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Monarch Tractor has been accused of overpromising on the autonomous capabilities of its tractors, according to a new lawsuit. Burks Tractor, a dealership located in Idaho, has sued Monarch for breach of contract and allegedly violating its warranty because the California-based startup’s tractors were “unable to operate autonomously.” The dealership also says the 10 tractors it purchased “continue to experience significant problems,” and calls them “defective.” Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa and a lawyer for the company did not respond to a request for comment. Monarch has denied the allegations in a court filing. The previously unreported lawsuit, which was…

After five years, Meta has emerged victorious from a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. In an opinion released Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote that the FTC did not prove that Meta was violating antitrust law when it bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. The FTC did manage to surface evidence showing that Meta — then called Facebook — was concerned about Instagram’s fast growth and the competition it could pose. “One way of looking at this is that what we’re really…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Facing a public backlash, the commission that oversees Alabama Public Television voted Tuesday to continue paying its contract with PBS, rejecting an effort — at least for now — to be the first state to cut ties with the broadcast giant because of politics and federal budget cuts.The Alabama Educational Television Commission voted without dissent to honor the contract with PBS that runs until July. The commission also voted to create a committee to explore the direction of Alabama Public Television. A motion to give the required 180-day nonrenewal notice, the first step to cutting ties…

by Donald Wood Last updated: 9:50 AM ET, Tue November 18, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line has announced the expansion of its “Find Your Fun Again” advertising campaign, this time with Emmy-winning actor, author, and humorist Nick Offerman taking the lead.The new ads are the first under the cruise line’s new brand platform, “Carnival Is Calling,” which launched on November 1, with Offerman serving as the face of the campaign. “We believe Nick Offerman is the best person to be our ‘unlikely hero of fun’,” Carnival Cruise Line chief marketing officer Amy Martin Ziegenfuss said. “His signature blend of wry humor…

AI data center provider Lambda announced Tuesday it raised $1.5 billion in a round led by TWG Global, a relatively new $40 billion investment firm formed by billionaires Thomas Tull, the former owner of Legendary Entertainment, and Guggenheim Partners founder and CEO Mark Walter. TWG holds a variety of the billionaires’ assets, including Walter’s stakes in the Los Angeles Lakers and the new Cadillac F1 racing team. The firm also has a $15 billion fund to invest in AI anchored by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital. TWG previously invested in a partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI and Palantir to sell AI…

The Target bullseye logo is seen on the outside of its store at the Lycoming Crossing Shopping Center. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTarget will report earnings on Wednesday morning as the big-box retailer gears up for the holiday season, gets ready for a new CEO and tries to snap a sales slump.Here’s what Wall Street expects for the Minneapolis-based retailer’s fiscal third quarter, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.72 expectedRevenue: $25.32 billion expectedTarget’s sales have been roughly stagnant for four years as it faces stiffer competition and has grown weaker in some of…

Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says we’re not in an AI bubble, but an “LLM bubble” — and it may be poised to pop. At an Axios event on Tuesday, the entrepreneur behind the popular AI platform and community site agreed that bubble talk is today’s “trillion-dollar question,” but said he doesn’t believe AI’s future is at risk if the bubble bursts. Instead, as Delangue sees it, it’s large language models (LLMs) — like those powering ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots — that are receiving outsized attention, and that attention may not last. “I think we’re in an…

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, a new report is ranking the best airlines in the world, taking into account factors like customer service and reliability.Air passenger rights organization AirHelp released its annual list of the best airlines around the globe on Tuesday. The company tabulates an AirHelp Score for every airline based on data points like on-time performance, customer opinion, and claim processing for issues like compensation for flight delays and cancellations. AirHelp analyzed airline data and passenger surveys about recent flights from October 2024 through September 2025. The goal of the annual ranking is to give…

Tesla received a ride-hailing permit this week from Arizona regulators, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the state. A spokesperson with Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) told TechCrunch the automaker applied for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit on November 13. Tesla met the requirements to operate as a TNC and is permitted as of November 17, according to ADOT. The permit is the final regulatory step to launch a robotaxi service in Arizona, a state that has become a hub of autonomous vehicle technology testing and development. Waymo, the Alphabet-owned self-driving company and the…

Southwest Airlines is making a handful of improvements to its customer experience just in time for the busy holiday travel season.On Monday, the Dallas-based carrier announced that its team has strategically and creatively designed its November 2025 schedule to match capacity with demand during the week of Thanksgiving, following FAA cuts prompted by the government shutdown. Additionally, Southwest is expanding its participation in TSA PreCheck Touchless ID, making travel more seamless at airports in Atlanta, New York (LaGuardia), Portland, Seattle, and Salt Lake City. This comes after a successful pilot program launch in Denver last month.Meanwhile, Rapid Rewards Members enrolled…