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From AI assistants to holographic displays, automakers showcase in-cabin experiences at CES

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Interior lighting aimed at reducing motion sickness. Shiny holographic dashboards displayed on windshields. And AI-powered voice assistants paired with infotainment systems to keep you company on long drives. Automakers pulled out all the stops to showcase their latest advances for in-vehicle experiences at CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual trade show

Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as a catalyst

It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse — again following the lead of Elon Musk’s X — specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as

US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday. Federal officials also said they plan to reclassify the grizzly’s status so ranchers would be able to shoot bears that attack livestock. Protections will be withdrawn

Stargazers’ delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution win praise

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that are obscuring night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico. DarkSky International, an advocacy group for preserving views of starry skies, on Wednesday announced its first-ever certification of oil and

2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Football Team: Two-way players revealed

HighSchoolOT’s fifth-annual All-State Football Team is arriving this week. Below, you’ll find our selections for the best two-way players and special teams players in North Carolina in 2024. The HSOT All-State team is divided into four areas: the specialists, who you can see below, two-way players, defensive players, and offensive players. Special teams selections were

Abraham Mitchell, known as ‘Mr. CIAA,’ has died :: WRALSportsFan.com

By WRAL staff reports Abraham Mitchell, known as “Mr. CIAA” and a member of the league’s Hall of Fame, has died, the league announced. He was 95. Mitchell attended the conference’s basketball tournament for more than 30 years dressed in fashionable suits, becoming a well-known presence at the event. The tournament was held in North

None and done? NFL teams inquiring about UNC coach Belichick, per report :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has spent the week visiting high schools across the state to meet with potential recruits, posting some of the interactions to his new social media account. But NFL teams, including the Las Vegas Raiders, are interested in talking to Belichick about a return to the

Flying taxis are on the horizon as aviation soars into a new frontier

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes. As CEO of Joby Aviation, Bevirt is getting closer

New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater environments are very fragile,” said study co-author Patricia Charvet, a biologist at Brazil’s Federal University

Lakers coach, former Duke star JJ Redick says his family evacuated and people are ‘freaking out’ due to LA wildfires :: WRALSportsFan.com

By STEFAN STEVENSON, Associated Press DALLAS — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said members of his family were among those in Southern California forced to evacuate their homes on Tuesday due to a wildfire that was being whipped by strong winds around Los Angeles. The fire swept through a Los Angeles hillside where Redick