Both the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded and the New Orleans attack vehicle were rented using the Turo app
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas. The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday in Las Vegas was rented on Turo, the same car-sharing app used to rent the pickup truck used in the New Orleans attack earlier Wednesday. In a statement on its website, Turo confirmed the vehicles involved in both incidents were rented through…
Las Vegas police thanked Elon Musk for investigating the Tesla Cybertruck blast outside Trump’s hotel
“I have to thank Elon Musk specifically,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference on Wednesday. Las Vegas police expressed their appreciation for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s assistance after a Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel on New Year’s Day. “I have to thank Elon Musk specifically,” Las…
Russia just lost a multibillion-dollar income stream
Russia can no longer send gas to Europe using Ukraine’s pipelines, a network it’s used to earn billions even while at war with Kyiv. Russia is no longer able to send natural gas to Europe through Ukraine’s pipelines after a five-year deal, struck before the war began, expired on Wednesday. It marks the end of…
The FBI is examining if the deadly Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas was an act of terrorism
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas. One person is dead and seven are injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, authorities said Wednesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sheriff, Kevin McMahill, said at a press conference that a person inside the vehicle was killed and that the…
NATO is working to reroute data through space, fearing Russia could slice undersea internet cables
A file photo shows a rocket in French Guiana carrying two satellites into space. For decades, a vast network of largely undefended subsea cables has underpinned the internet. It’s looking more and more vulnerable. A series of recent mysterious cases of cables severed in the Baltic Sea, blamed by Western officials on Russian sabotage, has…
A woman who lost 22 pounds and has kept it off for 3 years shared her biggest lessons about fat loss
Hanna Kim learned that losing weight is a marathon not a sprint. After years of trying to lose weight through restrictive diets that didn’t work and left her feeling deflated, Hanna Kim lost 22 pounds in 2021 and has kept it off. She shared the two biggest lessons she learned. Kim, a 24-year-old YouTuber in…
I’m still looking for a job 8 months after my layoff. I have 20 years of experience and can’t get hired — I’m scared.
Jennifer Gittelman says one regret may be holding her back from getting hired. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennifer Gittelman, 44, from Philadelphia. It’s been edited for length and clarity. After a 20-year career in healthcare administration, I was part of a mass layoff in April. It sucked, but I remember…
Why Americans have a warped view of the economyTurns out America’s economic gloom was fueled by something far thornier than inflation
It’s generally a rare thing for the person you’re interviewing to burst out laughing. But that’s what happened to me, recently, on a call with Ernie Tedeschi, the director of economics at the Yale Budget Lab who in March wrapped up a three-year stint on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. The question that…
Gen Alpha is no longer the youngest generation — Gen Beta has arrived
Gen Alpha members are occasionally nicknamed “iPad kids” due to their perceived reliance on tech. Gen Alpha is about to have some competition. Babies born from January 1st are part of Generation Beta, a label for those born from 2025 to 2039. The research firm McCrindle said in a blog post that Gen Beta will…
