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The price of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software will rise to $15,000, the electric car maker's chief executive, Elon Musk, has said. The world's richest person tweeted on Sunday night that price would increase from $12,000 in North America from September 5 after the release of version FSD Beta 10.69.2 for its driver assistance system.  Mr Musk said the current price would be honoured for orders made before September 5 but delivered later. “FSD Beta 10.69 started rolling out to Tesla owners last night,” he tweeted. “This build is a big step forward! 10.69.1 probably end of week with wider release. 10.69.2 in a few weeks should be good enough to provide to all FSD Beta participants.” READ MORE : https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/08/22/elon-musk-raises-price-of-teslas-full-self-driving-technology/

US President Joe Biden will host Pacific island leaders at the White House in September, a senior American diplomat said Saturday, deepening a regional charm offensive to counter growing Chinese influence. Visiting Tonga, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said the leaders would be invited to Washington for a meeting and dinner late in the month. “This meeting will be a historic opportunity with the United States and Pacific islands countries to hear and listen, the Pacific way,” Sherman said. The move comes amid a flurry of US shuttle diplomacy looking to bolster alliances in the Pacific against a more assertive Beijing. Read More : https://www.arabnews.com/node/2137231/world