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BMW is recalling vehicles after a customer's airbag inflator blew up, causing serious injuries. The airbag inflator was made by the Japanese firm Takata. In the last decade, more than 100 million Takata inflators have been recalled worldwide, Reuters reported. AdvertisementBMW is recalling nearly 500 SUVs due to fears over the safety of the airbag inflators in the vehicles after a customer suffered serious injuries when one exploded. picture alliance / GettyWhile more than 100 million Takata inflators have been recalled worldwide over the last decade, over 30 million Takata inflators are still under investigation by the NHTSA.
Persons: inflator, , Takata Organizations: BMW, Reuters, Service, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Associated Press, AP, Takata Corp, NHTSA, Getty Locations: Chicago
The Biden Administration has circulated a map showing the states that have benefited from Ukraine aid. President Biden hopes to convince Congress to continue sending aid to Ukraine to help combat Russia's invasion. Three out of eight Republican members of Congress from Pennsylvania, three out of six from Arizona, and 18 out of 25 from Texas have been voting against sending aid to Ukraine, Reuters reported. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has recently become a surprise advocate for increasing aid to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported. AdvertisementDespite previously voting against sending more aid to combat Russian President Vladimir Putin's invading forces, Johnson has used his position as speaker to publicly label Ukraine aid a key priority.
Persons: Biden, , Biden's, Joe Biden, JONATHAN ERNST, Getty, Mike Johnson, Vladimir Putin's, Johnson, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Biden Administration, Service, Capitol, Republicans, Reuters, Reuters . Pennsylvania, Street Journal, Congress, America, America . Patriot, Artillery, US Department of Defense, DoD Locations: Ukraine, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, Israel, Gaza, Russia, Reuters ., Europe, America, Pennsylvania , Ohio , Texas
A 28-year-old man was arrested for planning an attack at Tesla's delivery event in Austin. After his arrest, he said: "I was going to shoot up Elon Musk and the plant," local news reported. AdvertisementA Florida man was arrested this week after he was alleged to have planned a "mass casualty event" at Tesla's Cybertruck promotional event on Thursday. Advertisement"I was going to shoot up Elon Musk and the plant," he reportedly said. When taken into custody Overeem said he believed Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink director and the mother of twins with Musk, were watching him, CBS Austin added.
Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, , Paul Ryan Overeem, Overeem, Polly Thompson, haven't, CBS Austin, Musk Organizations: Service, Tesla, Austin ., NBC, CBS, Travis, Police Department Locations: Austin, Florida, Texas, Travis
The US, Australia, and the UK will use AI to counter China's growing military assertiveness in the Pacific. AdvertisementThe US, UK, and Australia have unveiled new plans to trial the use of AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific. Data processed by AI will enable the three countries to track Chinese submarines with more speed and accuracy. The P-8A poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft will be equipped with AI-powered tools to help tackle rising Chinese aggression. "Australia expects all countries, including China, to operate their militaries in a professional and safe manner," he added.
Persons: , MLADEN ANTONOV, Richard Marles, Marles Organizations: US, Service, Australian Defence Force, Power Locations: Australia, Pacific, China, Mountain View , California
Walmart has joined the growing list of companies suspending their ads on X. It comes after Elon Musk appeared to endorse an antisemitic post. Musk said that it was "a mistake" and "one of the most foolish things" he'd done on the platform. AdvertisementWalmart announced on Friday that it will stop advertising on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. AdvertisementMusk has since said the post was a "mistake" and "one of the most foolish things" he'd done on the platform.
Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, , Joe Benarroch, — Elon, Lina Yaccarino, Ross Gerber, Tesla, he'd, I've Organizations: Walmart, Service, Elon, Bloomberg News, Disney, Apple, IBM, Warner Bros, CBS, The New York Times
Scientists from Tufts and Harvard created microscopic robots from human cells. AdvertisementScientists have created tiny biological "robots" from lung cells that they hope could one day travel around our bodies, regenerating damaged tissues and treating disease. Their research, published Thursday in the journal Advanced Science, raises new questions about how human cells assemble and work together. The same research team had previously created similar tiny robots, or xenobots, from cells sourced from embryos of the African clawed frog. AdvertisementAlhough they're created from human cells, Levin said the anthrobots didn't have a full life cycle and so aren't considered as fully-fledged organisms.
Persons: , TuftsNow, Michael Levin, they're, Levin Organizations: Tufts, Harvard, Service, CNN, US Food and Drug Administration
Elon Musk hinted at his 2024 voting intentions in an interview at an event Wednesday. Musk claims that he's a centrist, but has increasingly supported rightwing politicians. AdvertisementElon Musk doubts he'll be voting for Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election. "They held an electric vehicle summit at the White House and specifically refused to let Tesla attend," Musk said. Musk has increasingly supported rightwing candidates, offering his social media platform X to Ron DeSantis for his launch of his presidential run back in May.
Persons: Elon Musk, Joe Biden, he's, , Elon, Biden, I'm, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Musk, Tesla, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Barack Obama, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Summit, Trump, Democrat, White, Washington Post Locations: Florida
OpenAI rivals say Sam Altman's ousting and reinstatement as CEO has created opportunities. Hugging Face and Cohere say they've had more customer inquiries following the chaos. Josh Gartner of Cohere told CNBC that clients want "reliable business solutions, not soap operas." AdvertisementOpenAI's rivals say the chaos of ousting Sam Altman as CEO only for him to return days later has helped them attract more interest from potential customers. "I think a lot of companies, organizations now are kind of wondering about the risk about outsourcing their AI to just one AI provider," Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue told CNBC.
Persons: Sam Altman's, they've, Josh Gartner, Cohere, , Sam Altman, Altman, it's, Clément Delangue, Aidan Gomez, Martin Kon, Google's Anthropic, That's Organizations: CNBC, Service, Nvidia, Salesforce, Oracle Locations: Toronto, OpenAI
Firms like PetroChina (601857.SS) and CNOOC Gas and Power have signed long-term contracts with Shell (SHEL.L) to buy "carbon neutral" liquefied natural gas (LNG), which uses "forest offsets" to balance out carbon emissions. Greenpeace, which has long opposed fossil fuel producers counting carbon offsets toward their emissions reduction goals, said the "carbon neutral" branding was misleading the public. "For oil and gas companies in particular, carbon offsets are a smokescreen to obscure their continued, redoubled carbon emissions," said Li Jiatong, project leader with Greenpeace in Beijing. Rising sales of "carbon neutral" LNG are being driven by a surge in gas demand, particularly in Asia. While it is still a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, gas is cleaner than coal and has been described as a "bridge fuel" in the global energy transition, but anti-fossil fuel groups oppose any new gas projects.
Persons: Stringer, Li Jiatong, PetroChina, COP28, Polly Hemming, Hemming, David Stanway, Andrew Hayley, Emily Chow, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Greenpeace, CNOOC, Power, Shell, International Energy Agency, Energy, Australia Institute, Thomson Locations: Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, Rights SINGAPORE, Beijing, Asia
Hamas agreed to release 50 Israelis in exchange for the release 150 Palestinians prisoners in Israel. Dozens of hostages and prisoners have meet with their families — see their emotional reunions. AdvertisementFreed hostages and prisoners have been reunited with their families in emotional scenes in Israel and the West Bank. Hamas released a further 17 hostages on Sunday, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hangari said on X. Israel responded by handing over 39 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli authorities confirmed this morning they had released 39 Palestinian prisoners on Friday, including women and minors, the Guardian reported.
Persons: , Daniel Hangari, Israel Organizations: Service, West Bank, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Guardian, Israel Locations: Israel
Newly unsealed documents claim Meta knowingly has millions of underage users. The complaint alleges that "Meta's actual knowledge that millions of Instagram users are under the age of 13 is an open secret that is routinely documented, rigorously analyzed and confirmed," The NYT reported. The complaint also claims that Instagram actively "coveted and pursued" underage users and that Meta "routinely continued to collect" children's personal information, including their email addresses and locations. If proven that Meta knew about millions of underage accounts and did not take action to close them, they could be facing unprecedented fines. AdvertisementIn a statement, Meta said the states' complaint "mischaracterizes our work using selective quotes and cherry-picked documents," per The NYT.
Persons: Meta, , Instagram Organizations: Meta, Service, New York Times
Elon Musk hit back at the PM, saying he "hates the Irish people." AdvertisementElon Musk said that Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar "hates the Irish people" after he called for incitement to hatred legislation to be updated as violence erupted across Dublin city center this week. Brian Lawless - PA Images / GettyIn response to the riots, Varadkar called for laws on incitement to hatred to be modernized. Elon Musk has since weighed in on Varadkar's comments, saying in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the prime minister "hates the Irish people." AdvertisementIronically, the Irish PM hates the Irish people — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2023"The current Irish government clearly cares more about praise from woke media than their own people," Musk added in another post.
Persons: Ireland's, Elon Musk, , Leo Varadkar, Drew Harris, Harris, Brian Lawless, Varadkar, it's, — Elon, tDqVn2OmR0 — Kevin Doyle, @KevDoyle_Indo, Caio Benicio Organizations: Twitter, Service, Ireland's, Advertisement, Irish Independent, Politico, PM, Black Americans, Defamation League, New York Times, BBC News NI Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Irish, Algeria, Brazil
A Vietnamese man built a fully functional replica of Tesla's Cybertruck out of wood. AdvertisementThe long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck is finally due to arrive in just a few days. The exterior of the wooden Tesla Cybertruck. It seems building a wooden Tesla replica does catch Musk's attention. After creating a wooden replica of the Audi Skysphere he was invited to meet with the company's head of design.
Persons: Truong Van Dao's, Elon Musk, , Van Dao, Mercedes AVTR, Dao, Tesla, ❤️ — Elon, Business Insider's, Musk Organizations: Service, YouTube, Tesla, Audi, Business Locations: Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Nissan announced that it would invest billions in its UK EV business. The Japanese company said it would build three EV models in its UK factory as part of the deal. AdvertisementThe Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced on Friday that it would invest £2 billion, which is around $2.5 billion, in its electric vehicle (EV) business in the UK. It takes Nissan's total proposed investment in the region to £3 billion, or around $3.8 billion, after the company already pledged $1 billion. Nissan did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, which was made outside of normal working hours.
Persons: , Makoto Uchida, Rishi Sunak, IAN FORSYTH, Getty Organizations: Nissan, EV, Service, Sunderland, Britain's, European Union, Land Rover, Tata, BMW, British Locations: England, Europe, Sunderland
Forbes said it had identified the sites of four secret, state-owned Bitcoin mining facilities in Bhutan. El Salvador is the only other country known to operate state-owned Bitcoin mining facilities. AdvertisementThe Kingdom of Bhutan has secretly developed a series of bitcoin mining facilities, a Forbes investigation has revealed. Other images also show high-capacity power lines and transformers running from Bhutan's hydroelectric plants to the mining sites, Forbes reported. The Dochula Pass is a Bhutanese mountain pass located on the road from Thimphu to Punakha, near where one of the mining facilities has been discovered.
Persons: Forbes, , King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Organizations: Service, Forbes, Labs, Google, Education, VW Locations: Bhutan, El Salvador, Dochula, Trongsa, Thimphu, Punakha, India, Salvador
Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski is relaunching his "Way of the Future" AI church. Levandowski was previously pardoned by Donald Trump after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets. AdvertisementAnthony Levandowski, a pioneer of self-driving cars and controversial Silicon Valley figure, announced the return of his AI-dedicated church in an episode of Bloomberg's AI IRL podcast. Levandowski started his "Way of the Future" church in 2015 while he was working as an engineer on Google's self-driving project Waymo. The engineer was pardoned in 2021 by the outgoing president at the time, Donald Trump.
Persons: Anthony Levandowski, Levandowski, Donald Trump, , Peter Thiel Organizations: Google, Service, Bloomberg, Trump, Peter Thiel White House, Pollen Locations: America
Harrods, London's upmarket department store, sells a Wagyu beef sandwich for £28 ($35.) Simply called the "Wagyu Steak Sandwich," the new addition to the menu at Harrods in Knightsbridge contains strips of Wagyu beef fillet along with accompanied by porcini and truffle butter, gold mustard mayo, large portobello mushrooms, arugula, and beer- braised onions. The Harrods deli counter where you can purchase the Wagyu sandwich. High-grade marbled Wagyu beef is a delicacy typically imported from Japan and can cost anywhere between $120 and $300 per pound. To its credit, and to be expected when it packs a whopping 1,040 calories, the Harrods sandwich was a generous size and I was definitely full by the end.
Persons: , porcini, Polly Thompson, I've, I'd, Mark Field Organizations: Harrods, Business, Service, Qatari, Consulting Locations: Britain, Knightsbridge, mayo, portobello, Japan, Harrods, Hyde
Amazon workers at a UK warehouse are striking on one of the retailer's busiest days, Black Friday. AdvertisementSome Amazon workers in the UK have gone on strike this Black Friday in what a union called the largest day of industrial disruption in the company's 30-year history. The online retail giant also faces action and protests in the US, France, Germany and dozens of other countries as part of a day of action called "Make Amazon Pay." The union will also hold a demonstration in support of the striking workers outside Amazon's UK headquarters in London. Gearing said Friday's strikes would be "the largest day of industrial disruption in Amazon's 30-year history."
Persons: , Christy Hoffman, Jacob King Organizations: Service, UNI Global Union, UNI, Amazon, Business, Guardian Locations: US, France, Germany, Coventry, England, London
The Australian sheep industry is facing a crisis as farmers cull and give away sheep for nothing. AdvertisementAustralian farmers have more sheep than they can cope with and are culling livestock or giving them away for nothing, CNBC reported. With some slaughterhouses at full capacity, farmers are now culling or even giving away sheep for nothing to try to reduce the cost of rearing their flocks. Australia is one of the world's leading exporters of lamb and the current crisis has pushed global wholesale meat prices down. However, sheep ranchers from 15 states have recently moved to limit imports, arguing that Australian lamb has "decimated the United States commercial sheep industry."
Persons: , Steve McGuire Organizations: Australia, Service, CNBC, Livestock, Bloomberg, Livestock Australia, Guardian, United Locations: Livestock Australia, El, Australia, United States
The oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon has been dropped by United Talent Agency. She drew criticism for comments made at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York City. AdvertisementSusan Sarandon has been dropped by her talent agency over comments she made at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York last week, a spokesperson from the agency told Deadline. The Oscar-winning actress, who has been represented by United Talent Agency (UTA) since 2014, has attended several rallies about the Israel-Hamas war, but drew criticism for comments she made during a speech at Union Square. In another clip of the rally Sarandon says being anti-Palestinian is the result of "brainwashing and conditioning for years and years."
Persons: Susan Sarandon, they've, , Sarandon, Pink, Roger Waters, He's, Aaron Sorkin, William Morris, William Morris Endeavor Entertainmnet, she's, Melissa Barrera Organizations: United Talent Agency, Service, UTA, The New, The New York Post, Aviva, UN, Guardian, Israel, New York Times, Palestine, Pacific Press, CAA, William Morris Endeavor Locations: New York City, Hollywood, Israel, New York, The New York, Manhattan
Michael Rothenberg became known for his rapid rise to success with his VC firm, Rothenberg Ventures. But this week he became yet another Silicon Valley star to be convicted of fraud. AdvertisementA once high-flying Silicon Valley venture capitalist, whose partying lifestyle inspired an HBO show, has been convicted of committing fraud amounting to $18.8 million. Rothenberg first rose to prominence in 2013 after raising $5 million for his venture capital management fund, Rothenberg Ventures, aged just 27. But in 2016, Rothenberg Ventures collapsed after admitting to investors it was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Persons: Michael Rothenberg, Rothenberg, , Chace Crawford's, Vox Organizations: Rothenberg Ventures, Service, HBO, US, Office, Northern, Northern District of California, Bloomberg, Rothenbergs Ventures, Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants, Golden Globes, TechCrunch, Rothenberg's, T, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Wired, River Studios, Coldplay, Valley Bank Locations: Silicon, California, Northern District, Napa Valley, Hollywood, San Francisco
"I am very proud of what this organization has already delivered for Alexa and AGI," Prasad added. Amazon's AGI team wasn't launched in response to this drama. The change also follows last week's job cuts within the AGI team, as BI previously reported . The cuts were part of a broader layoff that primarily affected Amazon's Alexa team. These are the six new teams formed within the AGI unit, as per the internal email:• AGI Product: defines AGI services and engages with internal customer teams to ensure end-to-end success.
Persons: Amazon's, Rohit Prasad, Prasad, Sam Altman, that's, Altman wasn't, didn't, wasn't, Andy Jassy, AGI, It's, Organizations: Alexa, Devices, Business, Microsoft, Google, AGI, Amazon, TV
But the booming South Korean office market may bolster arguments that it is better for employees to head back to the office — at least for those watching the US's struggling commercial-real-estate sector. The increase in competition for office space has led to a roughly 15% rise in rental prices over the last year, Bloomberg reported. KEF found that now, fewer than 60% of big companies allow their employees to work remotely. Of the 40% of companies KEF surveyed that still allow remote work, almost two-thirds of those companies said they only allow it selectively. There has been a general shortage of office space since 2021 due to government restrictions on redevelopment and the pandemic's disruption of construction.
Persons: , Claire Choi, Choi, KEF, it's, Goldman Sachs, Forbes, Biden Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Global, Estate Services, Korea Enterprises Federation, Pulse Locations: Seoul, Korea
The US carmaker Cadillac is expanding its electric vehicle portfolio. GM, which owns Cadillac, plans to become a fully electric company by 2035. The announcement comes as General Motors continues to ramp up electric vehicle production across all its major brands, including Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC. AdvertisementThe strikes, which were held in September and October of this year, cost General Motors $200 million a week, the BBC reported. EV demand has plateaued in the US auto market this year, as the wave of early-adopters dies out and the electric vehicles remain too expensive for the average buyer.
Persons: , General Motors, Vince Sheehy Organizations: US, GM, Service, Cadillac, General Motors, General, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, United Auto Workers, UAW, Motors, BBC, EV Locations: Washington, D.C
US chipmaker Nvidia opened its "Voyager" office last year. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoNamed "Voyager," the building was designed by the architectural firm Gensler – and yes, it was named after a "Star Trek" starship. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoKo said his firm's research showed collaboration was most effective when teams operated in the same spaces. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoEngineers at Nvidia had previously been siloed in traditional workstations, while other teams were stationed on different floors and even in different buildings. Jason O'Rear / Gensler San FranciscoThe "four-acre workspace" features parks and '"treehouses" for gatherings, while shading trellis lined with solar panels blends into the building's structure.
Persons: , Jensen Huang, Huang, Jason O'Rear, Gensler –, Hao Ko, Ko, Francisco Ko, San, Santa Clara Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Harvard Business, Santa, San Francisco Engineers Locations: Santa Clara, Francisco, San Francisco
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