Saturday, January 5, 2019

CES 2019: Friendly robots, oddball cars and a lot of artificial intelligence

Robots, faster intenet for phones and AI are just some of the technologies coming to CES 2019, the massive consumer electronics show that takes over Las Vegas for a week every January.


Source CNN.com - RSS Channel - App Tech Section https://cnn.it/2CQMt8x

Iowa Voters Are Asking Elizabeth Warren About *That* DNA Test

"My question to you: Why did you undergo the DNA testing and give Donald Trump more fodder to be a bully?"


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GM and DoorDash to deliver food in self-driving cars

General Motors' subsidiary Cruise Automation, which makes technology for self-driving cars, has teamed up with food delivery company DoorDash to test out driverless deliveries in San Francisco.


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The Democratic Governor Who Sees A 2020 Presidential Opportunity With Weed

Gov. Jay Inslee announced plans to pardon 3,500 marijuana convictions on Friday after he filed a “test the waters” organization to challenge Trump in 2020.


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Robert Mueller's Grand Jury Got More Time, But It's Not Clear For How Long Or What They're Doing

The grand jury's 18-month term was set to expire soon. Court rules allow for an extension of up to six months if it's "in the public interest."


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Trump again says Apple should change how it makes the iPhone

President Donald Trump said Friday he wasn't concerned about Apple's future and again encouraged CEO Tim Cook to move his supply chain to the United States.


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The Government Shutdown Triggers Major Raises For White House Executives And For Now There’s No Way To Stop It

An unintended consequence of the government shutdown is that the most well-compensated federal employees will reap hearty raises while hundreds of thousands of others go without pay.


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The Supreme Court Will, Again, Consider If Redistricting Decisions Can Be So Partisan That They're Illegal

Even if "partisan gerrymandering" can be addressed by courts, the Supreme Court would also need to decide how courts determine how much partisanship is too much — something the justices have been unwilling to address in the past.


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Friday, January 4, 2019

Without A Plan To End It, Trump Is Aggressively Selling The Government Shutdown With A “Higher Purpose”

Donald Trump is trying to make the case that the shutdown is worth it for a border wall, even if it lasts “years.”


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The Government Shutdown Is “Life And Death” For Low-Wage Subcontractors Who Likely Won’t Be Repaid For Lost Time

“All I can do is pray that they open the government soon,” a security officer for the shuttered Smithsonian told BuzzFeed News.


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