Israeli military says over 100 rockets were fired from Lebanon, with some striking areas near the northern city of Haifa

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Cruise robotaxis return to the Bay Area nearly one year after pedestrian crash Cruise is returning to the streets of Sunnyvale and Mountain View for the first time since it paused operations in the Bay Area after a robotaxi struck a pedestrian in October 2023. "Resuming testing in the Bay Area is an important step forward as we continue to work closely with California regulators and local stakeholders," the company said in a post on X. "This will allow our local employees to engage directly with our product as they refine and improve our tech through R&D." The decision to bring Cruise's autonomous Chevy Bolts back to the Bay Area comes just a few months after the company reached a settlement with California's Public Utilities Commission.

Yahoo News Hezbollah leader vows to retaliate for 2 days of attacks on electronic devices in Lebanon In a televised address Thursday, Hassan Nasrallah said "retribution will come" after attacks on pagers and walkie-talkies carried by members of the Iran-backed militant group this week left at least 37 people dead and thousands of others wounded.

Kiwibot acquires an ad startup to turn its delivery robots into mobile billboards From the standpoint of any advertising executive, Kiwibot has left a lot of money on the table since its robots began making food deliveries on the UC Berkeley campus back in 2017. After all, the semi-autonomous wheeled systems tend to traverse high-traffic areas. In 2024, they can still draw a crowd of curious onlookers.

Yahoo Sports Fantasy Film Room: Is Saints' success sustainable? Why is scoring way down otherwise? | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast It's Thursday and 'Fantasy Film Room' is back with Nate Tice and Matt Harmon. The duo dives into the Saints offensive explosion in the first two weeks of the season and examine if what they're doing is sustainable. The two also look at why scoring is way down across the league. Tice explains why it's never been harder to play QB in the NFL against these modern defenses.

Luminate's hair-saving chemo helmet nears release, as new funding goes toward home cancer care Luminate's wearable device for hair retention during chemotherapy treatment is getting the testing it needs for commercial release, but the startup is already looking ahead to its next goal: powering at-home cancer care. A new $15 million funding round should help it make a start on it. The pitch sounds a bit sci-fi: a helmet called Lily that people undergoing chemotherapy wear to prevent hair loss, which is a common side effect of the treatment.

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