Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time
For the first time, Twitter called tweets from Donald Trump “potentially misleading” — a decision that prompted the president to accuse…
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USA Today front page honors the Americans who have died from coronavirus
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Wednesday’s…
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Uber and Lyft drivers are suing New York state over unemployment benefits
A federal lawsuit alleges that New York State has refused to pay or has delayed the payment of unemployment benefits to drivers for for-hire-vehicle…
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Google plans to reopen some offices in July
Even as some tech companies are telling employees they’ll be able to work from home “forever,” others are already planning to have…
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Apple will reopen 100 stores in the US this week
Apple is reopening 100 more retail stores in the United States this week that it was forced to close because of the coronavirus, though customers…
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Everything you need to know about SpaceX’s historic astronaut launch
The stakes have never been higher for Elon Musk’s SpaceX. On Wednesday, the company will attempt to launch two NASA astronauts to the…
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A widower wrote this letter asking Twitter to remove Trump’s tweets about his dead wife
A widower wrote this letter asking Twitter to remove Trump’s tweets about his dead wife. Read the full letter here:…
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Virgin Orbit rocket cuts short crucial test flight
Virgin Orbit experienced a hiccup Monday with the launch demo of its two-stage orbital rocket from a 747 aircraft. The test saw the rocket —…
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Virgin Orbit rocket cuts short crucial test flight
Virgin Orbit experienced a hiccup Monday with the launch demo of its two-stage orbital rocket from a 747 aircraft. The test saw the rocket —…
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Xbox aims for another hit with ‘Minecraft Dungeons’ launch
“Minecraft” is one of the best-selling games of all time, with a dedicated fanbase in the hundreds of millions. Now it’s getting a…
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Virtual cybersecurity school teaches kids to fix security flaws and hunt down hackers
When Christopher Boddy was 14 years old, he’d log onto his computer after school to spend hours playing a game that taught him the basics of…
Continue Reading Uber cuts 600 jobs in India as the coronavirus pandemic hurts business
Uber’s last big stand in Asia just got a lot smaller. The ride hailing company said on Tuesday that it is cutting 600 jobs in India, roughly…
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With the coronavirus under control, this Chinese city wants to score and rank its residents based on their health and lifestyle
Imagine a smartphone app that has access to your medical records and assigns you a daily score based on your preconditions, recent checkups and…
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Virgin Orbit rocket experiences anomaly during launch demo
Virgin Orbit experienced a hiccup Monday with the launch demo of its two-stage orbital rocket from a 747 aircraft. The launch would have seen the…
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Airbnb hosts are planning to sell off their properties because of the pandemic
Amy Offield always dreamed of running a vacation rental in Galveston, Texas. Five years ago, she and her husband Chris got their wish and bought a…
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Mukesh Ambani’s JioMart expands to 200 Indian cities in challenge to Amazon and Flipkart
An online grocery business backed by Asia’s richest man is expanding to hundreds of cities across India — a move widely seen as a challenge…
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These companies plan to make working from home the new normal. As in forever
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies to embrace work-from-home solutions. For some, the transition may stick. Several big businesses…
Continue Reading Nearly half of the Twitter accounts discussing ‘reopening America’ may be bots, researchers say
Be careful about who you’re arguing with on Twitter these days. The reopen America movement is a hot topic on the social media network, but…
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Everyone you know uses Zoom. That wasn’t the plan
The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet…
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Biden wants Amazon to ‘start paying their taxes’
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Amazon should “start paying their taxes” in a broader critique of large, successful businesses.…
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