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Remember Tesla?

The Atlantic - Technology

Elon Musk's company is quietly becoming even more important to the future of electric cars in America. When the stainless-steel pickup hit the road in 2023, Tesla was the world's biggest electric-car company. At the time, Elon Musk predicted that he'd eventually sell 250,000 Cybertrucks a year. In the first half of 2026, according to one estimate, Tesla sold roughly 7,000. Tesla has faced several self-inflicted wounds.


No, cruise ships aren't floating petri dishes

Popular Science

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Just how likely are you to get sick on a cruise ship? Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . A medical team in head-to-toe hazmat suits boarding a cruise ship was one of the many harrowing images from the COVID-19 pandemic.


Is the All-New Range Rover GT Stepping on Jaguar's Tail?

WIRED

Is the All-New Range Rover GT Stepping on Jaguar's Tail? It's "the most car-like Range Rover ever created," but will this all-electric grand tourer spoil Jaguar's Type 01 party? In what looks to be a radical departure from its existing lineup, Range Rover has confirmed an entirely new fifth vehicle: the Range Rover GT, an all-electric grand tourer built on the company's Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA), the same platform that will underpin other midsized cars for the brand. Range Rover has only shared camouflaged prototype pictures for now, as the GT is supposedly still undergoing final testing, ahead of a full launch expected later this year. That means details on this completely new model are scant to say the least: no price, no range, and no power figures have been disclosed.


Lindt's Easter chocolate sales fall after price hike

BBC News

Lindt has partially U-turned on its decision to hike prices after Easter chocolate sales dropped. The Swiss chocolate maker said a necessary groupwide price surge of 11.8% was one of the reasons revenue shrank in the first half of this year, particularly in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. It also blamed weaker Easter demand and a drop in tourism from Asia and the Middle East due to geopolitical uncertainties. In response, it said it has adjusted prices and boosted marketing in certain regions for the second half of the year. Around Easter, Lindt is known for its chocolate rabbits wrapped in gold-coloured foil and decorated with a red ribbon and bell on their necks.


Ryanair boss says 'foreign object' may have caused plane window incident

BBC News

Ryanair broken window may have been caused by'foreign object' To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. An incident on a Ryanair flight which saw a passenger partially sucked out of a plane window may have been caused by foreign object damage to an engine, said the airline's boss. Michael O'Leary said an initial investigation into the incident on 10 July between Greece and Germany suggests it looks like a foreign object damage to the engine on takeoff at Thessaloniki but ... we can't say that definitively. He insisted that the engine on the 18-year-old Boeing 737 plane had been fully serviced and overhauled in the past two years. Serbian national Ljubisa Karović's head and right shoulder were sucked out of the plane's window, leaving him seriously injured and in shock.


Uber's Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: Slow Their Adoption

WIRED

In at least two places, Uber has pushed a policy that could give it an advantage over developers of self-driving cars. The company says it's fighting monopolies. A decade ago, then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he saw autonomous vehicles as an existential threat to the ride-hail company's business model. "What would happen if we weren't a part of that future? Then the future passes us by," Kalanick told Business Insider .


Teen on e-motorcycle tried to engage officers in a pursuit, police say. He ended up getting much more

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Teen on e-motorcycle tried to engage officers in a pursuit, police say. An e-motorcycle rider pops a wheelie in a Palm Springs intersection on June 26. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .


Man overboard! AI 'guardian' for cruise ships can detect passengers falling into the water instantly - even in darkness

Daily Mail - Science & tech

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KDDI to conduct AI drone feasibility study in Vietnam and the Philippines

The Japan Times

KDDI and KDDI SmartDrone will study the potential use of AI drones for disaster prevention and for patrolling and inspecting infrastructure facilities. KDDI said last Friday that it will launch a feasibility study to explore the deployment of digital solutions using artificial intelligence-powered drones in Vietnam and the Philippines. The project will receive subsidies under a Japanese industry ministry program aimed at supporting domestic companies aiming to start infrastructure and other operations in emerging economies. KDDI and KDDI SmartDrone, a joint venture between the Japanese telecommunications firm and Japan Airlines, will study the potential use of AI drones for disaster prevention and for patrolling and inspecting infrastructure facilities in the two Southeast Asian countries. The companies will assess technical requirements, including market conditions, civil aviation regulations and communication environments.


People Used to Control Machines. They Don't Anymore

WIRED

People Used to Control Machines. In a world regulated by devices, humanity has become disconnected from the physical world--from stick-shift cars to postcards. If gratification is so easy, why don't you feel more gratified already? It's still easy to experience individual feats of gratification when you find them (or they find you). But the ordinary circumstances that once produced so much gratification have gradually receded. Unseen choices in design, business, and social life have made it harder for you to engage directly with the sensory world.