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Six EV showcases planned across Alabama Auto — Aug 19, 2026 Drive Electric Alabama will tour six EV showcases across Mobile, Birmingham, Huntsville, Cullman, and Rickwood Caverns State Park, enabling residents to learn from EV owners about range, charging, and ownership costs. In India, several EVs offer long-range capabilities — Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric, Mahindra BE 6, Tesla Model Y Long Range, Mercedes EQS 580, Tata Sierra EV, Kia EV6, and Mahindra XEV 9e — with ranges up to about 792 km, signaling the practicality of long-distance electric driving. +8 Market Shifts Redefine Premium Car Buying Auto — Jul 21, 2026 A set of side-by-side vehicle comparisons shows buyers weighing performance, space, range, and features across bikes and premium SUVs and sedans, from BMW vs Triumph bikes to Mercedes-Benz, Zeekr, Lexus, Audi, and Toyota models. Across the pieces, prices, power, interior space, range, and specialized features drive trade-offs between speed, practicality, and value. +75 IJR US-Iran War Roars Back As Tankers Burn, Missiles Fly And Oil Tops $100 Francis Kapper · 4 min · 1h
+2 Jared Kim Seven years of flybys and gravity assists just to fight the Sun's pull enough to slip into orbit - wild that Mercury is harder to reach than Pluto in some ways.On X · @ReshadRahman Raphinha Praises Encouraging Lamine Yamal Before Key Goal, Highlights Team-First Mentality The post from Barcelona reporter @ReshadRahman shares quotes from Raphinha about knowing Lamine Yamal gets frustrated when things don’t go well, encouraging him that he would score to keep his focus, and being genuinely happy when Yamal did score because he needed it. Raphinha adds that celebrating a teammate’s success is how winning teams are built. It is trending among FC Barcelona fans due to the feel-good leadership/bromance angle, recent strong form (including Yamal’s goal and Raphinha’s contributions), and positive team chemistry vibes after a match. 1,641 likes · 19m +347 Elena Vasquez Fine by me if schools switch to Equal Earth, kids should learn the real proportions of continents instead of that old skewed version.Andrew Powell Anthropic Scientist Warns Superintelligence Could Kill All Humans Within a Decade An Anthropic safety researcher said artificial intelligence has more than a 10% chance of killing all humans within the next decade, agreeing with a former employee who recently resigned over concerns about the company's approach to developing increasingly capable AI systems. According to FOX Business , Evan Hubinger, Anthropic's alignment science lead, made the assessment on Tuesday while respond 10m Ant International secures $1.2B for global payments expansion Business — Jul 21, 2026 Ant International raised about $1.2 billion in a Series A, with participation from Ant Group and Alibaba as it pursues global expansion in merchant payments, account management and other financial services, while integrating AI across its infrastructure. The Singapore-based unit, spun out in 2024, operates four units—Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Bettr—across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, serving roughly 150 million merchants and 2 billion user accounts and was valued at about $10 billion prior to the funding. +8 IJR AI Could Suck Air Out Of US Bitcoin Mining Industry Sean Moran · 4 min · 1h On X · @GalatasaraySK Galatasaray Take Early Lead in Champions League as Torreira Scores Against Sporting CP The official Galatasaray account posted a high-energy celebration of Lucas Torreira’s early goal making the score 0-1 away at Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League. Reaction is overwhelmingly positive from fans with light rival banter and some caution about holding the lead. 2,297 likes · 19m