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Self-driving Vehicles

Tesla starts rolling out biggest software update ever with Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and more

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Tesla has announced that version 10 of its in-car software has begun rolling out to Model S, Model X, and Model 3 owners. Those who paid for the Full Self-Driving option on their car are higher up on the priority list, with …

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Electric Scooter

Revamped Uber app adds transit options, passenger safety features

Uber on Thursday unveiled a revamped version of its smartphone app that weaves together services from shared rides to public transit schedules while adding more security features. The new app is intended to let Uber users see, and ideally tap into the compan…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Brexit

UK’s Johnson may use ‘political chicanery’ to bypass Brexit delay law: Ex-PM Major

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Boris Johnson might try “political chicanery” to bypass a law forcing him to delay Brexit if he cannot agree terms with the European Union in time for an Oct. 31 departure, former prime minister John Major said on Thursday. John…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Singapore

Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the future

Typhoon Faxai left many people without power and other services for several days when it hit the greater Tokyo region in September. NASA/Worldview Greater Tokyo took a major hit earlier this month from Typhoon Faxai, which stopped regional transport and knock…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Water Pollution

The EPA Joins Trump’s War on California

Under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has generally been more interested in relaxing rather than strictly enforcing laws regulating pollution. Keeping water clean, in particular, has not been a priority, as the Los Angeles Times …

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Big Data

Deal: Become a big data pro with Oracle certifications

Handling big data is one of the most in-demand skills of 2019. Oracle is one of the most common tools for this task, which is why were spotlighting a very significant price drop on a comprehensive learning kit. The Oracle Professional Certification Training …

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

VR

Oculus CTO John Carmack: Our social missteps are ‘kinda embarrassing’

Oculus VR and its parent company Facebook have not yet released the defining social experience for virtual reality. And you might think that is a bit weird for one of the world’s biggest social media companies, and one of its major executives agrees with you.…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Ukrainian Revolution

Germany quiet on Trump, Ukraine badmouthing during call

BERLIN During a telephone conversation that now underlies an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy briefly bantered about a U.S. ally in Europe. "Germany does almost nothing for you, all they do is talk," Tru…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Tesla V10.0 car software update adds Smart Summon, Netflix/YouTube, Spotify, karaoke and more

Tesla is rolling out a new software update that adds a slew of new features to its cars. These include the new ‘Smart Summon’ feature which will allow cars equipped with the optional $5,000 full-self driving package to automatically drive themselves from a pa…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi prince takes responsibility for journalist’s killing but denies he’s involved

BEIRUT The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, said he bears all the responsibility for the killing of a dissident writer by Saudi agents in Istanbul last year, but denied he had prior knowledge of the plot, according to a trailer for a documen…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Tesla starts rolling out biggest software update ever with Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and more

Revamped Uber app adds transit options, passenger safety features

UK’s Johnson may use ‘political chicanery’ to bypass Brexit delay law: Ex-PM Major

Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the future

The EPA Joins Trump’s War on California

Deal: Become a big data pro with Oracle certifications

Oculus CTO John Carmack: Our social missteps are ‘kinda embarrassing’

Germany quiet on Trump, Ukraine badmouthing during call

Tesla V10.0 car software update adds Smart Summon, Netflix/YouTube, Spotify, karaoke and more

Saudi prince takes responsibility for journalist’s killing but denies he’s involved

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