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I led the first jury win against Tesla’s Autopilot. I get too many inquiries on potential cases to review them all.
This as-told-to essay is based on three conversations with Brett Schreiber, a California-based lawyer who represented the plaintiffs in the Miami Autopilot case involving Naibel Benavides Leon. In 2025, a federal jury found Tesla partially responsible for the crash that killed Benavides Leon and…
Shein just went public at about 25% of its peak valuation
After months of delays, fast fashion behemoth Shein went public on Tuesday at a fraction of its peak valuation. On Monday, the Singapore-headquartered retailer priced its IPO at 48.56 Hong Kong dollars, or $6.19, per share, offering about 280 million shares. It raised more than HK$13.2 billion in…
Taiwan isn’t saying much about its war plans for a China fight — but its military drills are
TAIPEI — Gunshots rang out at midnight as Taiwanese infantry, hidden on rooftops and in alleyways, opened fire with blanks along the streets of northern Taipei. They weren’t fighting for the beaches; instead, they were defending a six-lane road, split down the middle by elevated metro tracks…
Church’s Texas Chicken’s China debut drew 2-hour lines — and $22 offers to wait in them
China’s consumer spending remains sluggish, but the arrival of a new American fried-chicken chain shows there’s still an appetite for an affordable indulgence. Church’s Texas Chicken opened its first mainland China location in Shanghai on Friday, drawing customers who waited in the rain for more…
Russia surged high-speed jet-powered Shahed attacks by 5 times in a single month, Ukraine’s air force said
Russia attacked Ukraine in July with five times as many jet-powered Shahed loitering munitions as it did in June, according to Ukraine’s air force. The monthly surge points to how Moscow has sharply increased mass production of the advanced attack drones, which fly much higher and faster than their…
Mark Wahlberg says he left LA when he realized his kids needed a different environment to grow up in
Mark Wahlberg, 55, said he put his kids first and left Los Angeles, even though he still misses it. On Monday’s episode of “The Shop” podcast, Wahlberg said he doesn’t think living in Hollywood is necessary for success in the entertainment industry. “I think in this day and age, you can self-tape…
Anthropic tightens security on its training environment after Claude agents went rogue 3 times
Anthropic is tightening the digital environments used to train and test its Claude agents. The update came after its models accessed three organizations’ systems without permission in April. The company said in a Monday blog post that it had deployed real-time classifiers designed to detect when an…
The feds seized a stake in Anthropic from Sam Bankman-Fried’s friends. What happened to the shares?
A little over a year ago, the federal government acquired a stake in Anthropic without paying a penny. The shares were seized from associates of the crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. From there, they disappeared into a legal black hole. As Anthropic rockets toward what could be the biggest IPO in…
Trump says data centers are a ‘golden goose’ and communities will end up ‘poor’ without them
President Donald Trump had a stern message for data center opponents. In a Monday post on Truth Social, Trump portrayed the backlash as a boon to China, a frequent point he makes when discussing what he views as too onerous regulations on AI. “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A…
First time flying first class? Avoid being the most annoying person in a premium cabin with these 4 etiquette tips
When you board your inaugural first-class flight, act like you’ve been there before. Accept a glass of bubbly without asking what it costs, stick to the overhead bin space above your seat, and please, don’t hover over your fellow upgraded passengers. When flying up front, etiquette is key for…