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Nvidia’s head of autonomous driving opens up about his plan to beat Waymo and Tesla

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Mar 11, 2026

Every six months or so, Nvidia's head of automotive, Xinzhou Wu, invites CEO Jensen Huang to go for a ride in a vehicle equipped with the company's hands-free autonomous driving system. But only when...

How Trump’s war on Iran stranded a million fliers — and plunged the Gulf’s favorite playground into chaos

  • Technology
  • Darryl Campbell
  • Mar 11, 2026

It was a little after 1PM on Friday, February 28th, and Samantha Lujano was about to board her flight from Dubai to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when the drone attacks began. She had already received her board...

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger get new ways to protect users from scams

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Mar 11, 2026

Meta is adding more scam detection tools to Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp that can help users protect their accounts. In its announcement, Meta says the new features aim to alert users about suspi...

Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus review: This again

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Mar 11, 2026

While Samsung has treated its Flips and Folds to a few major hardware upgrades over recent years, the Galaxy S flagships have often felt like a long, unbroken line of minor spec refreshes. The S26 and...

Anthropic is launching a new think tank amid Pentagon blacklist fight

  • Technology
  • Hayden Field
  • Mar 11, 2026

Amid a weekslong conflict with the Pentagon, resulting in a blacklist and a lawsuit, Anthropic is shaking up its C-suite and research initiatives. The company announced Wednesday that it's launching a...

Oppo’s new foldable isn’t quite creaseless, but it’s pretty damn close

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Mar 11, 2026

The first thing most people seem to do when they try out a foldable phone I'm reviewing is look for the crease in the screen. In the case of Oppo's Find N6, it might take them a while. Oppo claims tha...

2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?

  • Business
  • Michael Copley
  • Mar 11, 2026
  • US

Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial...

How the spiraling Iran conflict could affect data centers and electricity costs

  • Technology
  • Justine Calma
  • Mar 10, 2026

Soon after the Trump administration launched its war on Iran, I called up Reed Blakemore, director of research and programs at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, to talk about the consequences...

A live-action Samurai Champloo is in the works

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Mar 10, 2026

Though the live-action Cowboy Bebop was a big disappointment, Shinichirō Watanabe is ready to give it another go with one of his other iconic pieces of IP. Variety reports that Watanabe has given his...

Listen to the Live Nation CEO’s alleged threats to a concert venue

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • Mar 10, 2026

Was it a threat or a reality check? That's a key question in the government's anti-monopoly case against Live Nation, which is currently in limbo after the Justice Department reached a settlement with...

Ford is giving its commercial fleet business an AI makeover

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Mar 10, 2026

Ford announced a new AI-powered service for its commercial fleet and telematics software customers called Ford Pro AI. The generative AI system analyzes data generated by commercial vehicles - includi...

Nosh Robotics’ $1,500 robot chef doesn’t need any help with dinner

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Mar 10, 2026

Anyone who finds themselves wishing they could spend less time on meal prep might have a solution in the form of the recently-launched Nosh One from Nosh Robotics, an AI kitchen appliance that can aut...