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Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus

Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus

A Waymo robotaxi was recently spotted driving around a school bus that had its red lights flashing, and federal safety regulators have opened an investigation as a result. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Monday morning that its Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation after seeing footage from early October of a Waymo autonomous vehicle maneuvering …

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‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth? | Science

‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth? | Science

For centuries, great thinkers have pondered why, given the hundreds of billions of planets in the galaxy, we have seen no compelling signs of intelligent life beyond Earth. Now, scientists are mulling an intriguing possibility: if aliens exist, their technology may be only marginally better than ours. And having explored their cosmic neighbourhood for a while, they simply got bored …

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This experimental “super vaccine” stopped cancer cold in the lab

This experimental “super vaccine” stopped cancer cold in the lab

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have shown that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can successfully prevent several aggressive cancers in mice, including melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer. Depending on the cancer type, up to 88% of vaccinated mice stayed tumor-free (depending on the cancer), and the vaccine also reduced — and in some cases completely prevented — the …

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Her labor was normal — and then her heart stopped. A new mom’s fight to recover after rare complication

Her labor was normal — and then her heart stopped. A new mom’s fight to recover after rare complication

Jennifer Choate’s pregnancy was uncomplicated — until it wasn’t. Two and a half weeks before her March 6, 2025 due date, the 27-year-old went to the emergency room at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center after experiencing headaches and high blood pressure. Doctors thought Choate might be suffering from preeclampsia and induced labor. Her fiancée rushed to her …

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The government shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may.

The government shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may.

If the U.S. government’s latest shutdown can’t stop the stock market, what can? Stock prices keep rising, even as the shutdown delays important economic reports that usually steer trading. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set all-time highs Friday. It’s not just Big Tech driving the market, which has often been the case in recent years. Sure, Nvidia …

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DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may

DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may

NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government’s latest shutdown can’t stop the stock market, what can? Stock prices keep rising, even as the shutdown delays important economic reports that usually steer trading. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set all-time highs Friday. It’s not just Big Tech driving the market, which has often been the case in …

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"This Car Stopped Itself And No One Was Inside": San Bruno Police Face Chaos After Waymo Pulls Illegal U-Turn And Exposes Legal Black Hole – LeftLaneNews

"This Car Stopped Itself And No One Was Inside": San Bruno Police Face Chaos After Waymo Pulls Illegal U-Turn And Exposes Legal Black Hole – LeftLaneNews

“This Car Stopped Itself And No One Was Inside”: San Bruno Police Face Chaos After Waymo Pulls Illegal U-Turn And Exposes Legal Black Hole  LeftLaneNews If a driverless Waymo commits a traffic violation, who gets the ticket?  San Francisco Chronicle Waymo news: Self-driving car pulled over in San Bruno, California for making illegal U-turn in front of police  ABC7 Chicago California police pull …

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