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Lawsuit claims Tesla’s Autopilot shortcomings led to fatal crash; family seeks $1m in damages and punitive measures.Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026The family of a Texas woman who was killed has filed a lawsuit against Tesla after a driver using a Model 3’s automated driving assistance system crashed into a suburban Houston home last week.The complaint, filed on Tuesday, argues that Tesla should be held liable for the wrongful death of 76-year-old Martha Avila. The family alleges that the automaker, led by Elon Musk, failed to adequately warn drivers about alleged defects in its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems.Recommended…

China has displaced the United States on an influential ranking of the world’s fastest supercomputers, underscoring Beijing’s growing capability to compete with the world’s leading superpower in cutting-edge technology.China’s LineShine is the most powerful system on the planet, overtaking the US-based El Capitan, according to the biannual ranking announced in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listLineShine, located at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, achieved a performance of 2.198 exaflops, carrying out more than 2 quintillion calculations per second – a 20 percent lead over El Capitan, according to the latest TOP500 list.LineShine’s position marks…

Frontier AI models are ‘fundamentally transforming’ offensive cyber capabilities, intelligence officials say.Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology is poised to supercharge offensive hacking capabilities, and urgent action is needed to face up to the threat, US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand officials have said.“Frontier AI models are anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities,” the intelligence alliance commonly known as the Five Eyes said in a three-page statement on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The timeline is not years, it is months.”The statement was light on…

Blast at Ras Laffan Industrial City caused by ‘technical malfunction’, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior says.Published On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026An explosion at Qatar’s main liquefied natural gas processing facility has injured 54 people and left 18 others missing, authorities have said.The Qatari International Search and Rescue Group were deployed to conduct search operations for those missing following the “internal explosion” at Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior said on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ministry did not provide information on the conditions of those injured in the incident, which it blamed on a “technical…

Artificial intelligence has become the latest issue to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies after US President Donald Trump ordered tech giant Anthropic to cut off foreign access to its powerful Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 AI models, citing national security concerns.The US issued the unprecedented order for all foreign nationals in and outside the US last week, promoting Anthropic to take the two AI models completely offline to ensure compliance.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAnthropic had granted 200 institutions across 15 countries access to their frontier model, Claude Mythos Preview, to test…

Several kilometres away, along Havana’s iconic Malecón waterfront, a different reality is taking shape. Under the midday heat, workers move large photovoltaic panels across the roof of the Fuego Lento restaurant overlooking the sea. Several floors below, customers eat lunch while technicians drill, bolt and connect the new installation.Josecal Duarte, one of the technicians overseeing the project, has witnessed demand surge.”More and more people are importing solar panels and batteries. They’re buying them for their businesses, for their homes, to survive.”A 615-watt solar panel costs about $160 before transport and installation. Most homes and businesses require several panels, along with…

United States President Donald Trump has taken to social media to boast about the state of the economy amid a looming peace deal between the US and Iran, which yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the US-Israel war on Iran.In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the president claimed that “OIL IS FLOWING” and added that “THE STOCK MARKETS ARE ROARING, JOBS ARE AT RECORDS, AND PRICES ARE DROPPING (AFFORDABILITY!)”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWhile some of his claims are accurate, others are misleading. Al Jazeera takes a look:‘Stock Market Just Hit…

Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted by US President Donald Trump’s warning that he could restart his military campaign.Brent crude fell 2.3 percent on Thursday in Asia, returning the international benchmark to near to where it was 24 hours previously.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBrent futures for delivery in August stood at $77.73 as of 05:30 GMT, only about 7 percent higher than before the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28.After several days of declines, Brent briefly spiked above…

Brent crude drops to lowest price since early March before signing of framework deal to end US-Israel war on Iran.Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026Oil prices are continuing to drop, as hopes rise for a return to stability in global energy markets before the signing of a framework agreement on ending the United States-Israel war on Iran.Futures for Brent crude due for delivery in August dipped nearly 1 percent on Wednesday, extending declines of about 5 percent on each of the previous two days.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe international benchmark stood at $78.24 a barrel as…

Benchmark S&P 500 rises 1.7 percent, while tech-heavy Nasdaq jumps 3.1 percent.Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026US stocks have rallied on hopes that the tentative deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran will restore stability to energy supply chains roiled by months of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent on Monday, taking the benchmark index within touching distance of its all-time high.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe tech-focused Nasdaq Composite jumped 3.1 percent, aided by a 19.6 percent gain by SpaceX, which on Friday made the biggest market debut in history…