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Formula 1’s lengthy 2026 season is entering its final stretch. The sport took to the floodlit streets of Singapore on Sunday night, but Saturday saw action, too; this Grand Prix weekend was also the final of six sprints this year. The night race might be one of modern F1’s greatest spectacles. From overhead shots, the track becomes a bright, illuminated ribbon among the looming darkness of the city-state’s overpasses and skyscrapers. At ground level, the cars shower glittering sparks from their titanium skid blocks as the drivers flirt with how close they can get to the walls. As tracks go, the 90-degree turns and concrete barrier-lined streets were a world away from the abrasive tarmac and ample runoff of Malaysia last time out. But the tropical heat and humidity were a constant given both locations’ proximity to the equator. Showers for the sprint In Malaysia (which was still technically the Bahrain GP), a pre-race downpour disrupted things mightily. On Saturday morning in Singapore, shortly before the start of the sprint, it seemed history was about to rhyme when the skies opened. With standing water in places on the track, the sprint was delayed by 30 minutes. The sprint format, where a short extra race replaces a practice session a day before the main event, is unloved by the drivers and teams. For one thing there’s little prestige in winning Saturday’s sprint. And with qualifying just a few hours later, risk-taking is discouraged lest one wreck the car and ruin Sunday’s race a day early. Oh no, not again! Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images And in Singapore, like most street circuits, the proximity of the unyielding barriers that line the track mean there are real, punishing consequences for getting it even a little wrong.Read full article Comments
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Google is releasing its second Fitbit tracker of 2026, offering fans of the aging Charge 6 a more refined option. The new Fitbit Edge slots right in between the Pixel Watch 5 and the Fitbit Air, featuring a compact screen and more health sensors than the Air. You won't get all the apps and features of the Pixel Watch 5, but the Edge is only about half as expensive. The Fitbit Edge is essentially a new Charge 6, but it has more of a Pixel Watch aesthetic. Squish Google's smartwatch from the sides, and you've got the Edge. It has a pill-shaped 1.34-inch OLED touch display inside a slender aluminum frame that is rated IP68 (5 ATM) for water and dust protection. Google says the screen has 46 percent more viewable area compared to the Charge 6. It's very close in overall size to the Fitbit Air and uses the same magnetic charging puck. Left to right: Fitbit Air (with new metal mesh bend), Fitbit Edge, and Pixel Watch 5. Credit: Google The Edge works with Android or iPhones via the Google Health app, and it can run for about seven days on a charge. If the tracker is away from your phone, it can still follow your activity all week with support for seven days of full health data storage (or 30 days of basic data). However, the generous week-long battery life does not include always-on display mode. If you choose to turn that on, the battery life drops to about two days, barely longer than the Pixel Watch 5.Read full article Comments
No organization in the world operates more robots than Amazon. The company already has more than 1 million robots working in warehouses around the clock to make tens of millions of same-day and one-day package deliveries happen on a daily basis—and Amazon is poised to significantly grow that robotic fleet in the coming years as it establishes new factories to churn out increasingly more capable robot workers. Despite deploying so many robots, Amazon is also the second-largest corporate employer in the world, with more than 1.5 million full-time and part-time human workers, according to its 2025 annual report. Amazon executives say that the growing robot fleet has eased the burden on its human workforce by taking on the toughest fulfillment center tasks that carry the greatest risks of physical fatigue and injury. But labor advocacy groups and independent researchers point to evidence suggesting that warehouse automation driven by AI is not all upside for the humans who work alongside robots. “For the last 100 years, most of the automation that we've seen usually happens away from workers—you're taking that high-risk task away from the worker, and you're doing so in a way that is not physically proximate,” Brian Greenwood, professor of business at George Mason University, told Ars. “The rise of collaborative robots really changes that dynamic for two reasons: one is that it is physically proximate, and two, the robot has the ability to dictate the pace of work.”Read full article Comments
Smart is back in the two-seater business. The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture unveiled the all-electric Smart #2 at the Paris Motor Show today, with a 35.8 kWh LFP battery, up to 290 km (180 miles) of WLTP range, and a starting price of €19,990. That’s more than double the range of the last Smart EQ Fortwo, which never got DC fast charging. Early orders open in Europe tomorrow, and deliveries start in 2027. more…
AITO will start selling cars in Europe in the fall of 2027. The Chinese luxury SUV brand, built by Seres with Huawei’s technology, confirmed the timing at the Paris Motor Show today, where it showed the AITO 9, 8, 7, and 6. AITO sold 426,000 vehicles in 2025, more than any other Chinese luxury brand. Now it has a date for Europe. But you won’t find the word “Huawei” anywhere in its Paris press kit. more…
Freight fraud can leave victims wondering whether anyone else has faced the same attack. Stolen identities, deceptive pickups and double brokering can strike businesses across transportation. Many companies never publicly discuss what happened afterward. Freight Fraud Awareness Day wants to change that. Freight Fraud Awareness Day returns Oct. 14 with advocates across transportation and insurance. This year’s campaign focuses on education, awareness and advocacy. Organizers encourage open dialogue about criminal schemes, industry impacts and available prevention resources. Verified Carrier, Truckstop, Northland Insurance, Travelers, GenLogs, FreightValidate and Freight Bites support the effort. Andrey Drotenko, president of strategic relations at Verified Carrier, discussed the campaign in a September interview with FreightWaves. “It’s a moment to slow down, compare notes, and just act together,” Drotenko explained. Participants can discuss incidents without revealing safeguards criminals might exploit. That approach allows useful intelligence to circulate while protecting sensitive procedures. This marks the third annual Freight Fraud Awareness Day. FreightWaves covered the inaugural campaign in October 2024. Early efforts focused on building awareness around transportation scams. Organizers plan new opportunities for professionals to share expertise in coming years. ‘It’s not just me’ Drotenko compared fraud victims with friends discovering they share similar struggles. Another person might reveal an experience that suddenly feels familiar. “Oh, it’s not just me,” he recalled. That realization reflects the campaign’s push for more open dialogue across transportation. Gary Thomas, manager of risk and mitigation at SPG Cargo & Logistics, has watched criminal tactics evolve. Traditional offenders once needed physical proximity to targeted freight. Digital tools now allow identity manipulation from almost anywhere. Modern security providers must counter methods that barely existed a decade ago. “We went from a traditional bad guy waiting at the truck stop,” Thomas explained. Criminals can now “digitally manipulate somebody’s identity and the supply chain.” Technology has changed the threat facing commercial transportation. “By working together we hope to bridge that gap.” Criminal methods keep changing Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Gerardo Pachuca has watched offenders exploit transportation knowledge. “Cargo theft has been exploding,” Pachuca explained. Some criminals understand legitimate operations before turning that experience against businesses. “They know how to exploit and misuse those loopholes on the dark side of the industry.” Federal investigators are seeing similar threats. The FBI’s Memphis Cargo Theft Task Force has warned that cyber-enabled schemes allow criminals to identify valuable shipments before arriving for pickup. Those tactics demonstrate how deception can turn legitimate freight movements into theft opportunities. Chuck Forsaith, vice president of the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition, has witnessed another shift. Earlier cases often involved thieves physically taking merchandise. Modern schemes increasingly rely on deception instead. Pharmaceutical losses create additional risks when stolen products return to legitimate commerce. “Back then it was almost exclusively what we would call straight theft,” Forsaith explained. Today’s methods depend more heavily on some form of fraud. Criminals may ignore required quality controls after taking pharmaceutical products. “That can significantly impact the integrity of the products once they are reintroduced into a supply chain.” Freight Fraud Awareness Day gives transportation professionals an opportunity to bring those experiences into the open. Companies can discuss what happened without exposing every security measure protecting their operations. Those accounts may reveal threats another business has never encountered. They can also remind victims of something much simpler. It’s not just me. Why It Matters Criminals benefit when fraud stays hidden. Sharing real incidents can expose patterns, close information gaps and help stop the same scheme from hitting someone else. CFCO In my opinion, awareness matters most when professionals know what to do next. The FreightWaves Certified Fraud Compliance Officer course turns fraud prevention into a repeatable verification process. Training helps teams question inconsistencies, recognize warning signs and make stronger decisions before freight moves. A consistent approach can stop one overlooked detail from becoming an expensive loss. Click here for more articles on cargo theft and freight fraud by Phil Brink. Man gets 2 years for $3.5M Amazon fraud using 23 trucking accounts – FreightWaves LAPD uncovers $1M in stolen BNSF and Union Pacific rail cargo at Los Angeles–area shoe retailer – FreightWaves Thieves clone $60K shipment, redirect 41,000 pounds of glycerin in Illinois – FreightWaves The post Freight Fraud Awareness Day returns as strategic cargo theft reshapes trucking appeared first on FreightWaves.
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