Google is trying to eliminate misleading ads from anti-abortion clinics
Google will now require organizations running ads about abortion to certify whether they actually offer abortions. Starting next month, those
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Day: May 22, 2019
SpaceX’s Starhopper moves closer to its first flight
SpaceX hopes to launch its Starhopper test vehicle skyward on its first flights soon. The short tests, which will take
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Valve releases Steam Chat app for iOS and Android
Valve has released a new standalone mobile app incorporating many of the chat features of its desktop client, which underwent
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Google stored some passwords in plain text for fourteen years
In a blog post today, Google disclosed that it recently discovered a bug that caused some portion of G Suite
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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance reportedly set to launch a music streaming service
Additional sources are confirming that ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, is in the process of developing a paid music
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FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks talks Huawei and net neutrality on The Vergecast
On this week’s interview episode, Nilay is joined by Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly,
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GM’s new ‘digital nerve system’ will enable over-the-air software updates on all vehicles
General Motors unveiled a new electronic platform for its vehicles on Monday that’s designed to handle the heavy data loads
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Lyft is adding a panic button so riders can dial 911 from the app
Lyft announced several new initiatives on Tuesday that are designed to enhance the safety of its passengers. The company is
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US Postal Service will use autonomous big rigs to ship mail in new test
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has chosen self-driving trucking company TuSimple to haul mail as part of a two-week
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Chevy rolls out new feature that locks teens out of driving until they buckle up
Chevrolet introduced a new feature designed to force younger drivers to buckle their seatbelts. Teens are notorious seatbelt scofflaws: in
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