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Tesla has taken a significant step toward autonomous mobility, launching its Cybercab robotaxi in Austin with no steering wheel and no pedals. The fully self-driving two-door vehicle is now available for public rides, added to Tesla's Robotaxi network following a Thursday event in the city. It marks a genuine commercial milestone for Elon Musk's long-promised driverless ambitions.
Shifting to trade, the United Kingdom is drawing pointed criticism from Washington. Jamieson Greer, a top Trump trade official, said Britain's continued alignment with European Union regulatory frameworks is a, quote, problem, for securing a US trade deal. The remarks suggest post-Brexit Britain has not moved far enough from Brussels in Washington's eyes, complicating bilateral negotiations considerably.
And in crypto markets, Circle Internet had a remarkable run last month, with its stock surging fifty-two point six percent through August of two thousand twenty six, dramatically outpacing Bitcoin's already strong nineteen point nine percent gain over the same period. The stablecoin issuer's equity performance signals growing investor confidence in regulated digital dollar infrastructure as an asset class in its own right.
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