Waymo Partners With Waze To Use Self-Driving Cars To Track Potholes Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two Alphabet-owned companies, Waymo and Waze, announced on April 9 that they will team up to detect potholes and share that information with local government agencies to help get them filled more efficiently. A self-driving Waymo vehicle awaits passengers in Los Angeles on July 1, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times “Waymo is already making roads safer where we operate,“ said Arielle Fleisher, the company’s policy development and research manager, in a statement. ” We want to build on the safety benefits of our service by partnering with organizations and city officials to help improve the infrastructure we all depend on .” Waymo, which started out as a Google self-driving car project in 2009 and spun out into its own company under Alphabet in 2016, said the pothole program was inspired from feedback it gathered from city officials over the years and is intended to fill reporting gaps. Waymos are covered with cameras and sensors. The company said it will use its feedback systems to detect potholes and share that information through Waze’s platform, which users will be able to verify. Waze, a GPS navigation app that lets drivers alert others with live updates, was acquired by Alphabet-subsidiary Google in 2013 for around $1.1 billion. “This pilot program with Waymo adds another source of data to that effort, giving cities a clearer picture of road conditions through our Waze for Cities platform. It’s a great example of how working together helps our community and makes our roads better for everyone,” Waze Strategic Partner Manager Andrew Stober said. Waze and Waymo will launch the pilot program in five areas—the San Francisco Bay Area, where the two companies are headquartered in Mountain View, as well as the Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta metro areas. “We appreciate the collaboration with Waymo and Waze as we explore how techn...

Shares of online community and discussion platform Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) jumped 3% in the afternoon session after sentiment improved following significant moves from heavyweights like Meta Platforms, which extended its partnership with Broadcom to deploy custom AI chips.

据其领英页面上的一份声明显示，有“新兴市场教父”之称的知名投资者、被广泛认为是新兴市场投资先驱的麦朴思（Mark Mobius）周三在新加坡去世，享年 89 岁。 麦朴思投资新兴市场数十年，就在今年1月还在大力宣传新的投资机会。他的信念影响了一代基金经理，并帮助大量资金流入了这个曾经被视为边缘市场的领域。 作为邓普顿新兴市场集团的执行主席，麦朴思在该集团工作了30多年。1987年，在推动美国投资者走向海外的先驱约翰·邓普顿聘请下，麦朴思创立了最早专注于快速发展的新兴市场的共同基金之一。他一直管理邓普顿新兴市场集团直至2016年，并担任邓普顿新兴市场投资信托的首席基金经理直至2015年。2018年1月麦朴思宣布退休。 数据显示，该封闭式基金自1989年至麦朴思退休期间的年均回报率达13.4%。自2001年MSCI新兴市场指数推出以来，该基金年均跑赢该基准指数1.9个百分点。 麦朴思投资公司在一份声明中表示，在麦朴思去世后，该公司两位合伙人John Ninia和Eric Nguyen将承担领导职责。 责任编辑：于健 SF069

美国财政部外国资产控制办公室15日发布公告，宣布对伊朗石油运输基础设施领域加大施压，将总计20多个实体、个人和船只列为新制裁对象。公告称，新制裁措施主要针对与已故伊朗国防委员会秘书阿里·沙姆哈尼之子穆罕默德·侯赛因·沙姆哈尼相关的石油运输网络。除伊朗外，被制裁对象还涉及阿联酋、马绍尔群岛、印度等。公告称，新制裁对准伊朗石油销售以及黎巴嫩真主党等伊朗在中东地区的“代理人”，是特朗普政府对伊朗及其地区“代理人”进行极限经济施压的一部分。（央视新闻）

在A股结构性机会持续涌现的背景下，一些基金经理在一季度收缩了港股仓位，将更多的资金转向A股传统产业链，拥抱电力、矿产等AI依赖的底层资产。近期，平安基金、前海开源、华富基金、融通基金等多家公募披露了2026年一季度报告。从整体持仓动向来看，依托人工智能（AI）产业发展的电力、硬件等基础设施赛道，成为公募集体加仓的核心方向。此外，传统资源股也成为基金调仓的一个重要方向。（人民财讯）

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said that Anthropic PBC’s Mythos breakthrough shows that the US should seek greater cooperation with China so artificial intelligence researchers in the world’s two largest economies can agree on how to safely use the increasingly powerful technology. “We want the United States to win, but I think having a dialogue and having a research dialogue is probably the safest thing to do,” Huang said in an interview Wednesday on the technology-focused Dwarkesh Podcast. “It is essential that we try to both agree on what not to use the AI for.” Huang expressed concern that US-China tensions over trade and security issues have impeded coordination on crucial research. “This is an area that is glaringly missing because of our current attitude about China as an adversary,” he said. “It is essential that our AI researchers and their AI researchers are actually talking.” Read More: Bessent Calls Anthropic’s Mythos a Breakthrough in China AI Race Over the past year, Huang has pressed the Trump administration for relief from US export restrictions that have blocked sales of Nvidia’s top AI processors to China on national security grounds. In December, President Donald Trump agreed to allow Nvidia to ship its less advanced H200 AI chips to Chinese customers, a significant easing of measures aimed at restraining China’s growth in AI. Huang’s push for wider access to the Chinese market has put Nvidia at odds with Anthropic, whose CEO has favored stricter export controls and called the H200 decision a “mistake” in January. Though the two firms have nearly opposite positions on China, Nvidia is one of Anthropic’s key suppliers and an investor in the AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot. Nvidia is putting $10 billion into Anthropic, though Huang said last month it would likely be the company’s last investment. As part of a November deal, which also involved Microsoft Corp. , Anthropic is committed to taking as much as 1 gigaw...

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In trading on Wednesday, shares of Kimco Realty Corp's 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares (Symbol: KIM.PRN) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.6248), with shares changing hands as low as $59.90 on the d

Its BDC's latest bond issue was reportedly snapped up by a single, influential buyer.

Key PointsThis is quite the sign of confidence in its business.

据报道，特朗普政府希望汽车制造商及其他美国制造企业在武器生产中承担更大作用，此举令人 联想 到二战时期的相关做法。据知情人士透露，美国国防部高级官员已与多家企业的最高高管就生产武器及其他军用物资事宜举行会谈，其中包括 通用汽车 首席执行官玛丽・博拉与 福特汽车 首席执行官吉姆・法利。随着乌克兰与伊朗相关战事持续消耗军备库存，五角大楼有意动员这些企业动用其人力与工厂产能，提升弹药及其他装备的生产规模。知情人士称，相关会谈仍处于初步阶段，讨论范围广泛。美国国防部官员表示，可能需要美国制造企业为传统防务公司提供支持，并询问这些企业能否快速转产防务相关产品。参与与国防部官员会谈的企业还包括 通用电气 航空集团（GE Aerospace），以及车辆与机械制造商奥什科什公司（Oshkosh）。 责任编辑：王永生

US military leaders painted a picture of Chinese military threats, spanning Taiwan and space, as they briefed Congress on the military readiness for the financial year 2027 on Wednesday. The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) “invasion rehearsals and live-fire exercises near Taiwan and around the region” had illustrated “the need for combat-ready naval forces in the Indo-Pacific”, according to James Kilby, vice chief of Naval Operations. “[The US Navy therefore] remains committed to partnering and...

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格隆汇4月16日｜据华尔街日报，五角大楼与美国汽车制造商讨论了武器生产问题，已就生产武器事宜询问通用汽车和福特汽车。

About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.

当前，国际原油市场从3月份“溢价绑架油价”的恐慌性交易，逐渐回归至基本面定价。最直观的数据表现为，纽约WTI近月期货合约升水较峰值回落约60%，国内原油期权波动率指数（VIX）自高点腰斩，同时原油期货沉淀资金规模降幅超四成。但回归基本面定价并不代表油价必然走低。相反，美国对伊朗港口的封锁或加速全球石油库存消耗。瑞银集团认为，若海峡封锁持续至4月底，国际油价有望触及每桶130美元，全球经济衰退风险将显著上升。（人民财讯）

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Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

五角大楼与美国汽车制造商讨论了武器生产问题，已就生产武器事宜询问通用汽车和福特汽车。（华尔街日报）

Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.

格隆汇4月16日｜第139届广交会昨天（15日）在广州开幕。本届广交会参展企业结构持续优化，拥有专精特新、单项冠军等称号的优质企业超1.1万家，同比增长5.1%。一大批前沿技术成果与高附加值产品集中亮相，展现了中国制造向高端化、智能化、绿色化转型的强劲势头，吸引全球客商关注。开幕首日，境外采购商到会踊跃，线下到会人数超7万人。

格隆汇4月16日｜据证券日报，Wind资讯数据显示，截至4月15日，在全市场312只个人养老金基金产品中，285只年内净值增长率为正，占比超过九成，其中13只产品涨幅超10%。拉长时间看，养老资金分享资本市场成长红利优势明显，部分产品近一年净值增幅更是逼近100%。

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格隆汇4月16日｜据CNBC，知情人士透露，美国廉价航空公司Spirit Airline在不到一年的时间里经历了第二次破产，一直难以恢复元气，而现在又面临着燃料价格飙升带来的额外挑战。燃料是航空公司继人工之后的第二大支出。该航司在一份声明中表示：“我们不对市场传言和推测发表评论。”目前尚不清楚该航空公司开始清算的具体日期。这一消息传出之际，包括总部位于佛罗里达州的Spirit Airlines在内的美国航空业，正准备结束繁忙的春假旺季。

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(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has finished higher in consecutive trading days, gathering more than 280 points or 3.1 percent in that span. The KOSPI now sits just above the 6,090-point plateau and it may tick higher again on Thursday.

热点要闻 1， 国办发布关于深化投资审批制度改革的意见，对无序竞争问题突出的产业领域，经国务院同意可实行暂停核准、备案等临时性调控措施。 2， 两部门将境内外商独资银行、境内中外合资银行、外国银行境内分行的境外贷款杠杆率由0.5上调至1.5。 3， 美国白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特当地时间4月15日表示，美国尚未正式请求延长与伊朗的停火协议，相关报道“不属实”，当前双方仍在持续接触并推进谈判。 4， 伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社15日援引知情人士消息报道，伊朗方面与巴基斯坦陆军参谋长穆尼尔率领的代表团举行会晤后，将进行必要评估再决定是否与美国开展下一轮谈判。 5，据知情人士透露，美国商品期货交易委员会正在调查总统唐纳德·特朗普就伊朗战争相关政策调整前，石油期货市场上一系列疑似精准择时的交易。 6，美联储褐皮书显示，12个联邦储备区中有8个整体经济活动以小幅至温和增速扩张，另有2个储备区报告经济活动变化不大，2个储备区报告经济活动略有至适度下降。由于对未来形势存在广泛的不确定性，企业前景各异。工资总体继续上涨。 环球市场 美股三大指数周三普涨。标普500指数和纳斯达克综合指数均刷新历史新高。其中，作为市场基准的标普500指数历史首次收盘站上7000点整数关口。代表着科技股的纳指也在连续11个交易日上涨后，首次收在24000点上方。 截至收盘，标准普尔500指数涨0.8%，报7022.95点；纳斯达克综合指数涨1.59%，报24016.02点；道琼斯工业平均指数跌0.15%，报48463.72点。 按市值排名，英伟达收涨1.2%、谷歌-A涨1.26%、苹果涨2.94%、微软涨4.61%、亚马逊跌0.21%、台积电跌1.26%、博通涨4.19%、Meta涨1.37%、特斯拉涨7.62%、伯克希尔哈撒韦-A跌0.77%。 板块和概念股中，卫星互联网、光纤、核电、量子计算牛股表现突出。 纳斯达克中国金龙指数周三收涨0.75%，连续第4个交易日走强。 截至收盘，阿里巴巴涨1.47%、拼多多跌0.13%、网易涨2%、京东涨0.7%、百度涨2.29%、携程涨2.95%、理想汽车跌3.09%、富途控股涨1.78%、哔哩哔哩跌0.2%、蔚来跌2.36%、嘉楠科技涨7.51%。 港股三大指数周三冲高后涨幅收窄。截至收盘，恒生指数涨0.29%，报25947.32点；科技指数涨1.23%，报4911.7...