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US safety regulators launched a probe into Tesla self-driving cars, affecting around 2.9 million vehicles, after reports emerged of vehicles running through red lights, veering into wrong lanes, and crashing in some instances. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a filing that it is looking into 58 cases in which Teslas reportedly violated traffic safety laws while …

The European Space Agency is making use of spacecraft designed for Mars and Jupiter missions to track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it continues its journey through our solar system. First spotted in July 2025 by an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in Chile, 3I/ATLAS became the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. Astronomers identified …

Preparations for the second-ever launch of Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket are underway on Florida’s Space Coast, as NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes await their mission to Mars. Blue Origin had originally targeted no earlier than Sept. 29 for the second New Glenn launch, designated NG-2, but now says the mission is slated for NET mid-October. The rocket’s ESCAPADE payload …

SpaceX just sent three space weather probes to the final frontier. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Sept. 24) at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT), carrying NASA’s IMAP mission and and two other spacecraft. Each probe has its own objectives, but all three will work toward the same larger goal: help scientists …

A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in 2029. The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis is set for a close but non-threatening brush with Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, and agencies across the world are looking to make the most of this unique opportunity. …

America’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth (UNH), is reportedly seeking favor with President Trump’s allies amid ongoing civil and criminal investigations, according to the Wall Street Journal. UNH shares have fallen nearly 30% year-to-date as regulatory challenges weigh on the company. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert …

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security and the ownership of social media platform TikTok. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into certain analog IC chips imported from the U.S. The investigation will target some commodity …

China launches discrimination and dumping probes into US chips ahead of trade talks  Reuters China Launches Anti-Dumping Probe Against Some US Chips  Bloomberg.com China declares anti-dumping probe into US analogue chips  South China Morning Post China launches anti-discrimination investigation into U.S. trade policy on analog chips  CBC China initiates comprehensive anti-discrimination investigation into US actions against China in IC sector  Global Times Source link

Ever since a mysterious interstellar object, since dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted screaming into our solar system this year, famed Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been raising the possibility that the interstellar interloper is an “extraterrestrial artifact” that was sent to us by an intelligent alien race. Researchers have broadly come to the consensus that 3I/ATLAS is a comet. Most …

Erin Scott/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Labor Department’s internal watchdog said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into how jobs and inflation data is collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The probe by the department’s Office of Inspector General comes as BLS is under pressure from the Trump administration, which has pointed to recent downward revisions to employment data …