Trump’s Intel Chief Ends Election Security Briefings To Congress

Pelosi called it a “betrayal of the public’s right to know how foreign powers are trying to subvert our democracy.”

Trump Blasts His Niece, Bob Woodward Over Critical Books

The president calls Mary Trump “unstable” and Woodward a “social pretender.”

Google Failed to Remove Misleading Ads About Voting By Mail Because of a Technicality. Blegh.

Google reportedly took five days to review misleading ads from an organization that echoes the president’s crock about voting by mail, and then declined to take them down essentially because of a technicality.

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Kenosha Activists: Militias Tolerated, Protesters Arrested

Ubisoft Apologizes After New Game ‘Elite Squad’ Equates Black Power Fist With Terrorism

The game invites players to fight against a “faceless organization that wants to build a new world order.”

Ayo Edebiri Will Replace Jenny Slate as Missy on Big Mouth

Putting its money where its big mouth is, Netflix has followed through on recasting Jenny Slate in Big Mouth.

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Porsche pushes back the launch of its second EV to 2021

You’ll have to wait a while longer if you want to drive Porsche’s second-ever electric car after the Taycan. Porsche chief Oliver Blume told Bloomberg and others that the Taycan Cross Turismo’s launch has been moved from late 2020 to sometime in earl…

Top Democrat Richard Neal Disavows Super PAC Ad Blasting His Opponent

A TV spot from a pro-Neal super PAC used discredited allegations to attack challenger Alex Morse.

South Korea Holds Off Imposing Maximum Social Distancing Measures As Cases Surge

South Korea, one of the world’s leading examples for novel coronavirus containment, is struggling with a recent surge of thousands of infections of the virus. Some in the country are calling for a version of a proven solution tried all around the world: restrictive social distancing measures.

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Tesla Autopilot now detects speed limit signs

Tesla cars are now smarter about recognizing street signs. Electrek reports that the automaker is pushing a software update that lets Autopilot detect speed limit signs using the EV’s cameras. Your car should stick to the limit more accurately than i…