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Daimler debuts advanced, semi-autonomous truck

Jan 14, 2019

A new line of partially autonomous semi-trucks will start production in July, according to Mashable, from Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. The new models of the Freightliner Cascadia will offer a n...

SpaceX to lay off ten percent of its workforce

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Jan 13, 2019

Business, Science

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will lay off 10 percent from its total workforce of about 6,000, the company announced today, according to Gizmodo. SpaceX carried out a record number of launches in 2018, but they say the...

Airbnb sees major policy victory in federal court

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Jan 3, 2019

Business, Policy, Science

Airbnb saw a major legal victory Thursday when a federal court blocked a New York City law that would have required the company to submit a list of its hosts to the city’s regulators, according to Politico. The...

Tesla taps Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison to keep tabs on Musk, a “close friend”

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Dec 28, 2018

Business, Science

Tesla has appointed Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison to its board, in response to calls for independent oversight from regulators, according to Reuters. Ellison is also a Tesla shareholder and has called hims...

SpaceX launches its first mission for US military

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Dec 23, 2018

Business, Innovation, Science

A SpaceX rocket launched Sunday morning, carrying the space transport company’s first national security cargo for the US – a GPS satellite built by Lockheed Martin. The successful launch follows several delays ...

Volkswagen will invest $50 billion to mass produce electric cars

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Dec 1, 2018

Business, Science

In its most significant move since its notorious diesel emission scandal, Volkswagen is vastly expanding its production of electric cars, according to Reuters. The company will spend nearly 44 billion euros ($5...

Samsung unveils foldable smartphone

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Nov 20, 2018

Business, Innovation, Science

Samsung has unveiled its foldable smartphone, now called the Galaxy F, following weeks of anticipation since it was initially announced last month. While other companies such as Apple, Huawei, LG, and Motorola ...

Amazon is likely a mixed blessing for cities like NYC

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Nov 17, 2018

Business, Opinion, Policy, Science

Amazon has announced its decision, years in the making and highly anticipated, on where to build its second headquarters, planning to split its “HQ2” between New York City and Northern Virginia. Locations all o...

General Motors is calling on the Trump administration to promote electric vehicles

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Oct 29, 2018

Business, Policy, Science

General Motors is calling on the Trump Administration to create a federal program to promote sales of zero-emissions vehicles such as electric cars, according to a Reuters report. The nationwide program would b...

Tech companies are trying to control the narrative, and policies, on data privacy

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Oct 24, 2018

Business, Opinion, Policy, Science

The tech industry has seemed to undergo a substantial policy shift over the last year. Instead of touting the benefits of self-regulation as they had before, companies including Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Faceboo...