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“shared with her 9.2 million Instagram followers.”
“Together, these permits would deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis across the county over the next 12 months.”
“The city now has more than 550 Flock cameras scattered across San Diego, according to the Flock tracking map DeFlock.”
“Prana holds 28 patents across 15 patent families in seven geographies.”
“According to the company, more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies use their technology.”
“Hilton went live on TikTok on August 4 to allegedly stream himself performing dangerous acts of self-harm.”
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day heads for a healthy fourth weekend of $35 million at this weekend’s domestic box office, and $85M worldwide.”
“First reported by Puck’s Matthew Belloni, Paltrow is said to be hosting Altman for an off‑the‑record dinner at her Amagansett home on Saturday, Aug. 29.”
“Tesla’s permit allows it to deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis”
“The company said it would slash its recommended default data retention period from 30 days to seven days, reducing the amount of time information remains in its systems.”
“The carts generate millions of sensor inputs each day”
“More broadly, there are more than 130,000 AI-powered automated license plate readers on American streets, according to DeFlock, an advocacy group that tracks the cameras.”
“That 50% fourth-weekend decline is on par with Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame.”
“Waymo is allowed operate up to 1,000 autonomous vehicles over the next year.”
“Late last year, city officials signed a one-year deal giving the San Diego Police Department access to “open source intelligence” and data from other law enforcement agencies, according to Axios, which reported on the arrangement in April.”
“The systems respond within hundreds of milliseconds”
“A 2024 analysis by a police department in California found Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police.”
“the best fourth weekend at the domestic B.O. belongs to Warner Bros’ American Sniper at $89.3M, followed by Avatar with $50.3M.”
“Uber was also approved for 1,000 robotaxis”
“data centers are responsible for less than 1% of water consumption, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab”
“In May, Stellantis published its five-year plan, which included the launch of 60 new models by 2030 and the spending of €60 billion ($70 billion) making them.”
“According to an NPR review of local news reports, Flock cameras have been vandalized in at least 36 states.”
“20th Century Studio’s Avatar ($2.9B) or Avengers: Endgame ($2.79B”
“Zoox already holds an autonomous vehicle network company permit that allows it to operate 100 robotaxis.”
“One move they do applaud is Stellantis’s deepening alliance with China’s Leapmotor , which offers a potentially fast route to the affordable, competitive EVs it badly needs in Europe and beyond.”
“According to DeFlock, at least 100 cities have deactivated the cameras or canceled contracts with Flock or similar companies.”
“that pic grossed $2.27B”
“I think we would be extremely happy and satisfied if we could get ourselves up to 2,500, maybe a bit higher than that in the next year.”
“Chinese partners Leapmotor and Dongfeng would provide electric vehicle technology and use some of Stellantis’s idle factory capacity in Europe to make their own products or badge them with Stellantis brand names.”
“They say more than 25,000 people are registered for events around the country.”
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day became the fastest film to cross $800M in 19 days stateside.”
“In an August 18 announcement, Google Chrome’s Srinivas Sista confirmed that a total of 15 vulnerabilities had been addressed by the update, bringing Chrome to version 151.0.7922.169/.170 for Windows, Mac and Linux.”
“Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the only movie ever to cross $900M in North America.”
“Within 48 hours, Sista was back with a new announcement: Chrome had now been updated to version 151.0.7922.173/.174 due to seven additional vulnerabilities, including one critical use‑after‑free security issue.”
“Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s $18M spinoff Insidious: Out of the Further, which is looking at $23M-$27M at 3,303 theaters.”
“All three vulnerabilities were found by Google’s own vulnerability security team.”
“The previous installment, 2023’s Insidious: The Red Door, came in well ahead of expectations for the 16-year-old PG-13 spooky franchise with a $33M start (though not a record; that’s still owned by Insidious 2 at $40.2M)”
“CVE-2026-76034, CVE-2026-76036 and CVE-2026-76017 have all been rendered harmless as long as you have restarted your browser after the automatic update process.”
“The pic wound up becoming the highest-grossing in the franchise with $189M worldwide.”
“account for between 80% and 85% of the capital and operating cost of making electrodes.”
“The entire Insidious franchise’s global gross to date is nearly $732M.”
“eliminate the conventional wet‑coating process could reduce the total cost of the cell by more than 10%.”
“Rotten Tomatoes critics are at 60% fresh for Out of the Further.”
“dry coating could reduce manufacturing costs by around 1% to 2%.”
“Overseas, Insidious: Out of the Further, which stars franchise’s thespian Lin Shaye and is directed and written by Come Play‘s Jacob Chase, is looking at $26M in 64 territories for a global start between $49M-$53M.”
“a large electrode‑drying oven requires around five megawatts of power.”
“Red Door opened to $3.7M there”
“within the region studied, only three locations had sufficient available grid capacity for conventional cell production, all associated with former power stations. Remove the electricity requirement of the ovens, he says, and that number r…”
“Red Door opened to a reported $1M there”
“a full‑size cell factory can have around 200 tons of NMP on site.”
“Scream 7 is by far the biggest horror franchise opener YTD with $97.2M WW (and $63.6M domestic).”
“Grand Theft Auto VI is the most anticipated video game of the year following two delays that pushed its launch well beyond its initial plan to release in fall 2025.”
“Black Bear’s Spa Weekend from The Hangover architects Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, at 2,009 sites with $3M-$5M.”
“they are on track to have 200 fully autonomous trucks on the road and in operation by the end of the year”
“Mutiny is booked at 2,703 theaters in U.S./Canada.”
“They will be building 20 trucks a week by October — a 1,000-truck-per-year run rate”
“Vertical has the Andrew Garfield family movie The Magic Faraway Tree at 1,611 theaters.”
“Their first lane took 8 years to launch, and our third lane took 6 weeks”
“The Ben Gregor-directed movie has already collected more than $32M at the foreign B.O., per Box Office Mojo, $20M+ of that coming from the UK.”
“The company has 10 active lanes today and plans to expand across the Sun Belt through 2027-2028”
“Critics are 84% fresh on RT.”
“That means Aurora could generate $80 million in revenue each year through transportation-as-a-service agreements”
“In 2025, U.S. Class 8 truck sales totaled about 209,000 units”
“A Class 8 assembly plant costs at least a billion dollars, and that is a conservative estimate”
“They spent $500 million to build a second plant, a body-in-white plant, and to upgrade their main production facility”
“The company said it will remove the safety driver and go fully driverless on U.S. highways in the first quarter of 2027 on its flagship VNL platform”
“By the end of 2027, the company believes it will be operating more than 300 autonomous trucks on U.S. highways”
“Industrial-scale deployment is planned for 2028”
“Daimler Truck and Torc aim to enter the U.S. market with SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks by 2027”
“There are only four states -California, Texas, Arizona, and Michigan – that allow testing and deploying of autonomous trucks weighing more than 10,001 pounds”
“Amazon UK has cut the iPhone 17 Pro Max to £1,049 — £150 below launch price”
“John Lewis is selling it for £1,099”
“Apple has also raised trade-in values by up to 30% ahead of the iPhone 18 launch”
“The iPhone 16 Pro Max, for example, is the most valuable device to trade in at $720 in the U.S. (depending on condition, of course), up from $695”
“The iPhone 16 Pro jumped from $560 to $630, which is the largest bump in the iPhone lineup”
“Values went up across almost every model, all the way back to older handsets like the iPhone 11, which is now worth up to $110”
“Apple has added other Android phones, including (for the first time) the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL at $315 and the OnePlus 13 at $250”
“The most Apple will pay for your Samsung phone is $125 for the Galaxy S22 Ultra”
“We can see values fall by £150 to £300 in a matter of weeks”
“Your next best bet will be a refurbished unit, which can sell for up to 30% less than a new model”
“potential $100 price, spread over 24 months, is a little over $4 per month”
“which you would expect at $2400”
“In total, there are 29 issues which are addressed in the update, most of them, 21 in all, related to WebKit”
“the expected arrival in September looks to be delayed until next year”
“The MacBook Ultra is set to adopt OLED, the first Mac to feature the display technology”
“Apple has laid off at least 60 employees tied to Apple's VR team, the Apple Vision Group, and similar positions”
“Apple will introduce a single set of terms for developers operating in the EU that are similar to the commission-based terms it offers in markets such as Japan and Brazil”
“up to $500 more”
“Google's official Gemini Intelligence device requirements page lists 12GB of RAM as the minimum.”
“The Galaxy S25 FE launched last year with 8GB of RAM.”
“IDC reported that in Q2 it captured 53% of the foldable market in Malaysia”
“IDC reported that in Q2 it captured 67% in Singapore”
“IDC reported that in Q2 it captured 89% in Hong Kong”
“that makes Honor's 9% global H1 shipment growth all the more interesting”
“The RAM has also been increased from 8GB to 12GB”
“with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor replacing the Gen 3 in the last phone”
“Google has confirmed that the Googlebook, previewed at May’s I/O Developer conference, will be given a media preview on September 15th.”
“Universal will release The Odyssey on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, Nov. 17.”
“The Odyssey will also be released on physical media, including 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD the same day.”
“Florida-based Starcloud, which is developing orbital data centers, raised $250 million this week, doubling the company’s valuation to $2.3 billion.”
