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A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury assessed punitive damages only against Tesla, CNBC reported. The punitive fines coupled with a compensatory damages puts the total payments to around $242.5 million. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestrian. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-third to Tesla. (The driver…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of procedural fraud and witness bribery. Uribe had pleaded not guilty. His defense attorney previously announced that they would file an appeal. Judge Sandra Heredia of Bogotá’s 44th Criminal Court announced the sentence four days after she found the former president guilty of the crimes. Heredia had acquitted Uribe of another charge for alleged bribery of a prosecutor. Uribe, 73, who governed Colombia from 2002 to 2010, is the country’s first former president to be criminally convicted. The…
Even while the tech industry is still fanning its face over Figma’s hot IPO on Thursday, another significant tech IPO occurred this week: Ambiq Micro. On Wednesday, the chip maker for wearable devices saw its shares climb from the initial price of $24 to over $42 on Friday. There’s one thing both companies have in common: Kleiner Perkins was a major investor. So it’s been a very good week for the venerable venture firm. Just for fun, we’ve calculated the value of Kleiner Perkins’ stake in each company. Kleiner sold 1,346,499 shares of Figma at the IPO price of $33,…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Moscow AP — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missiles and reaffirmed its plans to deploy them to ally Belarus later this year. Sitting alongside Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Valaam Island near St. Petersburg, Putin said the military already has selected deployment sites in Belarus for the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile. “Preparatory work is ongoing, and most likely we will be done with it before the year’s end,” Putin said, adding that the first series of Oreshniks and their systems have been produced and entered military…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration to mark the band’s 60th anniversary. Harrington Street, which is one block long, will also be called “Jerry Garcia Street.” He died in 1995, but the band’s popularity has only grown as younger generations discover the Dead’s improvisational music, which blended rock, blues, folk and other styles. Garcia spent part of his childhood in a modest home in the city’s diverse…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 9:10 PM ET, Thu July 31, 2025 ALG Vacations recently celebrated its annual Kindness Conference, an event focused on the theme “Kindness Carries On” and featuring a special keynote speech from television personality Hoda Kotb.Now in its third year, the event brought together 130 participants, including 40 next-generation professionals and 40 seasoned advisors, alongside ALGV partners and staff and five returning “Kindness Coaches” from past events. During the course of four days, advisors participated in personal development workshops, site inspections, and a hands-on community giveback initiative.“The Kindness Events have become a movement,” said Jacki Marks, global…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed making a decision on the actions his country’s military will take in Gaza if Hamas does not agree to a ceasefire deal, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. A decision will no longer come this week, the source said. This comes amid internal disagreements in the Israeli government about its preferred course of action in the enclave. One idea on the table, if the militant group does not agree to a deal, is to encircle Gaza City and other population centers, while another is to…
And just like that, a universe of fun, friendship and fashion is coming to an end.Michael Patrick King, showrunner of the “Sex and the City” sequel “And Just Like That …,” announced on Instagram that the series will end after the third season concludes. Fans have a two-part finale to savor later this month.“It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years,” he wrote.King said he decided to wrap things up while writing the season’s final episode. He then split the finale into two episodes.…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of the allergy medication diphenhydramine in her clinic every day. “If someone has an allergic reaction to a food, people will say, ‘Don’t worry, I have diphenhydramine in my purse,’ and I would say, ‘Really, epinephrine is the first-line treatment for food allergies,’” said Wolfson, an allergist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Diphenhydramine can be harmful if people take it after having an allergic reaction to food, she said, because the drug – best known by the brand name Benadryl – makes them drowsy and can cause them to…
Beaches Resorts is reprising its annual “Fall Fam Jam” program with a portfolio of new amenities, including the new “Tiny Traveler’s Passport” offer, which offers families a $135 credit per child that can be applied to such perks as family photo shoots and private dining experiences.The offer is available for the company’s resort in Jamaica and Turks and Caicos. The company also unveiled the “Fall Fam Jam Sale,” which provides discounts of up to 65 percent for bookings made through Sept. 1, 2025, for travel through Oct. 31, 2025.The “Fall Fam Jam” program provides families with resort credits up to…