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Intel just had a bumpy week in the headlines. Reports indicate the company may have tested a wet-etching tool from a sanctioned company. Its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is also attracting attention for investing in tech companies that interact with Intel, with a New York Times report exploring his priorities as …

Google has removed the Daily Hub feature from the Pixel 10 series just months after its initial public preview. Daily Hub was meant to bring a user’s calendar, Magic Cue, and a handful of personalized suggestions into one place. Each user saw region-specific weather details and an overview of their …

Processings…Please wait. Google is rolling out a few updates to Google Search to help users find doctors and healthcare providers that are right for them. These updates include being able to see if a doctor or healthcare provider accepts your insurance and if they speak your language. Health insurance. Google …

NASA’s new Perseverance rover hasn’t even been on the red planet long enough to get dusty, so everything it does is still big news. However, the Curiosity rover is still there as well, plugging along as it sojourns up the side of Mount Sharp. NASA recently released a new panorama …

  It used to be easy to know how many planets there were: nine. It had been nine planets for an entire generation before scientists started rethinking what counts as a planet. Pluto is out, but some astronomers believe there’s a real ninth planet lurking out there. Others aren’t convinced, …

  People are getting frustrated that Stories are everywhere now, but Google Maps is keeping it old school. Instead of adding tiny circles to the top of the app’s screen, Google Maps is introducing its own news feed. Technically, Google calls its new feature the “Community Feed,” as it includes …

Google’s Local Services Ads (LSAs) program is now rolling out in Europe. It will initially be available for 16 home services categories (not professional services) in 10 countries: Germany, UK, France, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain. 16 home services verticals. The featured home services verticals include Appliance …

Whether they’re served up in a cone at the state fair or alongside a filet mignon as part of the classic Steak Frites dish, there’s no denying that French fries are, well, absolutely fantastic. And while we really want to give in to our urge to hit the drive-through for …

During asteroid search operations, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft snapped several images of Jupiter and its Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede. This composite image showing Jupiter (center) and three of its moons — Callisto (left), Io, and Ganymede — was taken by OSIRIS-REx’s PolyCam instrument. Image credit: NASA / Goddard …

Starbucks is embracing the trend towards voice-based computing with the launch of a new feature in its mobile app called My Starbucks barista, which allows customers to order and pay for their food and drinks just by speaking. This includes being able to modify their drink order, as if they …