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Robotaxis are scaling now, fixing problems later

Every now and then, I entrust my life to an AI.That AI — a Waymo robotaxi — has increasingly become a legitimate means of mobility for some here in San Francisco.By now, I rarely worry if I’ll get home safe, but I still pay attention.Waymo and other robotaxi companies say…

Taking Greenland won’t fix the US’s problems in the Arctic, experts say

President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to acquire Greenland, reiterated most recently at a NATO summit last month in Turkey, have thrust the Arctic into the global political spotlight.The bigger challenge, they say, isn’t acquiring more Arctic territory. It’s that the US has spent decades underinvesting in the Arctic presence it…

Shadow fleet escorts are straining Russia’s warships and worsening already ‘serious’ problems, NATO official says

Russia’s warships are being tasked with escorting merchant tankers around Europe, further straining its surface fleet and worsening an already “serious” force-generation problem, a NATO military official told Business Insider.The Russian Navy is facing a mix of different challenges, including sustainment, maintenance, and overall fleet readiness issues. Ukraine has targeted…