Pop culture
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Waymo’s newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
Waymo has started giving select riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco access to its newest robotaxi: an all-electric,…
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YouTube adds new podcast features, including an AI recommendation tool and ‘Auto speed’
YouTube announced on Thursday it’s introducing new podcast features for Premium users, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an “Auto speed”…
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Slate Auto will announce pricing and take preorders for its EV on June 24
Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos and LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter, will announce pricing and…
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SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center…
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More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
More people in the United States are going hungry now than during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic six years…
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Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too
In Spotify’s rapidly evolving quest to become the home of everything audio-related, the company announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing…
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Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music
Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok recently announced the renewal of their licensing agreement, which includes a commitment to get…
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Wayve’s self-driving tech is headed to US cars made by Stellantis
Stellantis, the automaker behind the Jeep and Ram brands, has tapped self-driving startup Wayve to bring hands-free driving to its…
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Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Watch out, Suno. Spotify on Thursday announced it has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to allow fans to use…
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Law enforcement shuts down VPN service used by two dozen ransomware gangs
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies announced Thursday that they took down a popular virtual private network service used…
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