Space community mourns the death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins
NASAMichael Collins, the witty “forgotten” astronaut of NASA’s legendary Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, died of cancer on Wednesday,
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Day: April 29, 2021
Google expands its Android-based earthquake detection system
Google is turning Android phones into an earthquake detection system. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeGoogle is expanding
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Vaccines should be the new bobbleheads at every sporting event
I’m proud of the Milwaukee Bucks for winning their game against the Hornets yesterday, and I’m also really proud of
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COVID-19 vaccinations are keeping older Americans out of hospitals
Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesTwo shots of a COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization by 94 percent
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Facebook claims it mistakenly hid posts calling for India’s prime minister to resign
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeWhen Facebook users tried to view a hashtag calling for the resignation of Indian
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Amazon’s pay raise for over 500,000 workers comes at an interesting time
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon has announced that over 500,000 of its workers will get a permanent increase
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AT&T is giving its top prepaid hotspot plan a big price cut and more data
Customers already enrolled in the prepaid plan will get a data boost and a lower price when their plan renews.
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Facebook expects ad tracking problems from regulators and Apple
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFacebook’s ad revenue was up more than 45 percent during the first three months
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General Motors has a solution for our crappy EV charging infrastructure
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeGeneral Motors announced a “holistic charging approach” to electric vehicle charging that it’s
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The UAW wants to unionize EV startup factory workers
The United Auto Workers union is “laying the groundwork” to organize factory workers that will build electric vehicles for startups
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