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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his Truth Social site. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.”The move by Trump is the latest in what has been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive order and proclamation…
President Donald Trump has started his second stint in the White House by earning positive reviews from Americans, with especially high marks given for the president keeping campaign promises.A large majority of Americans, 70%, believe Trump is doing “what he promised” during the campaign, while just 30% believe the president’s agenda has been “different from promised,” according to the results of a CBS/YouGov poll released on Sunday.The poll found that Trump’s overall approval on the job so far is 53%, with 47% of respondents indicating they disapprove. Voters also used positive words to describe the president, with 69% describing him…
Snapdragon India on Wednesday announced that it will soon launch new Snapdragon X CPUs in India. First unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 last month, the chipsets aim to compete with affordable offerings from other companies such as Intel and AMD. Similar to their global counterparts, the Snapdragon X CPUs are likely to offer support for artificial intelligence (AI) features, leveraging a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU). The company expects its new platform to power laptops priced under $600 (roughly Rs. 51,400) globally, and a similar strategy could also be adopted for the Indian markets.Qualcomm Snapdragon X CPUs…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Bank of America analyst John Murphy acknowledged that Tesla is on the road to gains but has to face some short-term pain on the way. Murphy cited multiple challenges ahead for Tesla, including the company’s transition to producing its new Model Y vehicle. During the last earnings call, Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja announced that Tesla will start producing the new Model Y in all its factories simultaneously next month. “While we feel confident in our team’s abilities to ramp production quickly, note that it is an unprecedented change, and we are not aware of anybody else taking the…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is finally acknowledging that some recalls will be fixed with Over-the-Air software updates and not physical visits to a service center. This is a hotly contested issue that many people have raised, Tesla fans mostly, who have had issues with their vehicles remedied with a simple download. This morning, Tesla initiated a recall of 694,304 vehicles across most of its lineup to help fix an issue with a non-illuminated tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). It will be fixed with an Over-the-Air software update. The NHTSA now notes below the recalls that will be…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Tesla and Neuralink CEO Elon Musk had another child with one of his employees earlier this year, reports suggest. Mr Musk and Shivon Zilis, head of Neuralink’s special projects, had a third child together earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. The two already share a pair of twins who were born in 2021. The tech billionaire has also filed a petition to change the children’s names to “have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name.”Mr Musk has 11 living children who are publicly known: five with his first wife author Justine Musk, three…
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has reached a milestone of giving rides to two million passengers in its first Las Vegas loop, just a little over a year after it surpassed one million. The Boring Company announced the news on X on Friday after it surpassed one million passengers in its underground loop in Las Vegas, Nevada, last March. The company is currently operating rides in its Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) loop, the first of the company’s underground ride-hailing network. The company has been approved for 81 additional stops throughout Las Vegas, dubbed the Las Vegas loop, and it…
Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…