Author: Justin M. Larson

Evercore ISI head of internet research Mark Mahaney discusses the AI and tech sectors on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ General Motors will restart work on its driverless-vehicle program, a year after shelving production of the Cruise Origin robotaxi when one struck and dragged a woman about 20 feet. GM confirmed the news in a statement to FOX Business on Monday.”We’re accelerating the development of autonomous driving technology capable of operating without active human oversight, which includes building a team of autonomy experts,” the company said. “Our LiDAR-equipped fleet is logging nationwide miles across the country, with trained safety drivers, capturing real-world…

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Hours before the deadline was to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the United States and China trade truce another 90 days, according to an announcement on social media. “I have just signed an Executive Order that will extend the Tariff Suspension on China for another 90 days. All other elements of the Agreement will remain the same,” Trump wrote. The new deadline will expire on Nov. 9. at 12:01 a.m. When asked during the press conference earlier Monday if the president intends to extend the China trade-truce deadline, which was previously set to end…

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White House Council of Economic Advisors Chair Stephen Miran explains why tariffs are not causing a spike in inflation on ‘Varney & Co.’ President Donald Trump has pushed off imposing higher tariffs on China until November, just before additional tariffs were set to take effect Tuesday. An executive order from the president was signed Monday that will prevent higher tariffs from going into effect against China for another three months – until Nov. 9.The extension comes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent participated in trade negotiations in May with China in Geneva that resulted in a deal to temporarily ease up…

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MEXICO CITY — Sixty years ago, residents of a canal-crossed borough in Mexico City could pluck axolotls — the large salamander reminiscent of a tiny dragon — out of the water with their hands because they were so plentiful. Now it’s almost impossible to find them in the wild.That’s why scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University are filtering Xochimilco’s murky waters for traces of the endangered creature’s DNA.“We all shed DNA along our path across the world and that can be captured by filtering air or water,” said biologist Luis Zambrano, from the university’s ecological restoration lab.As they try to…

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Authorities say a mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family’s home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared offMALIBU, Calif. — A mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family’s home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared off, authorities said Monday. The girl was near a chicken coop on the property Sunday evening when the cougar attacked her from behind, biting her arm, leg and lower back, according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira.The young victim was treated at a…

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President Donald Trump on Monday previewed his highly-anticipated meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, saying he’s hopeful for “constructive conversations” but that it isn’t up to him to make a peace deal.Trump confirmed last week he would sit down with Putin in Alaska as his imposed deadline for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine came and went. No exact time or specific venue has been announced for Friday’s summit.”This is really a feel-out meeting, a little bit,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room, where he held a news conference on a federal takeover of Washington’s police…

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