North Dakota launched a contact-tracing app. It’s not going well.
Contact-tracing apps have been hailed as a crucial tool in the battle against the coronavirus. But as states rush to release their own home-baked versions, not...
As cities reopen, Lyft rides slowly ramp up
We’re starting to get antsy after two months of social distancing due to the novel coronavirus, and you can tell as more people order rides from...
Supreme Court Arguments Go Right Down the Toilet
Now that many of us are working from home, there has been no shortage of remote conference call bloopers during this pandemic. Between people walking around...
Uber Lays Off 14 Percent of Its Staff as Pandemic Pummels Ride-Share Business
Uber announced this week that it’s cutting 3,700 roles as the coronavirus crisis pummels its ride-share business and that of its competitor Lyft. Read more… Source...
Facebook finally appoints members to its Oversight Board, but will it really matter?
A Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate who organized protests during the Arab Spring. The Vice President of the conservative Cato Institute who wrote a book titled...
Elon Musk well actually’d Grimes over their baby name just after she gave birth
Elon Musk and Grimes welcomed little X Æ A-12 Musk into the world on Monday, but Musk’s Twitter gaffes have not stopped. After Musk announced their...
Facebook Announces Members of Its Oversight Board, Says Its Decisions Will be ‘Binding’
Since its inception, Facebook has been ruled more or less like an autocracy, with its majority shareholder, who also happens to be CEO, reigning supreme. As...
Dramatic Fossil Shows a Squid-Like Creature Crushing a Fish in Its Jaws
A re-analysis of a fossil found in England during the 19th century reveals that it depicts a 200-million-year-old scene in which a squid-like creature is still...
Helping journalists understand the power of machine learning
Editor’s note: What impact can AI and machine learning have on journalism? That is a question the Google News Initiative is exploring through a partnership with...
