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A Waymo self driving minivan stops for a cyclist at the company's private test facility in central California.

Get a ride from Google and there's no driver

In an autonomous car first, the search company's Waymo division will offer Phoenix residents rides with no one in the driver's seat.

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Google shared conspiracy theories that sought to tie Texas shooter to antifa movement
After the shooter in Sunday's Texas church massacre was identified, online conspiracy sites attempted to link him to the left-wing antifa movement.

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The new iPhone 8 Plus is displayed in the showroom after the new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, Calif. Some iPhone users are reporting big drains on battery life with the new iOS 11 upgrade.

The iPhone has an autocorrect problem. Here's how to fix it
When some users type a lowercase 'i,' it autocorrects to a capital 'A' with symbol in iOS 11.

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A collection of some of the devices that streaming service Netflix is available on.

Netflix subscribers target of 'relatively well-designed' email scam
An email scam targeting Netflix users aims to gather users' subscriber information.

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The new iPhone X is displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple held their first special event at the new Apple Park campus where they announced the

Samsung pokes fun at putting iPhones in a bowl of rice in latest ad
With iPhone X in stores, Samsung 'honors' 10th anniversary of the iPhone by jabbing at customers.

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Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., left, with Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., right, questions Facebook's General Counsel Colin Stretch on the role the company's lack of diversity played in the spread of racist messages by fake Russian accounts.

Russia exploited race divisions on Facebook. More black staffers, diversity could have have helped.
Rep. Terri Sewell and the Congressional Black Caucus say Facebook employs too few blacks to catch the racially divisive messages sent by fake Russian accounts.

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Sending Animoji through the Messages app.

Why 'animoji karaoke' is the best thing about iPhone X
Users are starting their own lip-sync battles with the animated emojis.

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Joung An looks to resell iPhone X's for a profit.

iPhone X buyers plan quick resale for a tidy profit
Re-sellers stand on line to buy multiple iPhone Xs, and re-sell them for profit

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A Apple employee holds the new iPhone X inside the Apple Store in the Omotesando shopping district in Tokyo, Japan.

How to set up a new iPhone the right way
Don't ditch your old iPhone just yet.

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British scientist Stephen Hawking attends the launch of The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) at the University of Cambridge, in Cambridge, eastern England, on October 19, 2016.

Hawking: AI could be 'worst event in the history of our civilization'
Scientists urges colleagues to consider societal impact rise of artificial intelligence could deliver.