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NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues

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NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had expanded a safety-related investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks following reports of unexpected downshifts with rear-wheel lockup. The investigation covers vehicles from the 2015–2017 model years, NHTSA said. The probe follows a preliminary evaluation the agency opened on March 21 last year, […]

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California Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Letter to xAI

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent xAI a cease-and-desist letter that orders the company to immediately halt the creation and distribution of deepfake, nonconsensual, intimate images and child sexual abuse material. Creating, distributing, publishing or exhibiting child sexual abuse material is considered a crime. Related: Factbox: Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI

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China Issues Draft Rules to Govern Use of Human-Like AI Systems

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China Issues Draft Rules to Govern Use of Human-Like AI Systems

China plans to tighten rules around the use of human-like artificial intelligence by requiring providers to ensure their services are ethical, secure and transparent. Users must be informed they are dealing with AI when they log in to a service and at two-hour intervals, or when signs of overdependence can be detected, the country’s cyberspace

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Correspondent Products, STRATMOR on Borrower Psychology; Lender Tools; DSCR Appraisal Issues in Baltimore

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Correspondent Products, STRATMOR on Borrower Psychology; Lender Tools; DSCR Appraisal Issues in Baltimore

Correspondent Products, STRATMOR on Borrower Psychology; Lender Tools; DSCR Appraisal Issues in Baltimore “What happened with the DSCR appraisal issue in Baltimore earlier this year?” Good question. Baltimore is not alone: This week we have investors either pricing themselves out of, or ceasing loans from, the Philly market for certain non-owner loans.) The

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Waymo Issues Recall After Illegal Passing of School Buses in Texas

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

Waymo said Friday it would issue a recall for its self-driving vehicles after Texas officials said the Alphabet GOOGL.Ounit’s vehicles had illegally passed school buses at least 19 times in recorded incidents since the start of the school year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which first opened a probe in October into Waymo vehicles

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Arizona Study Group Issues Report on Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Risk

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Volvo Launches Independent Agency; Arden’s Wildfire Program Backed by SiriusPoint

A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in Arizona should be tackled with a multifaceted approach that includes homeowners, communities and the state working in tandem to implement solutions. The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions announced the release of the Resiliency

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