Local leaders raising concerns after boat with migrants runs ashore in Carlsbad
Some North County leaders are raising concerns after a viral video taken over the weekend shows a boat with migrants barreling towards Carlsbad.
Recommended Stories
EngadgetThe European Union will reportedly open a new investigation into Meta over election policies
The European Union is getting ready to launch a new investigation into Meta over its handling of election-related content.
- Yahoo Sports
MLB weekend round-up: What you might've missed this weekend in baseball
Shohei Ohtani paid a visit to Toronto, and the White Sox won three whole games.
- Autoblog
Pour one out for the Ram 1500 Classic in Canada
Ram hasn't said when or if it will discontinue the truck in the U.S., but this move doesn't look good for the previous-generation Classic.
- Yahoo Finance
Tesla stock surges on 'watershed' full self-driving approval in China
Tesla stock soared at the open on Monday following reports CEO Elon Musk won Chinese approval to deploy the automaker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) autonomous software on the mainland.
- Yahoo Life
The latest on bird flu: What to know about its spread in the U.S. and whether your milk is safe
Everything you need to know about the spread of avian influenza, aka bird flu, in the U.S.
- Autoblog
Volvo EX30 endures a side impact crash test with an EX90
Volvo wants to make a point about safe its tiny electric EX30 crossover is, so it put the EX30 through a side impact crash test with an EX90.
- TechCrunch
Getir pulls out of US, UK, Europe to focus on Turkey — 6,000+ jobs impacted
True to its business concept, Turkey's "instant delivery" juggernaut Getir rose quickly. On Monday, the company -- once valued close to $12 billion -- announced it would shut down its operations the U.S., the U.K. and Europe to focus solely on its home market of Turkey. The move puts a bitter end to the company's very aggressive expansion strategy that saw it raise billions of dollars to grow organically and also snap up a number of equally aggressive, yet struggling, competitors to position itself as the market leader.
- TechCrunch
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of Mastodon's new US nonprofit
Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder, is among those who have joined the board of directors of Mastodon's new U.S. non-profit, Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko announced over the weekend. Mastodon's service, an open source, decentralized social network and rival to Elon Musk's X, has gained increased attention following the Twitter acquisition as users sought alternatives to X's would-be "everything app" that felt more like the old Twitter of days past. Mastodon only somewhat fits that bill.
- TechCrunch
Backflip raises $15 million to help real estate investors flip houses
Flipping houses is not for the faint of heart, no matter how fun or easy HGTV might make it seem. Founded in late 2020, Backflip offers a service to real estate investors for securing short-term loans. Backflip originates loans through its subsidiary, Double Backflip, LLC. Interestingly, among its processing team are former employees of Better.com, a digital mortgage lender that has had its shares of ups and downs mostly related to its management and market conditions, but was lauded for its technology.
- Autoblog
Fisker tells its staff that four companies are interested in buying it
Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker told staff members that four companies are considering buying the troubled EV manufacturer, though a deal isn't done yet.
- Engadget
The DJI Mini 4K is a $299 drone aimed at beginners
The Mini 4K is priced substantially less than its Mini Pro iterations, and it’s actually only $20 more than the non-4K Mini 2 SE.
- Yahoo Sports
The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff is here — and it already has problems
There is cause for excitement around the new playoff format. There's also lots of complaints and criticism to go around.
- Engadget
The Morning After: How many Vision Pro headsets has Apple sold?
The biggest news stories this morning: Apple’s OLED iPad Pro may pack an M4 chip and AI tricks, Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review, Playing Fire Emblem Engage on easy mode got me back into gaming.
- Yahoo Life
Despite concern about older adults living alone, these seniors prefer the solo life: 'I love not having to answer to anyone else'
Data shows that 27% of U.S. adults 60 and older live alone. Some of them wouldn't have it any other way.
- Yahoo Finance
A Fed meeting, jobs report, and more Big Tech earnings: What to know this week
After a bounceback week for stocks, a Fed meeting, jobs report, and a busy week of corporate earnings are set to greet investors.
- TechCrunch
Ethiopian plastic upcycling startup Kubik gets fresh funding, plans to license out its tech
Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment. The startup’s latest investment is from African Renaissance Partners, an East African venture capital firm; Endgame Capital, an investor with a bias for technologies around climate change; and King Philanthropies, a climate and extreme poverty investor. The fresh capital comes as the startup scales its operations in Ethiopia following the launch of its factory in Addis Ababa, where it is turning plastic waste into interlocking building materials like bricks, columns, beams and jambs.
- Yahoo Sports
NFL Draft Rounds 2-7 recap: Rookie fantasy fits we love and question
The NFL Draft is officially in the books. We no longer need to speculate on where guys will go. Now it's time to see how they fit. Matt Harmon and Charles McDonald look at the rookie fantasy fits they love, the ones they question and the group of picks that are great real life picks but rather 'meh' for fantasy purposes.
- Yahoo Sports
Michael Penix is a Falcon, favorite RB & OL landing spots with Nate Tice | The Exempt List
Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft, Charles McDonald and Nate Tice give their thoughts and key takeaways, including Charles' reaction to the Atlanta Falcons taking Michael Penix Jr, the Denver Broncos overdrafting Bo Nix, Spencer Rattler to the New Orleans Saints and Charles and Nate's favorite running back and offensive line landing spots. Charles and Nate finish off the show with a dueling draft of day three selections, where they each draft a pick from rounds four through seven (and a kicker in round six) so they can track how their picks do throughout their rookie seasons.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
This viral anti-aging snail-slime serum is on sale for $17 (over 30% off) — escar-go and get it!
The weird yet effective bestselling formula has won over fans who say it tones and tightens like nothing else: 'I'm 54 years old but look like I’m 40!'
- Yahoo News
McConnell stands by Trump immunity stance, criticizes Tucker Carlson's 'destructive' rhetoric
University leaders need to "control" pro-Palestinian protestors, the Senator said.