If you want to take a ride in Cruise Automation’s self-driving Chevrolet Bolt EV, you’ll have to work there. But it might not stay that way for long. Cruise Automation, a subsidiary of General Motors focused on autonomous driving, hopes to expand its Cruise Anywhere program to the general public, […]
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The battery-powered Fabriq Chorus Alexa speaker is basically an off-brand Amazon Tap. Chris Monroe/CNET A little over half a year after it released a fabric-covered, Alexa-enabled alternative to Amazon’s Echo Dot mini-speaker, Fabriq is back — this time with a new Alexa speaker called the Chorus. At $99, the Chorus is […]
UPDATE TWO: The official Outlook Twitter account has been responding to some users who have asked questions about Outlook being down today. The outage has been going on for a few hours today with Outlook users asking the @Outlook account what the issue is and when it will be resolved. […]
Snapchat has to comply to local laws. NurPhoto Snap blocked news network Al Jazeera from posting to Snapchat in Saudi Arabia at the request of the Saudi government, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Snap pulled the Qatari-run news outlet’s Discover Publisher Channel from its app as it violated the country’s […]
GETTY Samuel Johnson published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755 Today’s Google Doodle celebrates British lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. Johnson worked for nine years on the book, which was nearly 18 inches tall and was described as “one of […]
Last week, Apple unveiled its most radical iPhone to date. The iPhone X, (or iPhone 10 as it’s officially pronounced), features a 5.8-inch OLED display that covers the entire front of the device. This screen is the brightest and sharpest ever seen on an iPhone and its clever design means owners […]
Google launched its digital payment service in India today. Screenshot from Google by Zoey Chong/CNET Indian Prime Minister shook the country up late last year when he killed the 500 and 1,000 rupee currency (about $7 and $15). People quickly flocked to digital payments in the country, and now Google […]
Know the old bumper sticker “If you can read this, thank a teacher”? That’s what comedian Dave Chappelle did Sunday night at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, and John Oliver picked it up and turned it into a Twitter hashtag. It all started when Chappelle, while presenting the best comedy […]