Russia evacuates 128 coal miners amid reports of a fire

A total of 128 miners have been evacuated from the mine, Interfax reported, citing mine operators as saying that 140 miners were supposed to be on shift Sunday, but only 128 miners were working at the time. Moscow: Authorities in Russia evacuated 128 coal miners Sunday from a mine in Siberia amid reports of a… Continue reading Russia evacuates 128 coal miners amid reports of a fire

Dubai World Trade Centre to set up specialised crypto zone

Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, DogeCoin, Ripple, Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo DUBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will become a crypto zone and regulator for cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets, the Dubai Media Office said on Monday, part… Continue reading Dubai World Trade Centre to set up specialised crypto zone

Cleantechnica: Tesla Owner Saved By Glass Roof When Car Crushed With 2000 Pound Tree 001573

Sam Fursey shared his story on YouTube this week about how the glass roof of his Tesla Model 3 saved his life. In a typical scenario, when a tree weighing 2,000 pounds crushes your car, you will most likely be severely injured or even killed. The fact that the glass on Sam’s Tesla Model 3… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Owner Saved By Glass Roof When Car Crushed With 2000 Pound Tree 001573

Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

This may be remembered as the year when the world learned that lethal autonomous weapons had moved from a futuristic worry to a battlefield reality. It’s also the year when policymakers failed to agree on what to do about it. On Friday, 120 countries participating in the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons could… Continue reading Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

A Hot Rod Before Its Time: Ford’s Model A, With a Boost

Dominic Palazzolo occasionally shows up at car shows and cruise-ins, but he’s far from a typical enthusiast. The hopped-up 1930 Ford Model A he drives is a “gow job,” a hot rod from before the term “hot rod” was coined: a car built almost exclusively with 1930s mechanical components, yet capable of besting a lot… Continue reading A Hot Rod Before Its Time: Ford’s Model A, With a Boost

GM delivers first electric Hummers to customers

General Motors Co. has delivered the first GMC Hummer EV pickups to customers, the automaker said Friday.   The $112,595 Edition 1 2022 Hummer made at GM’s Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center is the first product released on the automaker’s new Ultium electric platform.  GM President Mark Reuss told CNBC Friday that the company plans to make… Continue reading GM delivers first electric Hummers to customers

Elon Musk’s Mentor Accused of “Brazen” Embezzlement

This is what happens when you get too high on your own supply. The ousted CEO of a SpaceX copycat — and the man who gave Elon Musk his first rocketry books — is being sued for, among other things, allegedly embezzling money to fund his vintage racecar obsession. As Ars Technica‘s Eric Berger reports, Jim… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Mentor Accused of “Brazen” Embezzlement

Jesse Molina Arrested after Fatal Hit-and-Run on Grinnell Drive [Burbank, CA] – L.A. Weekly

Female Pedestrian Killed in Deadly Crash on San Fernando Boulevard BURBANK, CA (December 16, 2021) – Authorities arrested 49-year-old Jesse Molina after a deadly hit-and-run on Grinnell Drive Friday. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m., along San Fernando Boulevard and Grinnell Drive. Dispatchers responded to the scene shortly after. According to California Highway Patrol, the… Continue reading Jesse Molina Arrested after Fatal Hit-and-Run on Grinnell Drive [Burbank, CA] – L.A. Weekly

Boeing wants to build its next airplane in the ‘metaverse’

SEATTLE/PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – In Boeing Co’s (BA.N) factory of the future, immersive 3-D engineering designs will be twinned with robots that speak to each other, while mechanics around the world will be linked by $3,500 HoloLens headsets made by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O). It is a snapshot of an ambitious new Boeing strategy to… Continue reading Boeing wants to build its next airplane in the ‘metaverse’

How Northville family’s tragedy could force automakers to help end drunk driving

Even before the toxicology results came back, everyone knew the Abbas family of Northville had been killed by a drunk driver in an early morning smash-up on a dark Kentucky interstate.  What no one could have guessed in those bleak moments three years ago was where that head-on collision would lead — in a direct line from the… Continue reading How Northville family’s tragedy could force automakers to help end drunk driving