A study of the use of mobile apps by drivers showed a drop compared to the previous year. “The Most-Used Apps Behind the Wheel,” compiled by Cambridge Mobile Telematics, surveyed over 1,700 drivers nationwide about apps used while driving. Navigation and music apps were excluded. Of the respondents, 64% admitted to using mobile apps while…
A powerful explosion rocked Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing site at Massey, Texas, on Thursday, dramatically halting preparations for the company’s next Starship launch. The incident occurred just before Ship 36 was scheduled for a critical static fire test—a procedure in which the rocket’s engines are ignited while the vehicle remains anchored to the ground, serving…
While cloud and chip stocks remain hot, I see a beaten-down artificial intelligence (AI) stock positioned for a comeback over the next six months. As of June 12, shares of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (TSLA 1.80%) have dropped by 21% on the year. On the surface, this doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. However, over the…
More Americans want to buy used cars due to tariffs – CBS News Watch CBS News A new survey from auto researcher Edmunds shows 58% of respondents are more interested in buying a used car because of tariffs. Kelly O’Grady reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Regent Hong Kong has once again captured international acclaim, securing the coveted title of Best Hotel in Hong Kong at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2025 for the second consecutive year. This powerful recognition reflects the hotel’s unwavering dedication to exceptional service, its visionary redesign along Victoria Harbour,…
From left: Kenya Buchanan, Robert Hill and Patricia Ashford. (Marika N. Johnson, For The Birmingham Times) Stories and Photography by Marika N. Johnson | For The Birmingham Times The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Tuesday hosted A Night with Legacy, a paneled event sponsored by Network Navigators in conjunction with Prosper, a Birmingham nonprofit, that…
The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate. That’s just one thing astrophysicists have discovered after developing and applying a new method to tease apart the secrets still hidden in supermassive black hole observations collected by the Event Horizon Telescope…
Less than 24 hours after La Liga President Javier Tebas claimed that Barcelona were not under their salary limit, and by proxy, in the so-called ‘1:1 spending rule’, Barcelona chief Joan Laporta has directly disputed that idea. After making noises about potential signings, Laporta told the Barcelona senate that they were indeed under said rule….
Taiwan is vetting hundreds of thousands of military service members, public school teachers and civil servants in a bid to root out potential homegrown Chinese sympathisers, as Beijing intensifies espionage on the island. Alarm is growing in Taiwan over the extent of China’s infiltration on the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims is part of its…
The company on Wednesday (June 18) announced plans to launch an “unlimited” phone plan in the U.S. in the weeks ahead before bringing it to the U.K., Germany and other countries. “Klarna has saved consumers time and money, and reduced financial worry for over 20 years,” Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO and co-founder of Klarna, said in a news release….