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Tesla sent Robotaxi users a new terms-of-service agreement on Saturday detailing its planned launch in the Bay Area, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider.The notification says rides taken outside California are “conducted autonomously.”The update lays out a different setup for California, where Tesla is launching its Robotaxi service under tighter state oversight — a move that appears to address how the program complies with local regulations. “If your ride is taking place in California, it is being conducted with a safety driver using FSD (Supervised) pursuant to authority from the California Public Utilities Commission,” the agreement says.Tesla did…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Kansas City Royals acquired veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.The D-backs added right-hander Andrew Hoffmann, who has made three appearances for the Royals this season out of the bullpen. The 25-year-old was selected in the 12th round of the 2021 draft by the Braves.The 33-year-old Grichuk has played the past 1 1/2 seasons for the D-backs, with the club using his right-handed bat mostly against left-handed pitching.News of Grichuk’s trade came in the middle of Arizona’s game in Pittsburgh. The outfielder was pulled from the game in the fifth inning and could…

The more the merrier at Meta.The AI talent wars took another turn on Friday when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of ChatGPT and the former lead scientist at OpenAI, is now the chief scientist at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs.”In this role, Shengjia will set the research agenda and scientific direction for our new lab working directly with me and Alex,” a statement shared to Zuckerberg’s Threads account said. “Shengjia co-founded the new lab and has been our lead scientist from day one.”The statement said Meta chose to formalize Zhao’s leadership position because recruiting is “going well” and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper homered deep into the right-field bleachers and Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run double after New York’s 10th error in five games, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-4 win Saturday over the reeling Yankees, who avoided a major injury scare with captain Aaron Judge.Trea Turner drove in two runs and Edmundo Sosa also homered for the Phillies, who opened a 9-1 lead. Philadelphia started the day a half-game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets.Schwarber had six RBIs and Turner was 6 for 11 as Philadelphia outscored New York 21-9 in the first two…

COOPERSTOWN, NY (AP) — For CC Sabathia, getting elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame was much easier than actually getting to the Hall of Fame.Sabathia, whose career spanned 19 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, was voted in on his first year of eligibility.Getting to Cooperstown for Hall of Fame weekend activities to be capped by his induction Sunday proved a tad more difficult.“It was an adventure,” Sabathia said Saturday.Sabathia, wife Amber and their four children left their Alpine, New Jersey, home at about 4 p.m. Thursday. They traveled in two vehicles as is…

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League Baseball career.For his induction into the Hall of Fame? Not so much.“Of course, I’m nervous and I probably should be preparing more, but this morning I actually went to the field, long tossed and kind of ran and did my workout, so I guess for me that was more important,” Suzuki said Saturday through an interpreter on the eve of his enshrinement.Suzuki is the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall and fell one vote shy of becoming the second unanimous selection.…

GENEVA (AP) — Dr. David Nabarro, a British physician who led the U.N. response to some of the biggest health crises in recent years, including bird flu, Ebola and the coronavirus pandemic, has died. He was 75.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, confirmed Nabarro’s death on social media platform X.“David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals,” Tedros wrote Saturday. “His work touched and impacted so many lives across the world.”King Charles III knighted Nabarro in 2023 for his contributions to global health after he served…

When Christopher Kennedy went to have an X-ray before a routine surgery, he thought he would be in and out. Then a technician spotted scarring in his lungs.Kennedy, 68 at the time, had never noticed any warning signs. He was a retired Air Force technician who exercised regularly and spent his time landscaping his backyard and training Bernese Mountain dogs to be hospital therapy animals.After several tests, a pulmonologist gave him an alarming diagnosis: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF. It’s a type of lung disease with no known cause where scar tissue grows in the lungs and prevents oxygen from…

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields participated in 7-on-7 drills at training camp Saturday, two days after being carted from the field with a dislocated toe.Fields threw passes during quarterback positional drills and then again in a session with wide receivers, including tossing a perfectly placed deep ball to Tyler Johnson for a big gain that drew cheers from the fans in the stands.Fields didn’t participate in team drills and will continue to be evaluated on a daily basis. The Jets have their first off day from practice Sunday.“I thought he did a good job…

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — While stadiums have been packed at the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland, one notable figure has been missing: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.Ceferin was present at the opening ceremony match between Switzerland and Norway on July 2 but hasn’t been seen at any games since. He is, however, expected to attend Sunday’s final between England and Spain.Ceferin’s absence at UEFA’s main event for women — held every four years — has been a subject of private chatter among soccer officials at an event that has broken attendance records and delivered exhilarating matches.“Pity he hasn’t shown up,” one…