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AMAZON'S ZOOX UNVEILS AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE

An autonomous vehicle company acquired this year by Amazon has unveiled a four-person “robo-taxi,” a compact, multidirectional vehicle designed for dense, urban environments.

Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Jacqueline Guichelaar

“Every individual on the team is important, regardless of what time zone they’re in.”

Smart Farming: The Growing Role of Precision Agriculture and Biotech

Efficiency and sustainabiility go hand-in-hand, with an added bonus: farmers improve crop yields

CARD MODE

What links Thomas Was Alone to an ancient solo game?

BREATH OF THE WAIFU

GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.

ONE GIANT LEAP

Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.

SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER

A dice-obsessed adaptation of tabletop Dungeons & Dragons

BALDUR'S GATE III

It’s finally here, but was it worth the wait?

EMPIRE OF SIN

A new boss is in town to take over the forgotten gangster sim genre

CALL TO ACTION

How COD’s second studio escaped Infinity Ward’s shadow

BIGGEST BOY

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE’S ridiculous size has become a problem

A NEW YOKE

Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

HOW PHONES CAN ALERT YOU TO COVID-19 EXPOSURE

More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn’t been of much use when their neighbors, classmates and coworkers aren’t on the same system.

GOOGLE, AMAZON FINED $163 MILLION BY FRENCH PRIVACY WATCHDOG

France’s data privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined Google 100 millions euros ($121 million) and Amazon 35 million euros ($42 million) for breaching the country’s rules on advertising cookies.

ANOTHER JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S TIKTOK BAN; APP STILL IN LIMBO

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners.

US GOVT, STATES SUE FACEBOOK FOR ‘PREDATORY' CONDUCT

The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE 2020, TAXES WILL BE LIKE NO OTHER YEAR

It’s the time of year to start thinking about taxes — but the upcoming filing season is going to be a bit trickier for many Americans due to rampant unemployment, working from home and general upheaval due to COVID-19.

REORIENTING THE CRIME DRAMA IN ‘I'M YOUR WOMAN'

When it’s at its best, “I’m Your Woman” feels like you’ve slipped through a trap door, revealing a hidden pathway in an old genre apparatus.

FEDS: FRAUDSTER DUPED INVESTORS WITH FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT NASA

The founder of a nanotechnology company was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges after authorities said he accepted over $12 million from investors who were told NASA was helping him develop a breathalyzer to detect cancer and narcotics.

Airnbn, Resilient in Pandemic, Goes Forward With IPO

Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead.

China Orders Removal Of 105 Apps, including TripAdvisor

Companies including the Chinese arm of TripAdvisor Inc. have been ordered by regulators to overhaul their mobile phone apps in what the Chinese government said is a crackdown on pornography and other improper content.

Capsule With Asteroid Samples Arrives In Japan For Research

Japanese space agency officials were delighted by the return of a small capsule containing asteroid soil samples obtained by their Hayabusa2 spacecraft and were anxiously waiting to look inside after preparations are complete.

GOOGLE AI RESEARCHER'S EXIT SPARKS ETHICS, BIAS CONCERNS

Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google’s public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology.

NBA COACHES ATTIRE: MASKS ARE IN, JACKETS ARE OPTIONAL

For NBA coaches, masks are required this season. Jackets are not.

TWILIO CEO DISCUSSES WHY PANDEMIC LIFTED TECH TO NEW HEIGHTS

Twilio has emerged as a technological backbone for thousands of companies during the pandemic. Its users rely on its digital tools to connect with customers through mobile apps, call centers and messaging services as the shift to online commerce and curbside pickup accelerates.

GENE-EDITING TREATMENT SHOWS PROMISE FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially Black people.

CALIFORNIA RELEASES SMARTPHONE VIRUS TOOL AS CASES SOAR

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won’t heed the pleas to stay home.

AURORA TO BUY UBER'S SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES ARM

Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic.

APPLE TO TIGHTEN APP PRIVACY, REMOVE APPS THAT DON'T COMPLY

Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don’t comply with a new anti-tracking measure, a company executive and regulators said this week.

AIRPODS MAX: ALL THE SOUND TECH YOU CAN GET

Apple may not have hosted an all-bells, all whistles event to show off its new headphones, but it didn’t need to: the company’s letting the sound speak for itself.