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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into claims that Tesla’s door handles become inoperable in certain situations on Model Y SUVs. The safety agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) revealed the probe on Tuesday, after having received nine reports from owners who were unable to get into their cars. ODI writes that the most common scenario involves parents who exit their car and cannot open the rear doors to remove their children. In four of those cases, according to the ODI report, owners had to break a window “to regain entry into the vehicle.” News of…

Video generation and editing platform D-ID said Tuesday that it has acquired Berlin-based B2B video creation platform Simpleshow. The companies didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal. Simpleshow’s product will operate under D-ID’s umbrella, and eventually the two platforms will merge, D-ID chief executive Gil Perry told TechCrunch. Simpleshow, founded in 2008, has raised over $20 million in funding, according to Crunchbase data. The startup has offices in Berlin, Luxembourg, London, Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. As part of the merger, the company will have consolidated offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv, and the United States. D-ID didn’t mention Simpleshow’s…

For evidence of how high inflation has gotten, look no further than Broadway. The fancy painting at the heart of the play “Art” cost the equivalent of $40,000 in 1998. In a crackling new revival, it’s a hefty $300,000.The painting in question is a 4-by-5-foot white-on-white work with white lines. Playwright Yasmina Reza puts it at the center of an escalating fight between three male, middle-aged friends that exposes their fault lines, leading to a night in which each are ripped apart by the others and putting a 25-year friendship in jeopardy.If $300,000 sounds like a ridiculous price for a…

Flight operations at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) had a major turnaround this summer, according to United Airlines. The carrier, which operates its second-largest hub at EWR, released new numbers showing it had its best-ever operational summer at the airport. More than 6 million people flew on-time with United out of Newark this summer, according to the carrier, which is the most in the airline’s history.  The carrier also says that its flights out of Newark arrived on time more often over the summer than flights with other airlines operating out of other New York-area airports like JFK or…

Fourth Power’s take on long-duration energy storage sounds like something out of a James Bond film. The thermal batteries come complete with superheated liquid tin and argon-filled hermetically sealed chambers. The company’s goal, though, is far more prosaic — to store electricity cheap enough to make solar and wind an obvious choice for 24/7 power. Here’s how the technology works: To store energy, electricity from the grid heats blocks of carbon inside insulated chambers filled with argon gas. When power is needed, the system pumps molten tin heated to a scorching 2,400°C (4,352°F) through graphite pipes — the only cost-effective…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lorie Lee Sekayumptewa, a former administrator with the Navajo Nation Film Office, remembers seeing Robert Redford at traditional cultural dances at the Hopi village of Hotevilla in New Mexico. It was more than 30 years ago and he was serving as executive producer of the 1991 release “The Dark Wind,” a drama about Navajo life.Redford stood out for his Hollywood looks and for his un-Hollywood behavior, from his earnest desire to learn more about the tribe’s spiritual knowledge to his visits to the Navajo Nation, where Sekayumptewa’s father served as the dean of students at the…

Mexico continues to be one of the world’s most-visited destinations and for good reason.This dynamic destination appeals to travelers of all types as it can offer a tropical paradise with singular landscapes, unmatched history, unique culture, world-class sports and entertainment and remarkable flavors from street vendors to Michelin-starred restaurants. No two trips to Mexico are ever the same, unless you want them to be.But before you go, it’s important to know what to expect. Travel Documents Required to Visit MexicoA beautiful day on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo Credit: Patrick Clarke)Travelers exploring Mexico will, of course, require…

Samsung says it has fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that is being used to hack into its customers’ phones.  The phone maker said the security flaw, discovered in a software library for displaying images on Samsung devices, allows hackers to remotely plant malicious code on Samsung devices running Android 13 through the most recent version, Android 16.  Samsung’s advisory said security teams from Meta and WhatsApp privately notified the company on August 13 and was told that “an exploit for this issue has existed in the wild.”  Samsung did not provide a list of devices affected by the vulnerability. The…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Tue September 16, 2025 MGM Resorts International will remain a Founding Partner of the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX through 2030, according to a new extended partnership between the two. That means that the competition’s Winner’s Stage will remain at the Bellagio Fountain Club, located above the iconic fountains and within view of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit.  The Bellagio Fountain Club also offers a culinary program with renowned chefs, including José Andrés, Mario Carbone, Masaharu Morimoto and Antonia Lofaso, as well as an open bar, nightlife in a rooftop lounge…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Tuesday a raft of new user policies, including a pledge to significantly change how ChatGPT interacts with users under the age of 18. “We prioritize safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens,” the post reads. “This is a new and powerful technology, and we believe minors need significant protection.” The changes for underage users deal specifically with conversations involving sexual topics or self-harm. Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in “flirtatious talk” with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide. If an…