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Extreme E is now Extreme H, a hydrogen-powered racing series starting 2025
The series announced this week that it’s rebranding to Extreme H, and unveiled a hydrogen-powered race car it’s calling the Pioneer 25 to usher in the transition. The first season is slated to begin in April 2025
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Extreme E is now Extreme H, a hydrogen-powered racing series starting 2025
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Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
- 12 hours ago
The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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NASA and Boeing say Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded,’ but will be on the ISS for a few more weeks
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US Treasury finalizes crypto rules to prevent tax evasion
- 06.28.2024
Amazon reportedly investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent
- 06.28.2024
Prime Day 2024 early deals you can shop ahead of the Amazon sale on July 16-17
Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
The Detroit Police Department has to adopt new rules curbing its reliance on facial recognition technology after the city reached a settlement this week with Robert Williams, a Black man who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 due to a false face match.
The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which acquired the movie rental service Redbox in 2022, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Deadline reports.
NASA and Boeing say Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded,’ but will be on the ISS for a few more weeks
NASA and Boeing plan to spend the next few weeks conducting tests on the ground in order to better understand issues with the Starliner spacecraft’s thrusters before giving its crew the go-ahead to fly back to Earth, officials said in a press conference Friday.
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Extreme E is now Extreme H, a hydrogen-powered racing series starting 2025
The series announced this week that it’s rebranding to Extreme H, and unveiled a hydrogen-powered race car it’s calling the Pioneer 25 to usher in the transition. The first season is slated to begin in April 2025
Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
The Detroit Police Department has to adopt new rules curbing its reliance on facial recognition technology after the city reached a settlement this week with Robert Williams, a Black man who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 due to a false face match.
The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which acquired the movie rental service Redbox in 2022, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Deadline reports.
NASA and Boeing say Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded,’ but will be on the ISS for a few more weeks
NASA and Boeing plan to spend the next few weeks conducting tests on the ground in order to better understand issues with the Starliner spacecraft’s thrusters before giving its crew the go-ahead to fly back to Earth, officials said in a press conference Friday.
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Amazon reportedly investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent
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The nation's oldest nonprofit newsroom is suing OpenAI and Microsoft
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Images of unannounced Samsung watches and earbuds appear to have leaked
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