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Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility has launched its first driverless on-demand microtransit service on public roads in Sun City, Arizona in partnership with transit tech company Via. The milestone is in line with May Mobility’s goal of launching rider-only operations by 2023. It also signals that the gentle onramp approach to commercializing autonomy could be working for the startup. Sun City is a planned community for “active, retired adults.” Launching a driverless microtransit service in such an environment isn’t as flashy as putting robotaxis on the streets of San Francisco or doing autonomous pickups and dropoffs at airport in Phoenix.…

We’ve collected industry expert predictions on trends that will shape health tech in 2024. The healthcare sector must continually evolve to effectively address the challenges it faces. As such, it is unsurprising that it has consistently embraced new technological innovations to mature and strengthen its operations. And, as we approach 2024, the health tech industry is poised to maintain its forward momentum. We asked a panel of industry experts to give their predictions on what trends they think will shape health tech next year…   Our Experts   Dr Anas Nader, Co-founder and CEO of Patchwork Health     “Interoperability…

The Saga phone comes with extra benefits, including a complimentary month of access to Helium Mobile and a free toy. Moreover, apps on Saga’s dApp Store offer special benefits and rewards for Saga holders. Saga phones, initially experiencing sluggish sales, are now fetching over $2,000 in resale on platforms like eBay, according to completed listings. Recent transactions include two phones reportedly selling for $5,000 and another for $3,361. The phones, which come with 30 million BONK tokens, a Solana-based meme coin, quickly sold out as traders identified an arbitrage opportunity. With the rising value of BONK, the airdrop became more…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Extreme heat waves, once considered rare, are now frequent and severe in cities due to climate change. Phoenix faced such a brutal heat wave in July of 2023 when it endured 31 consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110° F. The severity of the heat wave triggered a state of emergency. In June of 2021, the town of Lytton, B.C., Canada, hit a blistering 121° F, leading to a fire that burnt most of the village. This pattern repeated in Europe in 2022, where heat caused fatal illnesses, wildfires and damaged infrastructure, highlighting an…

The dogs must be muzzled in public and it will be illegal to breed, sell or abandon them from Sunday, December 31. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said advertising, gifting and exchanging the pups will also be banned. The Government reminded owners that they can ask a vet to put their pets down and claim compensation. #XLBully owners should be ready for new restrictions from 31 December.From then, they must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public. It will also be illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange and abandon these dogs, or let…

Vote for your star man in KentOnline’s team of the week.Congratulations to K Sports midfielder Todd Brand, who won last week’s poll with 25% of the vote after his match-winning double against Meridian VP.Have a look at today’s XI and pick your favourite at the bottom of the page.Ben Bridle-Card kept Isthmian Premier leaders Hornchurch at bay, including a big save from Ade Yusuff five minutes before Chatham broke the deadlock in a 2-0 top-of-the-table victory.Former Charlton and Birmingham youngster Ife Oni scored and helped Deal to a clean sheet in a 2-0 Southern Counties East Premier Division success at…

Location : The A34 southbound between the A272 and the junction with the A33 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 18 December 2023. Cause : Broken down vehicle. Delay : There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

A man has been charged and is due to appear in court today in connection with the incident over the weekend Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in risky territory as sell-offs from whales mark a change in mood.The latest weekly close has done little to comfort nervous traders as a pause in “up only” BTC price activity continues.With just two weeks to go until the yearly candle concludes, the countdown is on — together with the pressure — across risk assets.Macro data releases — key short-term volatility catalysts — are set to keep coming for the remainder of December, with United States GDP due as markets digest last week’s moves by the Federal Reserve.It seems as if a “Santa rally”…

With a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States, renters living along the East and Gulf coasts are uniquely vulnerable to hurricane disasters. Two new studies based on data from 2009 to 2018 show that renters living along the East and Gulf coasts of the United States face rent increases, higher eviction rates, and a lack of affordable housing in the aftermath of a hurricane. The research will be presented in December at the annual meeting of the 2023 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Both analytical studies are based on 10 years of data…