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Twitter’s bans ahead of Israeli election include an odd religious sect
Twitter has been cracking down on suspicious accounts ahead of Israel’s election on April 9th, but there’s been plenty of mystery surrounding how it has taken action. A BuzzFeed News source claims that Twitter has suspended about 600 accounts engagin… …read more
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California sues EPA, NHTSA over data used for car emissions rollback
California has sued the EPA and NHTSA in a bid to get the data used to justify the Trump administration’s rollback of vehicle emission standards. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra has accused the agencies of “willfully withholding” the data afte… …read more
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‘World’s longest’ electric car trip ends in Australia
One of the more prominent campaigns for mainstream electric car adoption has just come to a close. The Netherlands’ Wiebe Wakker has officially completed what’s billed as the “world’s longest electric car trip,” stopping a roughly three-year, 59,000-… …read more
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Fiat Chrysler will pay Tesla to avoid EU emissions fines
Environmental regulations can create strange bedfellows, it seems. The Financial Times has learned that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros (specific numbers aren’t available) to pool the EV brand’s cars with its ow… …read more
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The best mini desktop PCs
By Thorin Klosowski
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Tesla may outfit Model S and X with longer-range motors
Tesla’s Model S and Model X sales fell sharply at the start of 2019, but the company might have a way to entice hesitant buyers: give them the range they’re asking for. Electrek sources claim the brand is planning to outfit its older EVs with new mo… …read more
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Google Assistant offers livelier search results on Android
The next time you ask Google Assistant a question, you’ll be more likely to get something beyond a flurry of web links. Google is rolling out an update to Assistant on Android that provides more detailed (not to mention more vivid) info cards when y… …read more
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Tesla’s parking lot Summon upgrade arrives in the US next week
Tesla is ready to bring its parking lot-savvy Summon upgrade to its cars in earnest. Elon Musk has revealed that Enhanced Summon will be widely available in the US next week to Tesla owners who sprung for either the Enhanced Autopilot or Full Self-D… …read more
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Google’s lower-cost Pixel 3a phones surface on official sites
Google’s first mid-range Pixel phones may be close at hand — at least, if Google itself is any indication. Both the company’s store and the Google Play Developer Console’s device catalog (which helps app developers allow or restrict device access)… …read more
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Recommended Reading: The road to ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Road to Endgame: ‘The Avengers’ changed cinema and avoided the mistakes of past Marvel movies
Siddhant Adlakha,
Slashfilm
Avengers: Endgame marks the end of a 22-film run for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While there are certainly plans to… …read more
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