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Tesla Semi’s Biggest Rival Might Be Its Chinese Twin
Windrose is selling a China-built electric big rig that looks an awful lot like Tesla’s Semi. Even with import duties, CEO Wen Han says it will make money in the U.S.
This Serial Entrepreneur Wants The FDA To Approve His AI Doctor
Certuma launched out of stealth with $10 million in funding from 8VC and a grand plan to make AI smart enough — and safe enough — to actually diagnose and prescribe treatments. Now he needs to figure out how to get the FDA on board.
ITZY’s Yuna Is Living In The Moment With Debut Solo Album, ‘Ice Cream’
ITZY's Yuna talks about her debut solo album, finding the right sound and concepts that fit her style, ITZY's World Tour, and finding balance with her acting career.
What True-Crime Podcasts Have Taught Us About Our Criminal Justice System
True-Crime Podcasts have taught us valuable lessons about how the criminal justice works — or doesn't work.
At Least 2 Dead After Plane Collides With Vehicle At LaGuardia—Airport Shut And More Than 500 Flights Canceled
The plane struck a Port Authority fire truck on the runway, prompting authorities to halt all operations at the airport till Monday afternoon.

The Bay Area’s animal welfare movement wants to recruit AI
In early February, animal welfare advocates and AI researchers gathered in stocking feet at Mox, a scrappy, shoes-free coworking space in San Francisco. Yellow and red canopies billowed overhead, Persian rugs blanketed the floor, and mosaic lamps glowed beside potted plants. In the common area, a wildlife advocate spoke passionately to a crowd lounging in…
There can (still) be only one: Highlander is 40
Sure, it's cheesy in many respects, but its central mythology still resonates even decades later.
Mining the deep ocean
Policymakers debate if we even need deep ocean mining and if we can do it safely.
We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?
This week's result is just the latest in a growing collection of discoveries.
DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator
“Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do.”