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Updates to Google Maps and Search make it easier to plan your next outing

/ Maps is getting curated recommendations while Search is adding generative AI itineraries and easier translation. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news…

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Commander of First Boeing Astronaut Launch Issues Warning

  NASA's Commercial Crew program was designed to provide a safe, reliable, and cost-effective way to get astronauts to and from the International Space Station from US soil. While SpaceX has made considerable progress with its Crew Dragon spacecraft under the program, with two test flights and eight crewed operational flights to the ISS over […]
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The Polestar 4 is also getting a price cut ahead of its debut

/ The rear windowless electric crossover coupe is getting a pretty decent markdown, just like its larger SUV cousin, the Polestar 3. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation,…

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The SEC can sue Coinbase for offering unregistered securities, judge rules

/ Judge Failla decided that while crypto might be new, these transactions are still within the SEC’s jurisdiction. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021…

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In Terrifying Audio, Police Desperately Try to Clear Bridge Before Impact

Just before 1:30 am, a massive 95,000 ton cargo ship issued an urgent "mayday" signal, warning first responders to clear the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Moments later, the vessel smashed into a piling, sending several sections of the massive structure to snap and crash into the river below. Terrifying audio, collected and uploaded by the […]
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Netherlands Builds Quarter-Mile Hyperloop Tube for Testing

Tubes and Windmills While companies have encountered major headwinds in turning the Hyperloop, an entirely new and unproven form of transportation, into a reality, the European Hyperloop Center is still hoping to open the first functional track by the end of the decade. The non-profit foundation has opened a new quarter-mile test tube made out […]
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