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U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and injuring people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. In reports to regulators, many of the Tesla drivers said the cars gave them no warning about the unexpected behavior. READ MORE: Wall…

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story – exhilarating record of game-changing photographer | Documentary films

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There have been some fascinating documentaries about photographers: Tish Murtha; Martin Parr; Vivian Maier. Maybe the movie documentary form is something that naturally comes alive when showcasing particularly vivid still images. Here is another outstanding example, from writer-director Yemi Bamiro, about the remarkable career of Kwame Brathwaite, a photographer, musician and African American activist who was a unique politico-aesthete. With his brother Elombe, he virtually invented the phrase “Black Is Beautiful” in the 1960s by photographing the Grandassa Models in Harlem: young African American women who became the sensational template for beauty, doing away with the usual cosmetic products and…

Stoke Space’s $510M round shows the future of launch belongs to defense

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Stoke Space announced a massive capital raise on Wednesday that might seem, at first glance, like just another bet on the commercial launch market. The details tell a different story. Led by billionaire Thomas Tull’s U.S. Innovative Technology (USIT), a fund that explicitly invests in technologies tied to national security, the $510 million Series D round underscores a larger shift in the launch industry. The old assumption was the winners of launch would be the companies that capture the lion’s share of commercial payloads. While there is still demand on the commercial side from private constellation developers and for emerging…

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025: South Africa stun India after Nadine de Klerk heroics

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Six days ago in Guwahati, Proteas skipper Wolvaardt was facing up to the media after her side had been bowled out for 69 in a 10-wicket thrashing by England."We will put this behind us as quickly as we can," she said. But even she could not have expected what has followed.They cruised to victory over New Zealand to get themselves back on track. One win, one loss after two games against their biggest competitors for a top-four place.Australia and India were supposed to be a level above, so facing the co-hosts had the potential to scupper South Africa's momentum all…

Delta premium travel set to overtake coach cabin sales next year

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A view from the Delta Sky Club at Los Angeles International Airport, Sept. 2, 2022.AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines customers are getting used to first class.Revenue from the pricier, roomier seats toward the front of the plane could eclipse sales from standard coach seats for at least a quarter or two next year, Delta executives said Thursday.In the last quarter, Delta said ticket revenue from its premium cabin rose 9% from last year to nearly $5.8 billion, while main-cabin ticket revenue fell 4% from a year earlier to just over $6 billion.CEO Ed Bastian…

Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025

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As part of standard incident-response practice, Ruby Central is publishing the following post-incident review to the public. This document summarizes the September 2025 AWS root-access event, what occurred, what we verified, and the actions we’ve taken to strengthen our security processes.On September 30th, a blog post raised concerns that a former maintainer continued to have access to the RubyGems.org production environment after administrative access was removed from several accounts earlier that month. We want to share the outcome of our investigation including: what happened, the extent of what we verified, what we got wrong, and the actions we have taken…

Judge sets Nov. 14 deadline for new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge says that the agency tasked with finding a prosecutor to take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others can have a little more time, but not as much time as it wanted. What will happen to the case has been uncertain since Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from continuing the prosecution over an “appearance of impropriety” caused by a romantic relationship she had with a prosecutor she hired. READ MORE: Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case Fulton…

Singing, dancing and a stiff upper lip: is Starmer’s Bollywood plan what the world has been waiting for? | Bollywood

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Bollywood’s latest star is an expected one: Keir Starmer. The British prime minister has flown to Mumbai with the largest trade delegation ever and unlike previous slightly dodgy ones from the 1700s that went for spices and tea, he’s gone to Yash Raj Films – one of Bollywood’s biggest studios, with the hope of creating a new genre: BollyBrit.Singing, dancing, the stiff upper lip. Never before in cinema history have these combined. And for good reason.That’s why, when Starmer initially announced that three new Bollywood productions would be shot in the UK, film-makers here in Mumbai shrugged, assuming it was…

Italian businessman’s phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware

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A prominent Italian businessman was targeted with Paragon spyware, according to local news reports. On Thursday, Italian online investigative website IrpiMedia and newspaper La Stampa reported that Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone was among around 90 people who received a notification from WhatsApp in January, alerting him that he had been targeted with spyware made by Paragon Solutions. It’s not immediately clear for what reason Caltagirone was targeted, and a spokesperson for his holding company, Caltagirone SpA, did not respond to a request for comment. Caltagirone’s namesake holding company owns several firms across different industries, including construction, real estate, finance, and publishing,…

Ricky Hatton funeral: ‘Saint of Manchester’ remembered as city prepares for farewell

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Rock band Oasis, who Hatton adored and would later befriend, were building on Manchester's reputation as a capital of the music world.Manchester United were dominating English football.Hatton was playing his part in the ring and also giving his Manchester City-supporting backers something to cheer while their team struggled in the Red Devils' shadow.In the city centre, a new venue opened and staged a Torvill and Dean performance on its opening night."It was fortunate that they built the Manchester Arena when they did," said Speak of the indoor venue that welcomed its first customers in 1995.This is where Hatton had 15…