Jun 18

2021 Honda Pilot receives more standard kit including a nine-speed automatic gearbox

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The 2021 Honda Pilot is receiving more standard kit along with a new Special Edition (SE) trim. Part of the new equipment includes a nine-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters to replace the aging six-speed gearbox of the outgoing model. This new transmission was only offered in higher trim models. But for 2021, the nine-speed tranny is now standard including … Continue reading

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Jun 18

Astronomers have detected a regular rhythm of radio waves with unknown origins

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A team of astronomers, including researchers from MIT, have detected a repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts that are emanating from an unknown source outside of our galaxy. The source of the radio bursts is 500 million light-years away. Fast radio bursts, also known as FRBs, are short, intense flashes of radio waves that are thought to be the product … Continue reading

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Jun 18

Google's latest Chrome extension helps you link directly to a piece of website text

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Earlier this month, Google made it easier to find the information you’re searching for on individual web pages with the launch of highlighted featured snippets. Now, it’s building on that info-specific navigation with a new Chrome extension that lets…

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Jun 18

Facebook will share new independent privacy reports with the FTC

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It’s no secret that Facebook has a less than stellar track record when it comes to privacy matters, and in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal — which cost the company a cool $5 billion — the platform has been making a concerted effort t…

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Jun 18

Jennifer McClellan Could Make History As Virginia’s First Black Female Governor

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“I know that this is not a moment to retreat to the past but to step boldly into our future,” said McClellan.

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Jun 18

Black Sports Icon’s Statue Defaced With ‘White Lives Matter’

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“I’m not a racist,” said a white man spotted spray-painting a racist slogan on the pioneering tennis great’s monument.

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Jun 18

Bolton Says Trump Not Fit For Office, Putin Thinks He Can ‘Play Him Like A Fiddle’

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“I don’t think he has the competence to carry out the job,” Bolton said of the president in an ABC News interview.

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Jun 18

Kristen Wiig Welcomes Twins: Reports

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The “Bridesmaids” star had hinted at motherhood on “Saturday Night Live.”

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Jun 18

This McLaren 720S celebrates the F1 GTR’s historic win at Le Mans

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British supercar maker McLaren has debuted the 720S Le Mans. This limited-edition model celebrates McLaren’s historic win at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. McLaren is only making 50 examples of the 720S Le Mans with base prices starting at $285,600 (£254,500). For the money, you get a ‘standard’ McLaren 720S and its magnificent 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 … Continue reading

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Jun 18

Open source Solo 8 robot looks less like a dog but is cheaper to make

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Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots are grabbing headlines as a number of them get deployed to help address new limitations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This may have generated more interest in quadruped robots but Spot easily costs more than $50,000 and developing your own usually takes years and several teams working together. If you don’t mind crediting someone else’s … Continue reading

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