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‘I’m in a McLaren in the pouring rain’: Jack Doherty’s McLaren crash, explained

Following the crash, Doherty has been asking TikTok users for donations.

A YouTuber sent his $200,000 McLaren skidding into a guardrail on a livestream, appearing to look down at his phone while driving in the rain. 

MoneyGram hack update: Breach included Social Security numbers, government documents, bank and other sensitive data

The money-sending service has revealed which data was accessed in an apparent cyberattack. It now recommends that customers sign up for identity protection.

MoneyGram is back online after a cybersecurity breach disrupted services and compromised personal information. Between September 20 and 22, an “unauthorized third party” accessed and acquired the personal data of certain MoneyGram customers, the company said, leaving users unable to access their accounts.

A severe geomagnetic storm could disrupt GPS and the power grid right as Hurricane Milton hits. It could also give us northern lights

The storm may cause radio blackouts and impact satellites in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, according to NOAA.

A severe geomagnetic storm forecast through Friday could light up the night sky over much of the northern half of the country, bringing with it disruptions to the power grid, GPS and radio blackouts, and impacted satellites, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Amazon’s new AI-powered spotlight tech aims to help delivery drivers find packages faster

The technology, which Amazon is calling Vision Assisted Package Retrieval, works by shining a green light on packages so that the deliverer does not have to waste precious seconds reading labels.

Amazon, in its quest for greater efficiency, has developed new systems to shave seconds off each package delivery and to help customers make faster buying choices, even for new product types that they may know little about.

Bimbo Bakeries pushes back on an FDA warning over their sesame labeling

Bimbo said it creates ‘nationally uniform labels’ that prevent people from inadvertently eating foods that can trigger potentially life-threatening reactions.

A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don’t.

Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces human line judges with electronic system

Line-calling technology has long been used at Wimbledon and other tennis tournaments to call whether serves are in or out.

Wimbledon is replacing line judges with electronic line-calling, the latest step into the modern age by the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament.

Why disaster evacuation in the U.S. is so difficult

In the days leading up to Hurricane Milton’s landfall, Florida has become a case study of the issues facing Americans during severe weather evacuations.

Over the past few days, Florida has been defined by images of gridlock and barren gas stations, as desperate drivers seek to escape Hurricane Milton. In response, Florida officials have suspended tolls and allowed driving on road shoulders, and sent state troopers to escort fuel trucks and supervise gas stations, where tensions are running high.

OpenAI says cybercriminals are using ChatGPT more to influence elections

None of the activities that attempted to influence global elections drew viral engagement or sustainable audiences, OpenAI added.

OpenAI has seen a number of attempts where its AI models have been used to generate fake content, including long-form articles and social media comments, aimed at influencing elections, the ChatGPT maker said in a report on Wednesday.

A rare comet last seen in the Stone Age is lighting up the night sky this week. Here’s how to view it

Scientists predict that Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will appear at its brightest tonight and reach its closest point to Earth this weekend.

Our galaxy is packed with wonders and mysteries—and no, this isn’t a pitch for the next Star Wars series. We’re talking about a real-life event that only happens once every 80,000 years in the Northern Hemisphere, so maybe try not to miss it: A comet not seen since the Stone Age is going to light up the night sky beginning tonight through the end of the month.

Meta AI launches in Brazil, U.K., and more markets in a bid to beat ChatGPT

Meta AI will also be made available on Ray-Ban Meta glasses in the U.K. and Australia, the company said.

Meta Platforms said on Wednesday its artificial intelligence chatbot, Meta AI, will be available in 21 new markets, as it looks to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.