Dan Rather Says Actual Rats Are Better Than Trump-Supporting Republicans

It’s “just not fair to rats” to compare them to Republicans attempting to escape Trump’s sinking ship, said Rather.

Google Assistant's driving mode for Android is nearly ready, one year later

Google promised an Assistant driving mode for phones would arrive in mid-2019, but that clearly didn’t happen — over a year passed without any sign of it. It appears to be ready, though. XDA-Developers has discovered (via Android Police) that Google…

Michigan Gov. Lashes Trump For Endangering Her Life After Rally ‘Lock Her Up’ Chant

After driving the crowd into a frenzy, Trump smiled, repeated “Lock her up,” then chillingly added: “Lock ’em all up.”

Regretting That Tesla You Just Bought? Well, You Might Be Stuck With It Now

For years, Tesla, as well as its eccentric founder and CEO Elon Musk, proudly proclaimed to recent customers that if they were unhappy with the vehicle they had just purchased, they could simply return it. The catch? Hardly anything. It just had to be done within seven calendar days.

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With Zuck's Blessing, Facebook Quietly Stymied Traffic to Left-Leaning News Outlets: Report

When Facebook tweaked its newsfeed algorithm in 2017 to reduce the visibility of political news, the company’s engineers intentionally designed the system to disproportionately impact left-leaning outlets, effectively choking off their traffic in the process.

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Wichita Man Arrested After Threat To Kidnap And Kill Mayor Over COVID-19 Mask Mandate

In a series of text messages, a resident sounded “very upset” about mask mandates and “tyranny,” Mayor Whipple said.

Wichita Man Arrested After Threat To Kidnap And Kill Mayor Over COVID-19 Mask Mandate

In a series of text messages, a resident sounded “very upset” about mask mandates and “tyranny,” Mayor Whipple said.

Google pulls the plug on its Trusted Contacts app

A few years ago Google built and briefly maintained its Trusted Contacts app on iOS and Android. It was pitched as a way to quickly and securely share your location with close friends or family members so they could remotely keep an eye on you, or ev…

Promises, Promises: Trump Says Maybe He’ll ‘Have To Leave The Country’ If He Loses

The KGB could be trouble in Russia, though, if you’re no longer useful to the Kremlin, quips a Twitter critic.

This Puppy Photo Booth Lets Good Boys Take Selfies For Treats

Simone Giertz, the self-proclaimed Queen of Shitty Robots, has used her time in quarantine wisely to create the kind of serotonin injection we could all use right about now: a paw-operated (pawperated?) photo booth for her dog.

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