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Is Uber Weaponizing Labor Unions To Slow Robotaxi Rivals
Is Uber Weaponizing Labor Unions To Slow Robotaxi Rivals
Ride-hailing giant Uber is reportedly aligning with drivers' unions in several cities to slow robotaxi deployments and promote regulations requiring "hybrid networks" that combine autonomous vehicles with human drivers, according to the Financial Times.
The unholy alliance is taking shape in states and cities including New Jersey and Washington, DC, where Uber and organized labor are pushing back against the rapid expansion of autonomous taxi services.
In New Jersey, Uber lobbyists proposed requiring any platform offering robotaxi services to ensure that human drivers...
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Via The College Fix,
Higher education is not what it used to be.
Gone are the days when students were required to study the classics. Nowadays it seems like any gibberish can pass for scholarly study.
The examples are myriad, write Daniel Buck, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Garion Frankel, incoming editor at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.
“Oregon State University offers ‘Disney: Gender, Race, and Empire.’
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Sep 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Launches America.Gov Website Simplifying Access To Government Services
Trump Launches America.Gov Website Simplifying Access To Government Services
Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times,
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 29 directing all federal agencies to integrate services with a new website designed to make it easier for users to find information and interact with the government.
He described the tool as "one of the most revolutionary product launches of all time."
America.gov will serve as a landing page consolidating nearly 30,000 federal government websites into one chatbot, powered by SpaceX's Grok and Google's Gemini. The site...
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Oct 4, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
US Coast Guard Says It Intercepted Ship Carrying Fuel To Cuba as US Continues Enforcing Ramped-Up Blockade
The US Coast Guard said Friday that its forces intercepted a ship that was attempting to bring fuel to Cuba, as the US continues to enforce a ramped-up oil embargo on the country, which has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis. The Coast Guard said that the incident occurred in early September, when a “Coast Guard […]
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