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The market for bulletproof vehicles is exploding
As unionized dockworkers protest automation in LA ports, truckers welcome the port robots which reduce unpaid time they spend waiting for the cargo to load
How Google changed in the aftermath of a walkout by 20K employees, which helped inspire a new wave of tech worker activism across the tech industry
California suffered widespread cellphone outages during fires. A big earthquake would be much worse
L.A. suspends Uber for refusing to provider real-time data on scooters and bikes
Waymo wants to offer robotaxis in California. But the state insists they be free
Illegal drones ground water-dropping helicopters in Maria fire battle
The math of media bosses who told Deadspin to ‘stick to sports’ doesn’t add up
Github is doubling down on its ICE contract, saying cancellation could "hurt the very people we all want to help" in internal memo, among rising employee anger
Some Blizzard employees are dreading BlizzCon
After layoffs and a PR disaster, some Blizzard employees are dreading BlizzCon
Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet
Intentional blackouts of this magnitude are unprecedented in California history
On-Line Pizza Idea Is Clever but Only Half-Baked (1994)
So much for a cashless society: Currency is popular again, especially the $100 bill
Quibi partners with T-Mobile, which will make the platform part of its offering, giving Quibi a broad distribution platform ahead of its April launch
SpaceX seeks permission to launch 30,000 more satellites
Lithium will fuel the clean energy boom. This company may have a breakthrough
Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians’ drinking water
Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible
Car tires biggest likely source of microplastics in California coastal waters
Google hires Republican Senate aide to head lobby office
Face transplant recipient’s donor face now failing
Apple Arcade may break the iOS game industry's risk-averse focus on in-app purchases, promoting games with higher quality than free-to-play games
My father was IBM’s first black software engineer
Netflix acquires the global streaming rights to 'Seinfeld'
Sources: Disney is mimicking Netflix in offering TV producers and others profits sooner in exchange for backend revenue, the first legacy media company to do so
When a hospital sling costs 900% more than at Amazon, something is very wrong
Profile of Dawn Ostroff, Spotify's chief content officer, as the company invests heavily in podcasts to gain an edge over rivals
Delta Air Lines will use facial recognition cameras at LAX boarding gates
Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on the 405
Source: DHS exposed sensitive data from a bioterrorism defense program on an insecure website for over a decade, despite warnings, before being secured in May
America has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge
Amazon says it will no longer use tips or supplemental earnings to cover promised wages of Flex drivers, who deliver for Prime Now, Fresh, and Whole Foods
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