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Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System

4 mn readCarmakers say their increasingly sophisticated automated driving systems make driving safer and less stressful by leaving some of the hard work of knowing when a crash is about to happen—and avoiding it—to the machines. But new research suggests some of these systems might do the virtual opposite at the worst possible moment. A new paper from researchers at […]

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US bombers intercepted by Russian jets near Kaliningrad on Monday

< 1 mn readTwo B-52 Stratofortress bombers of the United States were intercepted by two Russian SU-27 fighter jets near Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Monday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. The U.S. bombers were in the Baltic Sea region to train together with their NATO ally Finland, which shares a 1,340 km (833 mile) […]

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Judge Overturns $198M Jury Award In Ex-UPS Employee’s Discrimination Case

2 mn readA federal judge dismissed a $198 million punitive damages award previously granted to a fired UPS employee who had won a lawsuit for workplace discrimination and wrongful termination, calling it unreasonable. U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice in Yakima, Washington, granted UPS’s request to reduce a $237.6 million jury award by dismissing the $198 million in punitive damages awarded to […]

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More layoffs hit freight-related companies across US

3 mn readLayoffs continue across the freight and logistics industry, with companies announcing 1,277 job reductions and six distribution facility closures across the country. It is the second major round of layoffs in the industry since last week, when True Value Co., GXO, CJ Logistics America, DHL, PepsiCo, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC, Hunt & Sons LLC, Kuehne+Nagel, Americold Logistics, […]

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The weirdest thing about being in a self-driving car

4 mn readOne day this month, I finished up some shopping in Chandler, Ariz., a few towns over from a hotel where I was attending a conference. I had a few free hours and I wanted to grab some tacos at a nearby place that had been recommended to me. So I pulled out my phone, opened […]

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McDonald’s releases Grinch Happy Meal – and US fans can’t wait to get hands on cute plushies

2 mn readThe McDonald’s Grinch Happy Meal was launched in the UK on November 20 and will run until December 31, or until supplies run out. The holiday meals come with “one of eight Grinch and friends toys, featuring adorable plush Christmas decorations and Grinch family card games or the exclusive ‘Twelve Days of Grinchmas’ tale,” per […]

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