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Elon Musk had high praise for the diner and electric vehicle (EV) charging station that Tesla is creating in Los Angeles.The Tesla CEO said early Monday morning on X that he "just had dinner at the retro-futuristic @Tesla diner and Supercharger." "Team did great work making it one of the coolest spots in LA!" he wrote. The Tesla Diner, which has not yet opened to the public, sits on Santa Monica Boulevard […]

The largest-known piece of Mars ever found on Earth is going up for auction on Wednesday and could fetch as much as $4 million because of the rareness of an extraterrestrial item.Sotheby’s auction house is opening the bidding on a meteorite that it calls "an incredibly rare discovery," at $1.6 million.According to the auction site, bidders are bidding on the largest piece of Mars on Earth, which was ejected from […]

Wine and cheese producers in France warn that President Donald Trump’s proposed 30% tariffs on European imports will have a damaging impact on the country’s agricultural industry.Trump announced last week that his administration will impose a 30% tariff on goods from members of the European Union (EU) beginning on Aug. 1, citing trade deficits and national security concerns.In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump claimed […]

Organizations that don't adapt to the "treacherous" cybersecurity landscape will be ambushed "by blind spots all over their network," according to cloud security company CEO Aviatrix Doug Merritt.Recent attacks on major brands like AT&T, North Face and Cartier highlight what cyber criminals are capable of today, "particularly with the increased adoption of artificial intelligence," Merritt said. Amy Bunn, online safety advocate at computer security company McAfee, described the attacks on major […]

The White House Economic Council Director is defending President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports.In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Director Kevin Hassett pointed to the importance of the U.S. being self-sufficient when it comes to key resources."The bottom line is that if there is a time of war, then we need to have the metals that we need to produce American weapons," Hassett […]

Bill Gates is parting with his fortune at a much faster rate than previously expected. In just a few days, Gates reduced his net worth by a staggering $51 billion—almost 30 percent of his remaining wealth—after recently announcing plans to give away virtually all his fortune in the next two decades. The Microsoft co-founder's net worth, which stood at $175 billion on July 3, dropped to $124 billion on Thursday, following an updated […]

Russia’s military has launched thousands of missiles and drones at Ukraine over the past month, stepping up the intensity of attacks in a terrifying tempo that has driven many Ukrainian civilians underground, seeking safety in bomb shelters every night.Last week saw the biggest attacks since Russian launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But with long-standing sanctions packages in place – and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling on Wednesday for […]

Cedar Point’s roller coaster Siren’s Curse has dealt with a few issues since debuting in late June.The ride is a "tilt" roller coaster. It features a 160-foot lift hill, a 90-degree drop, two inversions, and a tilting track element. The ride, which opened to the public at the Six Flags-owned Ohio theme park on June 28, got stuck on two separate occasions, according to local media reports. "In both cases, the […]

A new study from a cabinet company shows that America's largest cities, mostly leaning Democratic in past elections, ranked as the most overpriced after an analysis of their housing costs and other metrics.Highland Cabinetry, a company that produces cabinets and allows clients to customize their own, conducted a study to help people determine whether America’s most expensive cities are actually worth it. The study analyzed a wide range of metrics using […]