Volkswagen just proved it can build an attractive plug-in hybrid for a fraction of Western prices. It did so in China. One day later BYD fired back with a full electric sedan that undercuts it. The moves capture a market turning vicious.

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Health officials along the Gulf Coast sounded alarms this summer. Vibrio vulnificus, the bacterium widely known as flesh-eating, has already killed seven people across Louisiana and Florida. The toll comes as states report elevated infection numbers well before peak season ends. And the pattern shows no signs of easing.

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Dresser is leaving the company after less than a year.

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Dresser is leaving the company after less than a year.

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George Hotz never shied away from bold bets. The founder of Comma.ai just dropped a hardware package that ties his autonomous driving software directly to desktop-class graphics cards. Called Chestnut, the new dock turns any USB4-equipped laptop or comma four device into a host for full-size PCIe GPUs. And it does so with open-source firmware that developers can inspect and modify at will.

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Google just tied its longest-ever software commitment to hardware that can actually last. With the Pixel 11 series, the company confirmed it will stock spare parts for seven full years after launch. The move matches the seven years of OS upgrades, security patches, and feature drops buyers already expect. But it also signals something larger about how phone makers must now think beyond the sale date.
From Battery Swaps to Drop Damage, Longevity Becomes Policy

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CBS Evening News was down in both categories.

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CBS Evening News was down in both categories.

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Enterprises once viewed AI agents with caution. Now they build them on open source code. Frameworks such as LangGraph power multi-agent systems that handle complex workflows once reserved for humans. The numbers tell a clear story. Multi-agent systems grew 327% in under four months according to a recent Databricks report. Over 80% of new databases come from AI agents. Companies using evaluation tools push nearly six times more projects into production.

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It was a close race between Today and GMA.

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