Speed

Un recente avviso ai consumatori sulle leggi relative alla sicurezza delle e-bike afferma che alcuni veicoli dovrebbero essere classificati come ciclomotori o motociclette. Amazon ha dichiarato di voler interrompere la vendita di alcune biciclette elettriche ad alta velocità in California, a seguito di una serie di incidenti di alto profilo e di un avviso ai consumatori emesso il mese scorso dal procuratore generale dello stato. Ad aprile, un uomo di 81 anni nella contea di Orange è morto dopo essere stato colpito da un adolescente che guidava illegalmente una e-motorcycle. La madre del ragazzo, Tommi Jo Mejer, è stata successivamente accusata di omicidio colposo per la morte di Ed Ashman, poiché le autorità affermano che era stata avvertita che era illegale per suo figlio utilizzare il veicolo. Continua a leggere...

Il bilancio federale di martedì includerà 500 milioni di dollari per finanziare approvazioni più rapide per i progetti di edilizia abitativa, energia e mineraria. Segui le notizie di oggi in diretta Ricevi la nostra email con le ultime notizie, l'app gratuita o il podcast giornaliero Buongiorno, sono Krishani Dhanji con voi. Amici, è la settimana del bilancio, ed è arrivata molto in fretta se me lo chiedete! Stiamo ricevendo alcuni annunci finali dal governo prima che Jim Chalmers presenti il suo bilancio domani. Ciò include alcuni fondi per accelerare le approvazioni ambientali per aumentare la produttività (di più tra un momento). Naturalmente, tutte le voci principali – incluse le riforme sulla tassa sulle plusvalenze, il negative gearing e i trust, sono già note da settimane. Continua a leggere...

La polizia interviene per allontanare assembramenti di adolescenti a Londra ed Edimburgo dopo che video di simili imprese negli Stati Uniti sono diventati virali. • Centinaia di adolescenti hanno tentato di effettuare delle “speed run” negli edifici della Scientology in diverse parti del Regno Unito, come parte di un trend di TikTok iniziato a Los Angeles. • Lo 'speed running' della Scientology consiste nell'irrompere nelle chiese per vedere fin dove si riesce ad arrivare prima di essere allontanati dal personale. • La Church of Scientology ha dichiarato che l'utilizzo dei suoi spazi sacri per stunt virali costituisce “violazione di domicilio, molestie e interruzione delle attività di strutture religiose”.

• Un limite di 20 mph nelle città e di 60 mph sulle autostrade ridurrebbe la domanda di carburante e contrasterebbe l'aumento dei prezzi, afferma l'IPPR

Group broke through locked door in Manhattan, damaging property and injuring a staff member, church saysA group of youths forced their way into a Scientology church in New York on Saturday in the latest in a string of nationwide “speed running” incidents that have gone viral on social media in recent weeks.The group broke through a locked door to gain entry to the Church of Scientology on West 36th Street in Manhattan, throwing objects, damaging the property and injuring a staff member as worshippers and visitors attended a seminar, the church said in a statement to the Guardian. Continue reading...

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason.Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

Creator card is designed for people making money through TikTok Live, some of whom have complained of delays in paymentsTikTok and Visa have launched a debit card for content creators in the UK that they say will allow people to quickly access their earnings from the platform.The creator card is designed for the growing numbers of people making money through TikTok Live, a live streaming feature where creators receive virtual gifts from viewers that are later converted into cash. Continue reading...

• IBM announced IBM Autonomous Security on April 15, 2026, deploying coordinated AI agents to detect and contain threats at machine speed without human intervention. • The service addresses a critical gap: attackers now achieve full network lateral movement in as little as 27 seconds, compared to an average of 29 minutes in 2024—a 65% speed improvement driving urgent demand for AI-powered defenses. • AI-enabled attacks surged 89% year-over-year in 2025, with a 44% increase in assaults exploiting public-facing applications, prompting major security vendors to adopt autonomous AI defense strategies.

Review of original train order is meant to prevent service problems north of Birmingham, but it may do the oppositePlans to change the size of HS2 trains to maximise capacity are likely to inflate costs and mean fewer seats and slower services north of Birmingham, a senior government and rail industry figure has warned.The £2bn order for 54 high-speed trains, to be built in Britain by a joint venture of Alstom and Hitachi, is under review as HS2 Ltd seeks to cut costs and renegotiate contracts. Continue reading...

• Anthropic secured $8 billion in its Series E funding round on April 9, 2026, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from US-based investors including Amazon and Google. • The funds will accelerate development of Claude 4 AI models and expand enterprise AI infrastructure in US data centers. • This round values Anthropic at $61.5 billion post-money, solidifying its position as a leading US AI challenger to OpenAI amid intensifying competition.

Conservationists say move could push species closer to extinction and clearer environmental rules are needed insteadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservationists and scientists have warned a mining lobby proposal to use artificial intelligence to speed up national environmental approvals could generate “Robodebt-style” failures, putting threatened species at further risk.The Minerals Council of Australia has asked the government to spend $13m to trial the use of AI to help companies prepare applications and help the federal government make decisions. Continue reading...

• FBI agents have arrived in Cuba to investigate the February fatal shooting of five men aboard a US-flagged speedboat, which Cuban authorities claimed was attempting to infiltrate the island. • The probe occurs amid strained US-Cuba relations, focusing on circumstances surrounding the incident near Cuban waters. • This development underscores ongoing tensions in US-Latin America diplomacy, potentially affecting migration and security cooperation.

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launchMinisters have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin operations as soon as possible.HS2 Ltd will assess whether limiting the speed to 186mph (300km/h) instead of 224mph could save money – potentially billions of pounds – and bring the railway into being earlier in the 2030s. Continue reading...

International Energy Agency recommends emergency measures, including working from home, as Iran war hits fuel supplyLowering speed limits to minimise fuel consumption is among potential contingency plans being drawn up by the UK government as the crisis in the Middle East threatens global oil supplies.Sources stressed that there is no shortage of fuel in the UK, but said that officials in the Department for Transport are working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on an analysis of how what measures could be taken to curb oil demand. Continue reading...

• Bell's stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (Sprint) project Phase 2 has been officially designated the X-76. • The demonstrator aims to achieve high-speed vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, marking a key advancement in aerospace technology. • Coverage highlights emerging technologies including Sikorsky's hybrid powertrain tests and light-driven sustainable aviation fuel production.