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Tesla is being sued in a class action for alleged privacy violations.

APRIL 7 (Reuters) - SAN FRANCISCO A California Tesla owner filed a potential class action lawsuit against the electric vehicle manufacturer on Friday, accusing it of violating its clients' privacy. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California after Reuters revealed on Thursday that groups of Tesla staff members occasionally shared extremely intrusive videos and images taken by customers' car cameras through an internal messaging system between 2019 and 2022 Henry Yeh, a resident of San Francisco and owner of a Model ...

Grand Admiral Thrawn from the Star Wars television series "Ahsoka" will be portrayed by Lars Mikkelsen.

Grand Admiral Thrawn has at last taken on physical form. Lucasfilm said on Saturday at the Star Wars Celebration fan conference in London that Lars Mikkelsen will portray the enduring "Star Wars" antagonist on the upcoming Disney+ series "Ahsoka." At the conclusion of the panel, Mikkelsen also appeared on stage with the "Ahsoka" cast. Author Timothy Zahn first developed the character of Thrawn for a line of Star Wars books published in the 1990s that detailed what happened after "Return of the Jedi" in 1983. In those books, Thrawn is portrayed as...

Actor Jeremy Renner of The Avengers said he will not allow the memories of a snowplough accident to "haunt" him.

  Jeremy Renner is not allowing the memory of his potentially fatal snowplough mishap to "haunt" him. The "Avengers" actor discusses the incident and his plans for the future in his first interview, which will air Thursday, April 6, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC as part of the special "Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview — A Story of Terror, Survival, and Triumph." I changed the story from one of victimisation, error, or anything else, he claimed. "I won't let that memory f****** haunt me in that way." Firefighters and paramedics responded to a 911 call regarding Renner on January 1st, 2023. The caller, Renner's neighbour Rich Kovach, requested assistance over the phone, stating that Renner had been "driven over by a snowcat." Kovach explained to Sawyer that "there was blood, the amount of blood, and then he was — he was just in such anguish." There was a lot of blood in the snow, and the cries coming from him were horrif...

A tornado that ripped through Missouri has left at least 5 people dead.

As a vast portion of the Midwest and South kept a careful eye out for new storms that could generate additional twisters and hail, a powerful tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wreaking extensive wreckage. According to Sgt. Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the tornado made landfall at roughly 3:30 in the morning and travelled across a rural area of Bollinger County, which is located about 50 miles (80 kilometres) south of St. Louis. Homes were reduced to splinter piles and trees were uprooted.One structure was turned on its side. Drone footage shows rescue workers using torches to gaze inside the wreckage. The search for survivors and victims involved more than 20 agencies, and Parrott stated that because of the extensive damage, they occasionally had to use chainsaws to clear bush and trees in order to get to residences. "The damage is rather extensive. Just seeing it breaks my heart "Parro...

Lizzo and Jack Black Work Together on the Surprising "The Mandalorian" Cameo

Jack Black and Lizzo both made surprise appearances in the latest episode of the Disney+ Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian on Wednesday, April 5. The "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" episode stars the "About Damn Time" singer and the Tenacious D rocker as The Duchess and Captain Bombardier, respectively. The episode was written by Jon Favreau and directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. When Pedro Pascal's titular Mandalorian searches for the former members of the Bo-Katan crew, he runs upon the wealthy couple (played by Katee Sackhoff).  But it's not just that: No other than Christopher Lloyd resides on Plazir-15 as Commissioner Helgait, the planet's security chief. The trio of well-known guest stars even shared a scene with one another as they quarrelled about the political implications of droids.  The de facto mascot of the programme, Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, received a knighthood in a completely unrelated scene, which provided the Twittersphere an especially...

Biden will face Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the presidency.

 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has submitted the necessary paperwork to run as a Democrat for US president in 2024. The 69-year-old is the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of killed Senator Robert F. Kennedy.John E. Sullivan, the campaign treasurer for the environmental attorney, confirmed the filing on Wednesday. Mr. Kennedy is a vocal opponent of vaccinations. In 2021, Instagram deleted his account after discovering that it had "repeatedly shared disproved claims." While not yet formally announcing his candidature, President Joseph Biden has said he will seek re-election. His campaign was originally scheduled to begin in early April, but according to his advisers, that date has changed. His formal announcement of a run is anticipated to come in the first half of the summer, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.Another Democrat, Marianne Williamson, entered the campaign for president last month. On the Republican side, Donald Trump was the first to announce...

Founder of Cash App Bob Lee was stabbed to death in San Francisco

 According to his family and the police, Bob Lee, a technology professional who established the mobile payment business Cash App and formerly worked at Square, passed away on Tuesday after being stabbed close to downtown San Francisco. Around 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, according to San Francisco police, officers responded to a report of a stabbing. The police discovered Robert Lee, 43, who appeared to have been stabbed.  Police added that after being transferred to a hospital, he passed away from his wounds. In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Police Chief Bill Scott described the incident as a terrible crime but noted that the investigation was in its early stages. The police department's homicide detail is looking into the event, according to the department. The chief product officer of the cryptocurrency business MobileCoin was Bob Lee.  Prior to joining Block, he served as chief technology officer of Square, a financial technology start-up co-founded by former Tw...