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tesla Owner Mike Nelson has been using an AI chatbot called Grok in his car for several months. He finds it both convenient and almost irresistible and dangerous.Nelson, a lawyer with a background in auto insurance, told CNBC how he uses the Grok on drives around the New York metropolitan area. Nelson said that while he is very happy with his Model Y SUV, he has sued or represented owners who have sued Tesla in more than 10 lawsuits.The in-vehicle version of Grok, developed by xAI and still in beta, allows drivers to give voice commands to the car’s navigation…
When bombs started falling on Tehran in February, we heard much about the political ramifications, including the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. But what about the ordinary people who call the capital home? Maryam Rahmanian, an Iranian-American photojournalist living in Tehran, wants to tell their stories. She took portraits of civilians who decided to stay in the city, asking them what the war meant to them and how it has affected their lives. “Some people had to keep working. Some stayed home and endured the hours in uncertainty. Some were focused on protecting loved ones. Others tried…
The return of white jean shorts in summer 2026 signals a major shift in denim right now. It’s a move away from extreme movements and toward wearable, balanced, and versatile pieces. Once sidelined in favor of longer Bermuda shorts and sporty pull-on styles, denim shorts are making a comeback. This time it’s a more sophisticated mid-length silhouette. like bella hadid I’ve mastered the style of white jeans for spring. white denim This trend continues even into the warmer months. The updated shorts eschew the overly short cuts of the past while also avoiding overly large and heavy shapes. Rather, it…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 23, 2026 in New York City, USA.Gina Moon | ReutersSomething interesting is happening in the options market. of S&P500 It hit a record high on Thursday morning, but CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) The S&P remains stuck at around 20 points, rising from five days ago when the S&P fell about 100 points.In other words, stock prices rose and so did the market’s so-called fear gauge.Stock chart iconStock chart iconCBOE Volatility Index, 1 monthThe VIX and S&P move together about 20% of the time, but when a…
The market is buzzing with startups known as Neocloud, but these stocks are not for the faint of heart. Neoclouds is building a computing infrastructure dedicated to AI and represents the dangerous edge of artificial intelligence investing. These are in contrast to hyperscalers, which have been around for many years, such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft’s Azure, which provide general-purpose supercomputing for many large enterprises. Neoclouds is trying to carve a niche market as a specialist and has issued huge amounts of debt as it increases capacity. Industry insiders have warned that it will take longer…
Werner Schnell | Open Flickr | Getty ImagesEurope’s biggest economy was expected to recover, but now it is being hit by soaring energy costs caused by the Iran war, and the federal government has cut its growth forecast in half. Germany’s flagship fiscal stimulus package is in the spotlight as ministers scramble to cushion the impact of a hefty bill.Before the war, the country had been supported by rising industrial orders, falling inventories and improving sentiment, thanks largely to government spending on defense and infrastructure.But rising energy prices and supply chain risks are “undermining Germany’s Growth Party even before it…
bamakoReuters — Mali’s military said Saturday morning that militants carried out attacks in the country’s capital Bamako and several locations in the hinterland, in what appeared to be a coordinated attack involving multiple groups. Just before 6 a.m. GMT, two large explosions and sustained gunfire were heard near Mali’s main military base, Kati, on the outskirts of the capital Bamako, Reuters witnesses said, prompting soldiers to call in and block roads in the area. Around the same time, similar riots occurred in the central towns of Sevare, Kidal, and Gao in northern Mali. “There were gunshots everywhere,” said a witness…
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services (front right) is under construction next to the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant in Berwick, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 2025.Ted Shafley | APAI-driven data center boom in Pennsylvania — includes $20 billion in investments from Amazon — is causing political unrest in a Keystone State district that could help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives.The four House battlegrounds are in the eastern part of the state, where Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is focused on data center expansion plans. Republicans represent all four districts and aim to not only hold onto their…
In the hyper-masculine world of Latin-American drug cartels, it is sometimes the women you need to watch. That’s how the Mexican military hunted down one of the world’s most-wanted traffickers – Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes – in a daring operation earlier this year that included special forces storming his hideout in Jalisco state. Among the eye-catching details of that raid – which provoked a wave of retaliatory violence across the country that left several American tourists stranded – is how the military finally tracked down a man who had been on the run for years, was wanted by both Mexican and US authorities, and had a $15 million bounty on his head. They simply tracked one of…
Alistair Berg Digital Vision | Getty ImagesPeople who save for retirement have a common goal. It’s about building a proper nest egg so you don’t run out of money in retirement.One way retirees can do that is through a guaranteed source of income that doesn’t last forever, deposited into a bank account every month for the rest of your life like a paycheck.At a time when workplace pension plans have all but disappeared, pensions could provide an alternative for retirees looking for pension-like income, financial planners say. But financial planners say the types of annuities that are typically best suited…