work with private sector to decarbonise economyOctober 14 - United Kingdom -
Top stories - The New York Times
In Heated House Race, a Moderate Republican Goes Full Trump
Representative Marc Molinaro of New York, running against Josh Riley, a Democrat, has accused recent immigrants of committing violent crimes and killing pets.October 14 - Donald Trump -
Top stories - The New York Times
State of the Race: A Close Race Gets Closer
There’s no sign that a deluge of surveys from Republican-aligned firms is meaningfully affecting the polling averages.October 14 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Roval live blog: All the updates from the Round of 12 elimination race
We‘re bringing you live updates covering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race from Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval, the Bank of America Roval 400 (2 ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports ...October 13 -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Waymo, Uber, Lyft Are Biggest Winners From Tesla's Robotaxi Flop
Tesla’s disappointing Robotaxi event highlighted how late the company is to the autonomous-vehicle race, leaving the door wide open for its competitors.October 11