Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?

In Beijing’s Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages to collection points. The district has become one of China’s testing grounds for autonomous driving, with companies including Baidu, WeRide and Pony.ai operating commercial…

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Yemen government says it was behind attack on Sanaa airport, tensions rise with Houthis

The airport in Yemen’s capital Sanaa was attacked on Monday, several international media outlets reported. Yemen’s internationally recognized government says it was behind the attack. The aim was to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in the country. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis, who have controlled the airport since 2014, accuse Saudi Arabia of being behind…

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A gene tied to facial development hints humans domesticated themselves

Domestic animals’ cuteness and humans’ relatively flat faces may be the work of a gene that controls some important developmental cells, a study of lab-grown human cells suggests. Some scientists are touting the finding as the first real genetic evidence for two theories about domestication. One of those ideas is that humans domesticated themselves over many generations,…

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Industrivärden’s net asset value rises to SEK 225 billion, beats Stockholm index by a wide margin

Industrivärden’s net asset value – that is, the portfolio’s market value minus net debt – had risen to SEK 225 billion by year-end, according to an interim report from the Lundberg family’s investment company. This represents an increase of 17 percent in six months. The total return on the company’s A shares during the period…

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