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Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year. Rebecca Tinucci, who previously spent six years building Tesla’s charging network before the automaker gutted its charging staff last year, will take over as head of Uber Freight. Ron will stay on as Uber Freight’s chairman. “[Ron] will lead the go-to-market strategy, expanding key partnerships, and really bringing Waabi from the phase that we’ve been…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:00 PM ET, Tue August 12, 2025 Guests can take advantage of up to $2,000 in air credits during National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions’ Reframe Europe promotion.“Europe has long, and rightfully, been celebrated for its art, architecture and cuisine, but there’s a whole other side to the continent waiting to be explored,” says Trey Byus, chief expedition officer for Lindblad Expeditions. “Whether it’s spotting whales along the North Atlantic or walking through centuries-old villages untouched by mass tourism, we offer an entirely different view of the continent and a chance to experience this incredible region the way…

Google is rolling out a new feature called “Preferred Sources” in the U.S. and India, which allows users to select their preferred choice of news sites and blogs to be shown in the Top Stories section of Google’s search results. Enabling this feature means you will see more content from the sites you like, the company says. When users search for a particular topic, they will see a “star” icon next to the Top Stories section. They can tap on that icon and start adding sources by searching for them. Once you select the sources, you can refresh the results…

Facebook Tweet Email Link WASHINGTON AP  —  Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The cartel leaders and other prominent figures were being flown from Mexico to the US on Tuesday, the person said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the operation that was still ongoing. Those being handed over to US custody…

Anduril has officially brought its high-volume solid rocket motor (SRM) factory online in Mississippi as it races to fulfill America’s demand for space and defense missions and challenge a decades-long duopoly between two major defense contractors.  The Mississippi factory will be able to produce 6,000 tactical motors a year by the end of 2026, enough volume to position Anduril as the United States’ “third” SRM supplier. More than 700 motors have already passed static test firing. These motors are used for a range of kinetic weapons, like missile interceptors, and even deep-space probes. A handful of promising startups are pushing…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Anguished pleas from parents. Confused police officers. The horrifying scene that emergency crews found when they first got inside the classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.Newly released records surrounding the May 2022 massacre, including hundreds of pages of files and hours of body camera video, show in greater detail the heartbreak and failures of one the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed.The documents offer a deeper portrait of the teenage gunman and actions of hundreds of law enforcement officers who rushed to the rural South Texas campus.…

Facebook Tweet Email Link GUATEMALA CITY AP  —  A Guatemalan judge convicted six people of various crimes Tuesday in connection with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a facility for at-risk youth that had a history of abuse. They had all declared their innocence Tuesday. Judge Ingrid Cifuentes handed down cumulative sentences of six years to 25 years for charges ranging from manslaughter to abuse of authority. She also ordered the investigation of former President Jimmy Morales for his role in ordering police to work at a facility where minors who had not committed crimes were…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be visiting the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, the same day that the recipients of this year’s honors are announced. Trump avoided the Kennedy Center Honors during his first term after artists said they would not attend out of protest. This year, he has taken over as the Kennedy Center’s new chairman and fired the board of trustees, which he replaced with loyalists.In a Truth Social post Tuesday, Trump teased a name change for the performing arts center and said it would be restored to its former glory.“GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops,…

In commemoration of its 35th year in business, Avanti Destinations unveiled three new customized FIT packages, three new fixed itineraries with fixed prices, and 13 new sightseeing tours to its portfolio of programs in 12 Latin American countries.New customized FIT programs include the nine-night “Flavors of Peru, exploring Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cuzco; the 11-night “Authentic Panama,” taking in the sights and sounds of Panama City the Azuero Peninsula, Veraguas and Boca Chia; and the eight-night “Waterfalls Expedition,” putting the spotlight on Costa Rica’s Guanacaste, Arena Arenal and Bajos del Toro. Late last year, Avanti introduced fixed-price, non-customizable packages to various…

Longing for the nostalgia of watching home movies, like in the VHS days, but stuck with all your personal videos saved on an iPhone? Sure, you can AirPlay them to the TV, but the experience is not the same. This struggle inspired developer Devin Davies to create Cassette, a new iOS app that plays back videos in a format similar to VHS, making your iPhone videos feel more like old home recordings. To use the app, you virtually “load” one of the tapes laid out across the screen by selecting the year’s videos you want to view. The videos are…