Capitol Riot - capitol-riot.comThe pristine copy of Superman No 1, the character’s first solo title from 1939, was discovered in an attic in California last year
A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world’s most expensive comic book after selling for US$9.12m (£6.96m, A$14.14m).
Superman No 1 was published in 1939 and was the Man of Steel’s first solo title. It marked the first time a character that debuted in a comic book had their own title devoted entirely to them.
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Jay Leno says his wife, Mavis, experiences a heartbreaking moment every day due to her dementia diagnosis.
“I mean, probably the toughest part was, every day she’d wake up and realize someone had called today to tell her her mother had passed away,” Leno told Hoda Kotb in a Today interview on Thursday.
“And her mother died every day for, like, three years. And it was, not just crying, I mean, you’re learning for the first time. Each time was — and that was really tricky,” the former late-night host said.
The couple met in the ’70s and married in 1980. In April 2024, Leno was granted conservatorship over his wife’s estate following her diagnosis. They have no children together.
Leno says his wife will sometimes “point to something and say something that doesn’t quite make sense.”
“And I’ll go, ‘No, it’s good, honey. It’s all right.’ I sense she wants to be reassured that everything’s OK,” Leno said.
He added that not much else has changed, and he still enjoys her company.
“Before she had this, I would always go home after ‘The Tonight Show,’ cook dinner for her, and we’d watch TV. The only difference is now you just can’t really talk about a lot of things,” Leno said.
He acknowledged that she may one day forget about him, but that “hasn’t happened yet.” Despite the challenges, he continues to find joy in spending time with her each day.
“You know, when I’m carrying her — carry, like, to the bathroom — we do this and I call it Jay and Mavis at the prom, you know, in high school,” he said. “So, we’re just, like, back and forth, and she thinks that’s funny.”
Leno said his wife still expresses her love for him.
“And when she looks at me and smiles, and says she loves me, I mean, I melt,” he said.
During an April appearance on the “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” podcast, Leno talked about the challenges of caregiving.
“When you have to feed someone and change them and carry them to the bathroom and do all that kind of stuff every day,” Leno said. “It’s a challenge. And it’s not that I enjoy doing it, but I guess I enjoy doing it.”
In early November, Leno told People that he’s “lucky” to be able to care for his wife.
“It’s not work, because people come up, and say they feel so sorry. I understand the sympathy, because I know a lot of people are going through it, but it’s OK,” Leno said.
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Tesla just got one step closer to deploying its robotaxis commercially in Nevada.
Tesla completed the self-certification process for the robotaxi in Nevada, a DMV representative told Business Insider.
This step means the company can deploy an autonomous car on Nevada roads, but it still needs approval from the Nevada Transportation Authority to operate commercially. The NTA has not responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Clearing self-certification in Nevada comes as CEO Elon Musk aims to expand ride-hailing in up to 10 metropolitan areas by the end of the year, with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.
“We expect to be operating in Nevada and Florida and Arizona by the end of the year,” Musk said on an October earnings call.
Tesla’s robotaxis are operating commercially in San Francisco and Austin. The company is hiring in cities such as Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, and Orlando, as it ramps up the robotaxi deployment process.
On Monday, Tesla received approval from the Arizona Department of Transportation to operate ride-hailing services in the state. It also submitted a “self-certification” to test its robotaxis in the state with safety drivers, a spokesperson for the department told Business Insider.
Meanwhile, in California, a robotaxi war is breaking out. Uber, Tesla, and Waymo are fighting to shape robotaxi regulations in the state.
Waymo, which operates self-driving taxis in San Francisco and Los Angeles, said in November that companies offering autonomous ride-hailing services should submit quarterly reports about the rides. Tesla opposed this suggestion.
This week, Amazon launched its Zoox robotaxi service in San Francisco, offering select members of the public free rides.
Tesla’s stock price dropped about 2% on Thursday. It’s up more than 15% in the past year.