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Elon Musk Says Tesla Doesn’t Need Lidar Because ‘People Don’t Shoot Lasers Out Of Their Eyes’ After YouTubers Put His Cars Through Wylie E. Coyote Tests

[ad_1] Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk doubled down on his longtime skepticism of LiDAR technology on Thursday following the videos of YouTubers testing his EV vehicles against a ‘Wile E. Coyote' fake wall challenge. What Happened: Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, to repeat a key pillar of Tesla's self-driving vision: cameras
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Georgia Senator sounds the alarm on Social Security cuts impacting seniors

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia Senator Warns Against Trump Administration’s Cuts to Social Security Services Impacting Georgia SeniorsIn a news conference Thursday afternoon, Senator John Ossoff raised concerns that phone service suspension and staff reductions could have serious consequences for Georgia’s seniors.Ossoff says the administration posted their intention to close five Social Security offices in Georgia, including the Columbus location. About the Trump Administration, Ossoff, “They’ve recently announced a
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The people affected by Essex-to-Kent road

[ad_1] Lewis Adams & Stuart WoodwardBBC News, EssexStuart Woodward/BBCJackie Thacker says her heart has been broken by plans for the Lower Thames CrossingThe Lower Thames Crossing will become the largest road tunnel in the UK and is described by National Highways as "the most significant road project in a generation". But what about the people whose lives it will disrupt?Surrounded by rolling fields and a close-knit network of neighbours, Jackie
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Musk’s xAI buys his social media platform X

[ad_1] Elon Musk says that his AI venture xAI has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.In an X post Friday, Musk said the all-stock transaction values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion.Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter in 2022."xAI and X's futures are intertwined," Musk wrote on X Friday. "Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and
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The people who turned public toilets into homes and businesses

[ad_1] Chloe AslettBBC News, YorkshireJames BalstonMs Clark lived in the converted toilets for a while, but has had tenants since she moved to Scotland.Of all the bizarre items up for sale on Facebook marketplace, a "townhouse" with a price of £70,000 stands out as a particularly unusual listing - not least because the property is an old public toilet.A creative with a vision might see a bright future for the
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Indiana Republican lawmaker’s town hall a crowd-fest of boos and jeers as she defends Trump spending cuts

[ad_1] By Rich McKay(Reuters) -Boos, jeers and choruses of "do your job" greeted U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz at a town hall on Friday in her Indiana congressional district as she defended sweeping cuts across the federal government, the latest such event by a Republican lawmakers to generate loud voter backlash.Spartz went ahead with the town hall even after House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson urged Republican lawmakers to avoid such
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Streets flooded near Mexico-US border after severe storms leave at least four dead

[ad_1] Streets were flooded Friday in a Mexican city across from Texas, after heavy downpours along the Mexico-U.S. border led to at least three deaths in Texas and one in Mexico. Several neighborhoods in the border city of Reynosa, across the Rio Grande from Hidalgo County, Texas, found themselves under water after severe storms flooded streets and homes. [ad_2] Source link
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Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

[ad_1] Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday. Both companies are privately held, which means they are not required to disclose their finances to the public. Musk said in a post on X that the move will “unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive
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Social Media Shocked By What JD Vance Said About Trump In Greenland

[ad_1] JD Vance gave a speech in Greenland on Friday that had a lot of people seeing red.During the speech at Pituffik Space Base, a U.S. Space Force base, the vice president made it clear that President Donald Trump really wants Greenland really bad and that Denmark has “underinvested” in Greenland’s security.“Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” Vance
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Video obtained by AP shows settler assault on small Palestinian village with rare clarity

[ad_1] Over a dozen Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, beating residents with sticks and rocks, in an incident captured with rare clarity by security cameras. The video obtained by AP and testimonies from Palestinian witnesses appeared to conflict with the account of the attack provided by Israeli police and military, who arrested over 20 Palestinians afterwards. [ad_2] Source link