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Detroit's Big Three are back in business
Ford joined GM and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, announcing May 18 as its return-to-work date.
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AOC has discovered Animal Crossing
The congresswoman recently downloaded the popular game, and took to Twitter to see about visiting fellow players' islands.
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Murder hornets have a predator: the praying mantis
A viral video shows a praying mantis chowing down on the brains of a murder hornet. Murder hornets, try 'murdered hornets.'
2 min
2104
Federal government debating on issuing second r...
Though the rollout of the first stimulus check was bumpy, with 33 million people filing for unemployment, another relief package may be in the works.
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2105
Social media struggles to police "Plandemic" co...
Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook are finding it difficult to completely remove the video, allowing misinformation to spread.
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2106
People are burning cell towers because of 5G co...
80 mobile towers in the UK and 7 cell towers near Montreal, Canada.
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2107
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focuses its e...
The Microsoft co-founder said the nonprofit is still committed to reducing infectious disease, eliminating extreme poverty and improving US public education.
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Samsung Pay might launch a physical debit card ...
The five-year-old mobile payment service joins a growing number of companies, like Google and Apple, who want to build customer loyalty and expand profit margins into services.
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The Simpsons predicted a pandemic and deadly in...
In the animated series' 30 years on air, they've made some eerily accurate forecasts.
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2110
Silicon Valley employment, startups struggle wh...
The pandemic has put millions of people out of work, but there's been an uptick in job openings in the tech industry.
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How to watch the 'super flower moon' on May 7
Thurday's supermoon will be the last one of 2020, so you don't want to miss it.
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2112
Apple's new iPhone SE 2020 could be its last 's...
The new smartphone may technically be the smallest in Apple's lineup, but its still bigger than the original.
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2113
Ford is now mass-producing a powered air-purify...
And workers on the frontlines of the pandemic are already benefitting from the automaker's efforts.
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Coronavirus and your wardrobe, best practices ...
We know the coronavirus can survive on solid surfaces, but whether it can live on fabric is less conclusive.
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2115
Looking to get tested for Covid-19? Try followi...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act mandates that COVID-19 tests be free, but treatment beyond the diagnosis is another story.
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2116
Salazar pit viper joins growing list of Harry P...
The venomous snake earned its name from Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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2117
Data shows people in the US bought more pickup ...
The trends show Americans leaning more towards utility vehicles, for the first time in history.
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Apple's 2020 WWDC will be held on June 22
The tech giant's biggest event will be online-only, amid the coronavirus pandemic and concerns for social distancing.
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2119
Deepfakes threaten the integrity of the US 2020...
Manipulated media, like deepfakes, sow suspicion in the viewer. If they can't even trust their own eyes, why would they trust in anything else?
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2120
Google and Apple share details about contact tr...
After criticism from analysts and journalists, both companies have committed to developing the technology with improved privacy protection.
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2121
Murder hornets are in the US, yet another thing...
Asian giant hornets can deliver a fatal dose of venom in their stingers and are known to destroy honeybee colonies.
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2122
During the pandemic, YouTube is focusing on ori...
The video-sharing platform is releasing 11 new shows with hosts including Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Janelle Monae.
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Community Hub makes it easy for Facebook users ...
Organizers added Tuesday, May 5 as a new global day of giving amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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2124
Amazon software engineer and VP quits, citing f...
Tim Bray's resignation is another in a long list of criticisms against the e-commerce giant's response to the pandemic.
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2125
Clearview AI comes under fire from senator in r...
The facial recognition company is already facing multiple lawsuits in regards to its controversial technology.
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