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Self-driving Vehicles

Now iPhone Users Can Tap Waymo’s Self-Driving Ride-Hail App

A year after launching its self-driving ride-hail program, Waymo is offering an iOS version of its app in the App Store, making it easier for iPhone users to catch a robotic ride in the Phoenix suburbs. The announcement from the Alphabet company, born in 2009…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Fortnite

YouTube’s Rewind 2019 tries to bounce back with a safe and boring countdown

After 2018's YouTube Rewind became the most dislikes in YouTube history, YouTube Rewind 2019 decided to tone things down a little. Gone is the sketch format, the eight-minute run time, and Will Smith saying "Aaaahhhh ... that's hot." This year, YouTube kept …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Cold War

A Russian hacking group literally called ‘Evil Corp’ stole $100 million from banks

Sometimes life imitates cheesy, pulpy Cold War-era art. And when it does, it's truly amazing. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned and indicted members of a Russian cybercrime organization responsible for stealing $100 million from account hold…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Donald Trump

Trump asks Supreme Court to block House subpoena for financial documents

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX successfully launches re-used Dragon cargo capsule for its third trip to the Space Station

SpaceX has launched its nineteenth resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of NASA. The launch took place at 12:29 PM EST (9:29 AM PST) from Cape Canaveral in Florida, with a Falcon 9 blasting off with a Dragon cargo capsule on top…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

China is No. 1 Big-Brother state in its ‘invasive’ use of biometric data

China has been ranked as the world's number one 'Big Brother' state in its use of biometric data by a new study. The country has built a massive database with personal information belonging to residents and tourists using state surveillance empowered by arti…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Feudalism

Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah’s kin not allowed to offer prayers on his 114th birth anniversary

The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir imposed Section 144 around the mausoleum of National Conference (NC) founder Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah on his 114th birth anniversary on Thursday and barred family members, including incarcerated son Farooq Abdullah and gran…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Boing Boing’s 28 favorite books in 2019

More essential than ever, Robert Cialdini's absolute classic book outlining six principles that you can use to convince people to do things and/or defend yourself against coercion. The science in this book is solid, the experiments and examples are unforgetta…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Virtual Reality

Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit Day 3 Live Blog: ACPC and XR

AnandTech Live Blog: The newest updates are at the top. This page will auto-update, there's no need to manually refresh your browser. 01:13PM EST - The annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit is in its final day, and the main focal points for discussion are t…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Judge Shuts Down Right Wing Group’s Extra-Governmental Border Wall Construction

A ruling by Texas District Judge Keno Vasquez, of Hidalgo County, will stop We Build the Wall from continuing on its unpermitted work on a wall on the banks of the Rio Grande. Vasquez "ruled that the National Butterfly Center, a 100-acre riverfront preserve …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Now iPhone Users Can Tap Waymo’s Self-Driving Ride-Hail App

YouTube’s Rewind 2019 tries to bounce back with a safe and boring countdown

A Russian hacking group literally called ‘Evil Corp’ stole $100 million from banks

Trump asks Supreme Court to block House subpoena for financial documents

SpaceX successfully launches re-used Dragon cargo capsule for its third trip to the Space Station

Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah’s kin not allowed to offer prayers on his 114th birth anniversary

Boing Boing’s 28 favorite books in 2019

Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit Day 3 Live Blog: ACPC and XR

Judge Shuts Down Right Wing Group’s Extra-Governmental Border Wall Construction

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