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Waymo robotaxis will now carry passengers on highways in three major U.S. cities, marking a major milestone for the driverless ride-hailing company.alphabetWaymo, its subsidiary, announced Wednesday that it will begin offering these types of trips in the San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles markets “where highways are significantly faster.” Over time, Google’s sister companies will gradually expand highway travel to more passengers and locations.Waymo’s self-driving cars have previously picked up passengers on small highways and side streets, but Wednesday’s expansion marks the first time the company will collect fares from regular passengers on highways with higher speed limits.”Highway driving is…

Notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said in an email to author Michael Wolff that his longtime friend, President Donald Trump, “knew the girls,” according to copies of April 2019 messages allegedly exchanged between the two that were released by House Democrats on Wednesday.It is unclear what is meant by “knew about the girls.”In another newly released email to his convicted co-defendant Ghislaine Maxwell in April 2011, Epstein wrote, “I want you to understand that the dog that didn’t bark is Trump.”In the same email, Epstein added that the person identified by Democrats as his victim (whose name is redacted in…

london — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced on Wednesday to address reports that his rivals within the Labor Party are plotting to take over the leadership of the Labor Party, just two weeks before he is due to unveil a government budget that could further worsen his already dismal poll numbers. British news outlets reported late Tuesday that Mr Starmer’s allies said his job could be under immediate threat, naming Health Secretary Wes Streeting as a challenger whose “ambitions” are viewed with “particular suspicion”. Those allies explained that Mr Starmer intends to fight any challenges to his leadership.…

Atlanta Fed President Rafael Bostic announced Wednesday that he will step down when his term ends in February.Mr. Bostic has held his current position since June 2017 and is the first black and openly gay regional president. His term ends on February 28, with issues related to personal investments also being prominent.”I’m proud of what we accomplished during my term in making the noble goal of an economy that works for everyone more of a reality, and I look forward to discovering new ways to advance that bold vision in the next chapter,” Bostic said in a statement.The announcement comes…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves at noon: Fermi — The energy and data center development company suffered an 11% loss after reporting a loss of 84 cents per share in the third quarter, for a total net loss of about $347 million. Fermi went public in September at $21 per share in an IPO led by UBS, Evercore ISI, Cantor Fitzgerald and Mizuho. eToro Group — The trading platform soared 10% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from hold to buy citing strong fundamentals and attractive valuation. Maplebear — BMO upgraded Instacart’s parent company to above-market performance,…

The US president and Israeli prime minister called the corruption charges against them “unjustified” and described Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “horrible” leader.US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog asking for a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling corruption charges against the Israeli prime minister “political” and “unwarranted.”President Trump’s letter on Wednesday came a month after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza Strip went into effect, ushering in a fragile truce amid daily attacks and aid restrictions by Israel.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn his letter, the US president cited…

Your qualification has been secured – now the planning begins in earnest. There are seven months until Thomas Tuchel’s first tournament for England, but there is work to be done.The Three Lions have qualified for the 2026 World Cup with two qualifying games remaining. These games will be at home against Serbia in November and away against Albania on Sunday. Tuchel will then hold international camps in March and June to determine the best formula for England. But what places are still hiring?Sky Sports’ football writers have considered which team Tuchel should pick, with each writer naming the following six…

Data center power demands have increased from tens of kilowatts to 200 kilowatts in just a few years, and data center developers are scrambling to design future facilities to handle the load. “In the next few years, it will be 600 kilowatts and then megawatts,” Veir CEO Tim Heidel told TechCrunch. “We’re now talking to people who are trying to understand the architecture of how to design a data center with multi-megawatt racks.” At this scale, even the low-voltage cables that power the racks take up a lot of space and begin to generate excessive heat. To curb this, Veir…

Billionaire serial entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban has some job search advice for his two children and others looking for entry-level jobs in the age of artificial intelligence.The advice is simple. Prioritize working at a small company rather than competing for a job at a large company.In large companies, Cuban says, AI skills are probably somewhat irrelevant. You may know how to use AI effectively, but so does everyone in your company’s large, established IT department.”Small businesses don’t have that depth,” Cuban told CNBC Make It. “They’re usually driven by entrepreneurship and don’t have the flexibility to get people to…

The Einride EV cargo truck charging station in Lynnwood, California, was built by Voltera and is located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.einrideEinride, a self-driving electric cargo trucking company, plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a SPAC deal with blank check company Legato Merger Corp. III, valued at $1.8 billion.The transaction is expected to raise gross proceeds of $219 million and add up to $100 million in PIPE capital from institutional investors, and Einride expects to begin trading in the first half of 2026.In announcing its plans, the Stockholm, Sweden-based company reported…