Technology news, reviews and columns for October 12

October 12 October 12     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   TECH   talkingtech   Richard Branson to invest in Hyperloop One     Virgin Group will rebrand the company as Virgin Hyperloop One.     Read Story     money           Amazon to add 120,000 temporary workers for holidays Amazon.com will nearly double its warehouse workforce for the holidays.     politics           House Intel leaders to release Facebook ads purchased by Kremlin-linked groups Facebook has turned over about 3,000 ads to the committee.     news           Standalone Oculus Go VR headset shipping next year for $199 Device hits 'sweet spot' with price and no connection to phones or PCs, said Zuckerberg.   Advertisement   talkingtech           Coin-operated parking becomes ancient history as apps, sensors take over cities In future, you may add parking to your Netflix and Spotify monthly subscriptions     talkingtech           Waterproof Kindle Oasis lets you read in the pool or bathtub Amazon's pricey Kindle Oasis e-reader is waterproof and features Audible     science           Asteroid to zoom 'damn close' to Earth on Thursday, will also test planetary defense system An asteroid the size of a house will zoom past the Earth on Thursday at a distance of some 26,000 miles, NASA said.     tech           These archival images show the women scientists and coders who made history Women have gone unnoticed in the fields of science and technology for centuries despite their significant contributions.       news           After Russian election hack, U.S. security advisers form group to make 2020 race unhackable With Russia actively seeking to influence U.S. election systems, an unprecedented, non-partisan group announced Tuesday work to stop election hacking.     tech           Google to give $1 billion to nonprofits to help Americans get jobs in the new economy CEO Sundar Pichai says Google has earmarked $1 billion as rapid advances in tech radically reshape industries and eliminate jobs.     The Day In Pictures Gallery US military personnel inspect the site where a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter burst into flames on Oct. 11 in Okinawa, Japan on Oct 12, 2017. In the late afternoon of Oct. 11, a US Marines CH-53E chopper made a forced landing in a field due to an     Popular Stories The men who kept Harvey Weinstein's secrets safe are all around us Conservative leaders call on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to resign Eminem's anti-Trump freestyle: 10 savage digs you need to hear   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108