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After years selling its controversial Full-Self Driving software upgrade for thousands of dollars, Tesla today issued a recall for every one of the nearly 363,000 vehicles using the feature. The move was prompted by a US government agency saying the software had in “rare circumstances” put drivers in danger and could …

What a distinction seven days makes on this planet of generative AI. Last week Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, was gleefully telling the world that the brand new AI-infused Bing search engine would “make Google dance” by difficult its long-standing dominance in internet search. The new Bing makes use of a bit …

When a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in a small town in eastern Ohio on February 3, reports soon appeared in national news outlets. They showed how a fire followed the wreck, with ominous dark smoke clouds billowing over the town of East Palestine. Officials evacuated the region and began what …

If one were to rank the top incident that has marred Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political career, it would be the Gujarat riots of 2002. And a year before India goes to polls to possibly elect Modi for a third term, his government’s attempts to suppress any public discourse …

Twitter is loosening its advertising policies to allow cannabis companies to promote their brands on the service. The changes makes Twitter the first major social media platform to welcome cannabis ads within the United States. “Going forward, Twitter is allowing advertisers to promote brand preference and informational cannabis-related content for …

It was 3.40am on January 3 when Digambar Singh Bisht woke up hearing a loud rumble. “It felt like the ground beneath us would crack open,” he told Al Jazeera. The house shook and the glass windowpanes of two nearby hotels got shattered. The family of five rushed out in …

Tunisian police have arrested two more prominent opponents of President Kais Saied and the head of a radio station that has broadcast criticism of the president. The detentions on Monday come amid a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government. Police raided the house of Noureddine …

Twitter is once again delaying the rollout of its paid API. In a tweet spotted by AppleInsider, the company said Tuesday it needs more time to complete work on the redesign. “As part of our efforts to create an optimal experience for the developer community, we will be delaying the …

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is on the warpath—and crypto is in its crosshairs. Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that the agency intends to sue crypto firm Paxos for issuing BUSD, a stablecoin developed in partnership with the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. The SEC declined to comment, but …

On Twitter, Elon Musk is inescapable. Users logging in this week have found their feeds dominated by a stream of memes posted by the Twitter CEO after a change to the platform’s algorithm started to boost his tweets, apparently above all other accounts. As one user put it: “When did Elon …