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Tesla self-driving cars are being tested in Boring Co. tunnels in Las Vegas, but full autonomy is still ‘a ways off,’ convention center exec says

The testing features safety drivers in the driver’s seat, and began prior to Tesla’s robotaxi launch in Austin.

Fortune

Who Would Benefit the Most From a Drop in Mortgage Rates?

Most people would benefit from a potential mortgage rate reduction, but some may prosper even more. Here's who could benefit most from a drop in mortgage rates.

GOBankingRates

Las Vegas Giving Aces Players Unique $100K Sponsorships Again Despite Investigation

The Aces' pockets grew a bit deeper.

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An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange

The long-held assumption that Jupiter's iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia could be upended.

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“Chris Shiflett has this great AC30 from the ’60s; that’s the main amp on the album. That and a Princeton Reverb – until I blew it up”: How one-man blues rock band Steve Hill cheated death – then found redemption at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606

Hill survived two road traffic accidents and a house fire, but through grief and cracked ribs he made it, got his new record in the can, and this is its story

Guitar World

“I blew it up and replaced it with a black-panel Deluxe. He probably doesn’t know...”: Steve Hill on the time he recorded at Foo Fighters’ studio – and broke Chris Shiflett’s prized Fender Princeton

Hill’s experience of recording at the Foo Fighters’ legendary Studio 606 turned into a costly endeavor

Guitar World

"A reminder of thrilling all-out, no-holds-barred guitar rock can be... their future now looks dazzling": SKAM make the great leap forward on fourth album From The Depths

English trio SKAM find an intensity of their own on From The Depths

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How F1 created a November to remember for Las Vegas

“November in Las Vegas is typically the eighth-best month of the year; November last year was the second-best month in our history,” reveals Steve Hill, the president of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in a statement hammering home the financial impact of Formula 1’s debut on the Strip.

Autosport

F1's promise to be less tough on Las Vegas in its second year

Despite some teething issues — Formula 1's first Las Vegas Grand Prix on and around the gambling haven's iconic Strip was both an on-track and commercial success.

Motorsport

It's often not a good sign when things go too 'smooth' for these public servants

What it's like manning screens at the National Earthquake Alerts Centre.

The Canberra Times

“To me, this is the highest level of craftsmanship, like Swiss watches or high-end leather goods. These people are just the best at what they do”: Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists

Marshall Amplification is the ship that launched a thousand faces, but in the last decade, it’s been adrift. Now new CEO Jeremy de Maillard says he is out to meet the needs of modern guitarists

Guitar World

A's face tight schedule to get agreements and financing in place to open Las Vegas stadium on time

The Oakland Athletics are on a tight schedule to get agreements in place and demonstrate that financing is in place for construction to begin on time for the team to play in its new Las Vegas stadium

The Independent UK

The WNBA may block an effective 100% raise for its Las Vegas franchise’s players even as the sport reels from a huge gender pay gap

The WNBA has opened an investigation into a sponsorship deal between the Las Vegas Aces and the city’s tourism board. The team says to ask the league why it’s doing this.

Fortune

Las Vegas tourism authority sponsoring each Aces player for $100K in 2024 and 2025

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is providing a $100,000 annual sponsorship to each Aces player for this season and 2025

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The Las Vegas Aces’ unprecedented sponsorship is the WNBA’s latest controversy

Are the Las Vegas Aces circumventing the salary cap? WNBA fans have questions

International Business Times

World Demand For Liquefied Natural Gas Jumps 50% By 2040: Shell

British energy group Shell on Wednesday forecast that world demand for liquefied natural gas would jump more than 50 percent by 2040, fuelled by China dumping coal.

International Business Times

'Sin City' Super Bowl Crowns Vegas' Sporting Makeover

Once regarded as a no-go zone by the NFL, Las Vegas is preparing to stage a neon-lit Super Bowl spectacular that will mark the crowning glory of the Nevada gaming haven's transformation into a global sporting hub.

Fortune

There’s trouble below at Elon Musk’s Boring Co.

Shelved projects, slow progress, and politics seem to have dulled Elon Musk's tunneling dreams at the Boring Company.

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The Canberra Times

Check out the prehistoric 'prawn' at Parliament House

'I hate to be the killjoy, but it's not a prawn,' scientist reveals.

The Canberra Times

The secrets lying deep beneath Parliament House

Secrets more than 400 million years old are waiting to be discovered.

Tribune News Service

While A’s finalize ballpark plan, Trop demolition plan on hold

LAS VEGAS — When and how the Tropicana hotel will be torn down is still up in the air as Bally’s Corp. executives wait for the Oakland Athletics to finalize their Las Vegas ballpark plans.

Tribune News Service

A’s not likely to use all $380M coming their way for Vegas ballpark

LAS VEGAS — Although Senate Bill 1 could provide the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million toward constructing a planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, it is unlikely the team uses that full amount.

Daily Mirror

Firefighters cut garage to rescue 70 Pomeranian dogs and cats from burning house

Fire crews responding to a blaze in Contra Costa County, California, US, had to saw off part of the garage door to enter and found 70 Pomeranians dogs and cats in need of saving

The Canberra Times

The ACT now has a fossil as its latest formal emblem

The ACT has four formally adopted emblems. Do you know what they are?

Autosport

The unusual and unexpected from national motorsport this week

From a rare Alfa to an F2 car returning to action that spent a while hanging on an apartment wall, here are some interesting stories from the world of national motorsport

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