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Cities around the country have long been crying out for more control over how autonomous vehicles are deployed on their streets. In California, they might finally get their wish. The bill, which passed the Senate Transportation Committee this week, is one of several laws that have been introduced in California this year dedicated to putting guardrails on the pioneer technology.
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Photos: Tornadoes rip through Nebraska and Iowa, destroying homes and causing severe damage
Tornadoes tore through the Midwest this week.
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Can climbing stairs help you live longer? 4 takeaways from this week's health news.
News you can use about gratitude, aging and getting out in the great outdoors.
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Curio raises funds for Rio, an 'AI news anchor' in an app
The latest to join the fray is Rio, an "AI news anchor" designed to help readers connect with the stories and topics they're most interested in from trustworthy sources. The new app, from the same team behind AI-powered audio journalism startup Curio, was first unveiled at last month's South by Southwest Festival in Austin. It has raised funding from Khosla Ventures and the head of TED, Chris Anderson, who also backed Curio.
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Nikon’s Z8 is a phenomenal mirrorless camera for the price
Nikon's Z8 is one of the highest resolution full-frame cameras with 45 megapixels, but is also one of the fastest and has incredible video capabilities too.
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Buick Electra-L, Electra-LT concepts lead the Wildcat to production
Buick debuts the Electra-L sedan and Electra-LT wagon concepts at the Beijing Motor Show. Both all-electric, the sedan's expected to launch in 2025.
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2024 Lucid Air Mega Road Test: We drive 'em all, but cheapest Pure steals the show
We drive every version of the Lucid Air and find the base RWD Pure to be the star of the show.
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Good news for Rubrik, bad news for TikTok and medium news for early-stage startups
Rubrik’s strong IPO pricing and warm reception by the public markets after its listing add more weight to the perspective that the public markets are not as closed to tech startups as some thought. If Rubrik’s result isn’t enough to break the logjam, well, maybe there’s something else going on. Happily it was all pretty darn interesting, so Mary Ann and Alex started with Rubrik before pivoting to Pomelo, a startup that has a very interesting twist on the remittances market.
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Fed's favored inflation gauge shows price increases remained sticky in March
The March reading comes as investors have continued to scale back their expectations on when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in 2024, if at all.
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Meta's AI spending tests Facebook's growth-first playbook
Zuckerberg's track record of making money only after achieving a kind of critical mass is a harder sell for AI.
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Mortgage rates today, April 26, 2024: Highest rates since November
These are today's mortgage rates. If you want to buy during the spring home-buying season, you may not want to wait for lower rates. Lock in your rate today.
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Reggie Bush celebrates return of Heisman Trophy, calls out NCAA with defamation suit still pending: 'I never once cheated'
Reggie Bush took a victory lap at the Los Angeles Coliseum Thursday while delivering a message to the NCAA.
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Pro-Palestinian protests spread as hundreds arrested at Emory University, Emerson College and elsewhere across the U.S. Here's what's happening.
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments are springing up at numerous colleges, leading to arrests and heightened security concerns. Here’s what's happening.
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My dog stinks — this $30 air filter and aromatherapy diffuser nixes his funky scent, and it's 50% off
Over 5,500 Amazon shoppers agree: This purifying gadget can turn the tide on wet dog smell.
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Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan are pop stars in the making. How opening tour gigs, TikTok and Coachella are keys to their success.
Some say pop stars are made, not born. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are breaking the mold.
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Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%
As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. The company is touting the success of its short-from video feed a day after President Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. Snap says overall time spent watching content globally grew year-over-year, driven primarily by increases in total time spent watching Spotlight and creator Stories.
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TechCrunch Minute: FTC bans noncompetes, court challenge incoming
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 this week to ban noncompete agreements. While the FTC estimates that nearly one in five American workers is subject to a noncompete, these agreements haven’t been a huge issue in Silicon Valley, because they’re not enforceable in California. This has arguably been one of the region’s competitive advantages, as it allows employees to start something new without worrying (in most cases) that they’ll have to spend the next few years battling their old employer in court.
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Gen Z is losing its political voice on social media
President Joe Biden signed the bill this week that could ban TikTok from the U.S. if its parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell the platform. According to young political content creators, the ban could decimate Gen Z’s access to political news and information. “An unfortunately large amount of 18- to 24-year-olds find out information about local elections from TikTok, so my heart is breaking,” Emma Mont, a political content creator, told TechCrunch.
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BlizzCon 2024 is canceled
Blizzard has canceled this year's edition of BlizzCon. It plans to bring back the event in the future.
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Formula E debuts Gen3 Evo race car: All-wheel drive unlocks 0-60 mph in 1.82 seconds
For the first time, all-wheel drive will be available on a Formula E car, which will unlock 0-60 MPH times under two seconds.