Rivian spinoff focuses on small EVs, “ways to move beyond cars”
Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built
Audi’s 1,001 PS Nuvolari is its fastest car ever, and it’s not electric
Audi has revealed the Nuvolari, the fastest and most powerful production vehicle in its history. The hybrid supercar produces 1,001 PS (736 kW) from a
Reid Hoffman leaves Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with AI drug startup Manus
Reid Hoffman is stepping down from Microsoft‘s board of directors after nearly a decade. The company disclosed the departure in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
Pentagon said to raise threat level on Israel spying to ‘critical’
Department reports raise concerns about increased espionage activity amid US-Israeli war with Iran, ceasefire talks.
Tunisians protest for press freedom and release of political prisoners
Tunisians protest for press freedom and release of political prisoners.
For gay Palestinians fleeing persecution at home, Israel is no safe haven
Israel, which bills itself as the only democracy in the Middle East, has long claimed that status makes it a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people fleeing
Cuba’s Raul Castro makes first public appearance since US charges
Former Cuban president Raul Castro made his first public appearance in Havana since being indicted by the United States
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Five leading scientists were ousted from the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New Orleans on Friday. Their crime: handing out copies
S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX has requested unusually swift entry into several leading stock market indexes as a condition of its historic stock market debut. But the S&P 500
Florida police share final report on Hulk Hogan’s cause of death
Terry Bollea — known professionally as Hulk Hogan — died of natural causes, according to a report released Friday by the Clearwater Police Department, concluding
Pope Leo says he ‘certainly’ will support the U.S. in the World Cup
The United States has the papal blessing for the World Cup.
Hegseth attacks Europe over ‘invasion’ of migrants on its beaches in D-Day speech
The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.
Funeral held for baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
The seven-month-old boy’s shrouded body was wrapped in a Palestinian flag and carried by his father to the graveyard.
Pope begins Spain visit with praise for country’s opposition to war and support for migrants
On the first day of his official seven-day tour of Spain, the Pope praises the country’s “active commitment to peace and solidarity among peoples”.