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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 22, 2019: Aspidimorpha...

Autonomous Delivery Vehicles Authorized For Commercial Use In California

Trump admin blocks expanded rules against inefficient lightbulbs

One of Amazon’s first employees says the company should be broken up. Jeff Bezos hired Paul Davis to build Amazon’s website. Now Davis wants to break it up.

Abbott Laboratories Sends Heavy-Handed Copyright Threat To Shut Down Diabetes Community Tool For Accessing Blood-Sugar Data

New video by The King of Random on YouTube

SSAB says it will begin producing coal-free steel at Iowa plant by 2026

If you still aren’t convinced Big Brother can see you, here’s where Trump has gone - Smartphone location tracking is getting out of hand

Apple wants to bypass carriers and beam internet data directly to iPhones via satellites

Trump might help free science that’s locked behind paywalls. Reportedly, the White House may issue an executive order on federally funded research. Publishers aren’t happy.

What would social media look like if it served the public interest? It’s increasingly clear that there are significant flaws in the global model, such as "surveillance capitalism". Can we imagine a social network designed to encourage the sharing of mutual understanding rather than misinformation?