May 02
Easily abused “extreme vetting” practices may render moot the impending Supreme Court travel ban decision.
May 02
“I’ve never seen members so angry about something in this House in my 10 years,” Rep. Gerry Connolly said.
May 02
Tesla may be ramping up its production targets for the Model 3, but one of America’s favorite methods of getting behind the wheel of a new car is still on the back-burner. The automaker has no plans to offer a Model 3 lease option this year, it confirmed as part of its Q1 2018 financial results published today. Instead, Tesla … Continue reading
May 02
Starbucks is back with two new Frappuccino drinks for summer, and while they’re no doubt tasty, you’d be well-advised to consult the nutrition label before indulging. Called the Ultra Caramel and Triple Mocha Frappuccinos, both are layered, blended beverages offering the maker’s coffee with a variety of sweet (and salty) ingredients for a proper desert. Starbucks has added both the … Continue reading
May 02
If you wanted to know what the first bird beak looked like, today’s your lucky day. The Ichthyornis dispar was the subject of a paper published this week. Ichthyornis dispar is the name of a creature with the now-oldest bird beak in the world. “The first beak was a horn-covered pincer tip at the end of the jaw,” said researcher … Continue reading
May 02
Michael Sayman, originally invited to Facebook as a 17-year-old by Mark Zuckerberg, created a video-centric social app for teens, Lifestage, when he was 19. Now the young superstar is behind a secret Google social-gaming startup called Arcade, accord…
May 02
A CNN investigation recently revealed that Uber has had at least 103 different sexual assault cases filed against its drivers in the past four years. What’s worse is that Uber has also reportedly forced victims to settle their cases via arbitration r…
May 02
For the second year in a row, Twitter will livestream WNBA games. The coverage starts on May 20th with a four-game blitz starting at 1PM ET, and will follow with one streamed every Tuesday until the season finale on August 19th.
May 02
One of the major stories about Tesla’s car business has been its struggle to build sufficient quantities of its Model 3 electric car. In a just-released earnings report the company said that prior to its most recent shutdown, it had managed to build…
May 02
Facebook: AI will protect you
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Artificial intelligence is a key part of everything Facebook does, from chat bots in Messenger to powering the personalized recommendations you get on apps like Instagram. But, as great as the technology is to create new and deeper experiences for us…
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