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Tesla's Q4 shows a healthy uptick in car delive...
If 2020's anything like Q4, things are looking up for the electric-vehicle automaker
2 min
2502
Activist employees at Amazon claim the company ...
The e-commerce site allegedly threatened to fire several members of Amazon Employees for Climate Change
2 min
2503
Companies are already skirting around Californi...
The law protects personal data and took effect Jan. 1, but legally, can't be enforced until July
2 min
2504
Tesla Autopilot may be involved in Tesla Model ...
The NHTSA is investigating the incident which left two people dead and injured two others
1 min
2505
Unicorn chocolate could be in the candy aisle soon
Swiss scientists in Zurich discovered a way to make color-changing chocolate
1 min
2506
Big tech companies Apple and Tesla linked to co...
Cobalt mined in the Congo is an important mineral used in electronic batteries, but often sourced unethically.
2 min
2507
Astronomers on a mission to find over 100 lost ...
They may even stumble upon some extraterrestrial intelligent lifeforms along the way
2 min
2508
Uber reaches a financial agreement with EEOC ov...
The ride-hailing company will create a $4.4 million fund to compensate individuals who've experienced those issues
1 min
2509
Millions of Facebook user phone numbers expose...
The world's largest social network seems to be plagued by privacy mishaps
2 min
2510
The 6th Democratic primary debate is tonight. H...
PBS will host the debate tonight at 5 p.m., but you can also stream it on YouTube TV.
1 min
2511
The European Competition Commission is keeping ...
This year may be the calm before the 2020 antitrust investigative storm of European regulation
3 min
2512
Last month, the Epilepsy Foundation's Twitter p...
The attack was intended to cause seizures and occurred during National Epilepsy Month, when more people would likely be checking the feed
1 min
2513
According to a report, car hacks by black and w...
Upstream.auto, an Israeli firm, published a study detailing the troubling trend of increasing car hacks
3 min
2514
2019 was a banner year for Facebook, and not in...
The social media network dominated news headlines this year, mostly for its many problems
5 min
2515
Congress will not extend the federal EV tax credit
Despite lobbying efforts by Tesla and GM, the legislation wasn't included in the larger spending bill
1 min
2516
The reality of helicopter taxis isn't that far ...
Skyryse, a California-based startup, is setting its eyes on the skies
1 min
2517
A data storage bug has Google scrambling for a ...
The bug cut some users' access to both new and old data, highlighting the complexity of software maintenance and improvement
1 min
2518
Extending the federal ev tax credit is a win fo...
The program has bipartisan support, and is folded into the GREEN Act legislation, which lobbyists hope passes before the end of the year
2 min
2519
Rewriting the Milky Way's history
Astronomers studying stars in the nuclear disk at the center of the galaxy have a new theory as to its star formation
2 min
2520
The argument over encryption comes to a head
Congress warns tech companies that if they don't weaken encryption, they'll pass legislation that will
2 min
2521
Travelers rejoice! Interpreter Mode is now avai...
Google Assistant's translation software lets people carry on a conversation while speaking different languages
1 min
2522
A three-way race for commercial flights to oute...
Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic are all competing to be the first company to offer space tourism. Who will win?
2 min
2523
Time names Greta Thunberg Person of the Year
The 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden is the magazine's youngest Person of the Year
3 min
2524
ACLU files lawsuit against Homeland Security ag...
The organization argues that ISMI catchers allow these agencies to obtain sensitive data from people without their knowledge
2 min
2525
Scientists conduct health check on Greenland's ...
Greenland has the world's second largest reservoir of ice, but climate change is causing it to melt
3 min