March 23, 2026

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DoorDash’s New Paid Tasks Turn Couriers into AI and Robot Trainers

DoorDash Inc. is paying delivery couriers in some markets to submit video clips and complete other digital tasks to help improve artificial intelligence and robotics models, following competitors that have found creative new uses for gig workers in the AI …

NHTSA Closes Defect Petition Covering 2 Million Tesla Vehicles

The U.S. auto safety regulator on Friday rejected a petition seeking a sweeping recall of about 2.26 million Tesla vehicles, saying it had found no evidence of a safety-related defect. The decision removes the immediate risk of a large-scale recall …

German Court Rejects Bid to Ban Mercedes And BMW’s Fossil-Fuel Cars

Environmentalists suffered a setback on Monday when Germany’s top appeals court threw out their cases seeking to ban Mercedes-Benz and BMW from selling new combustion-engine cars from November 2030. The federal court of justice in Karlsruhe upheld lower court rulings …

Takeda, Lilly Rejected by Supreme Court on Actos Fraud Lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for a multibillion-dollar racketeering lawsuit that accuses Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. of marketing the Actos diabetes drug without disclosing its link to bladder cancer. In a one-line order Monday, …

Southwest Heat Wave Tumbles Records, Raises Fire Risk

Nearly 9.5 million people across the U.S. Southwest face extreme high temperatures, as an ongoing heat wave continues to topple records and raise the risk of wildfires as far away as the Great Plains. Las Vegas reached 96F (36C) Saturday, …

Distracted Driving: Why Awareness Alone Isn’t Working

Although the dangers of distracted driving are taught in every driver’s education course, more than one-third of drivers admit to doing it anyway. Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety highlights that even though drivers support additional restrictions to …

‘Tag Man’ Charged With Title-Washing $3.8 Million in Stolen Luxury Autos

A Philadelphia man has been charged for his alleged role in a vehicle title-washing scheme involving dozens of stolen luxury vehicles valued at nearly $4 million, according to state police and prosecutors. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said an investigation …

Florida’s Home Hardening Grant Plan Is Massive, Popular—and Flawed, Critics Say

Florida’s $833 million My Safe Florida Home mitigation program is as popular as ever, providing grants for homeowners to harden their homes and install new roofs. But it’s wasteful, is a tax-dollar giveaway, and has some glaring issues that do …