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Now anyone in LA can hail a Waymo robotaxi

Waymo has opened its robotaxi service to everyone in Los Angeles, sunsetting a waitlist that had grown to 300,000 people. The Alphabet-backed company said starting Tuesday anyone can download the Waymo One app to hail a ride in its service … Continue reading

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Apple needs all four of its iPhones to be popular if it’s going to reignite sales

Every year since 2020, when Apple moved to a four-model lineup, one of them has lagged in terms of sales.

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How Technology and Loneliness are Interlinked

Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching.

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She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men.

“Jacky Dejo” was introduced to social media by her parents as a snowboarding prodigy. Now 18, she has seen the dark side of the internet — and turned a profit from it.

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Particle launches an AI news app to help publishers, instead of just stealing their work

The media industry today may not have a very favorable view of AI — a technology that’s already been used to replace reporters with AI-written copy, while other AI companies have scooped up journalists’ work to feed their chatbots’ data … Continue reading

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TikTok launches integration with Lemon8, as US ban looms

Users will be able to directly access Lemon8, ByteDance’s newer social media app, with their TikTok account, the company announced Tuesday. ByteDance says the integration will make photo-sharing more feasible, and give creators the ability to cross-share photo content between … Continue reading

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Top 5 Google Authenticator Alternatives in 2024

Looking for an alternative to Google Authenticator? Here’s our comprehensive list covering the top competitors and alternatives to help you find your best fit.

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Europe’s DMA forces Meta towards ‘less personalized ads’

Meta, under legal pressure in the European Union over a binary ‘pay us or consent to ad tracking’ choice it currently offers regional users of its social networks Facebook and Instagram, is changing how its regional ad business works again. … Continue reading

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NitroVolt is helping farmers make their own fertilizer using renewable power

The majority of the world’s ammonia is produced using the 115-year-old Haber-Bosch process, which is heavily reliant on natural gas. NitroVolt could change that. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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NatWest blocks staff from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

Employees must stick to official channels to make sure their messages are fully retrievable.

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