Federal regulators issue special order over Tesla Cybercab's no-pedal design
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a formal Special Order forcing Tesla to justify the legal basis for self-certifying its dedicated Cybercab robotaxi. The federal scrutiny focuses directly on the vehicle's purpose-built design, which omits traditional manual controls including a steering wheel, accelerator, and foot-operated service brake. Editorial credit: Erman Gunes / Shutterstock The inquiry escalated via Audit Query AQ26002 immediately
US Coast Guard and FBI board Texas-bound supertankers following mid-ocean cyberattacks
The U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI deployed specialized cyber response units to board two foreign-flagged energy tankers off the coast of Texas following indications that malicious actors breached their onboard networks. The joint maritime interventions, conducted offshore in the Gulf of Mexico on August 21 and August 24, 2026, were initiated after investigators detected unauthorized intrusion activity affecting the vessels' information technology (IT) and operational technolog
Kantata unveils Agent Studio: AI agents that go beyond automation to compound professional services expertise
Conversational capability within Kantata Expertise Engine™ lets professional services firms describe their delivery standards in plain language and get a custom agent that runs them every time. Kantata, a leading provider of Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions, today introduced Agent Studio, a fundamentally different approach to building custom AI agents that enables professional services firms to turn their expertise into agents that work like their best people
Salesforce and Nvidia launch Koa, a specialized reasoning model for enterprise CRM
Salesforce and Nvidia have unveiled Koa, a specialized artificial intelligence reasoning model designed to handle complex, multi-step customer relationship management (CRM) tasks. Announced at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, the model is built directly into Salesforce’s Agentforce platform. Koa represents Salesforce’s first proprietary reasoning model, offering enterprise clients a dedicated, workflow-speci
Meta unveils 'Meta One' subscriptions, bundling premium features and AI compute across apps
Meta has announced the global rollout of Meta One, a unified subscription framework that bundles premium creative tools, customization features, and expanded artificial intelligence capabilities across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Meta AI. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock The service expands on standalone "Plus" app subscriptions launched earlier in the year, introducing multi-tier packages for consumer power users, creators, and enterprise clients. Meta c
