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Tesla unveils its Model Y SUV to a lukewarm reception

Mar 15, 2019

Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s new Model Y compact SUV Thursday night, ahead of a fall 2020 release, according to The Verge. As Tesla’s second mass-market electric vehicle, the Model Y offers specifications simi...

Warren’s proposal to rein in tech companies may not be as rash as it sounds

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Mar 9, 2019

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

In today’s political and commercial climate, 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up the nation’s largest tech companies sounds almost apocalyptic. Companies like Amazon and Googl...

Rather than a threat, SpaceX is exactly what NASA needs

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Mar 2, 2019

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

At almost 3 a.m. local time Saturday, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft launched on board one of the company’s reusable Falcon 9 Rockets, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is ...

Social media platforms should actively curb the spread of anti-science misinformation

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Feb 21, 2019

Business, Health, Opinion, Science

With a growing body of research showing the role of social media in the promotion of anti-science sentiment and misinformation, pressure has been building on the tech companies themselves to clamp down on the s...

Facebook negotiating multi-billion dollar fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

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Feb 16, 2019

Business, Policy, Science

Facebook is negotiating with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a fine to settle the agency's investigation into their mishandling of user data, according to the Washington Post. Though still under nego...

Apple failed to protect user privacy in its response to the FaceTime bug

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Jan 29, 2019

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

Tech companies lost more credibility in the eyes of the public last year than at any point in the digital era, thanks to a string of high-profile incidents involving user privacy and the mishandling of data. It...

Uber is reportedly working on autonomous bikes and scooters

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Jan 22, 2019

Business, Innovation, Science

Uber is developing autonomous scooters and bikes, according to 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson, who announced that the company had divulged the plans at a robotics conference over the weekend. Anderson’s disc...

Daimler debuts advanced, semi-autonomous truck

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Jan 14, 2019

Business, Innovation, Science

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...