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Sources: Comcast and Walmart to develop and distribute smart TVs together; TVs will run Comcast software and Walmart will promote them for a recurring revenue (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Comcast and Walmart to develop and distribute smart TVs together; TVs will run Comcast software and Walmart will promote them for a recurring revenue  —  Under the terms being discussed, the retail giant would promote TV sets running Comcast software and receive share of recurring revenue Sources: Comcast and Walmart to

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Here’s how AI is helping cities improve traffic management

{$inline_image}This article was originally published by Federico Cheli on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the transport

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California sides with Uber, Lyft, DoorDash on Prop 22, will exempt the companies from requiring them to classify workers as employees (Ellen Huet/Bloomberg)

Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: California sides with Uber, Lyft, DoorDash on Prop 22, will exempt the companies from requiring them to classify workers as employees  —  Gig economy giants including Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and DoorDash Inc. have won their effort to pass a hotly contested ballot measure that will exempt … California sides

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Twitter placed sharing restrictions on a tweet from Trump alleging election theft while Facebook added labels warning that tonight's results may not be final (Russell Brandom/The Verge)

Russell Brandom / The Verge: Twitter placed sharing restrictions on a tweet from Trump alleging election theft while Facebook added labels warning that tonight’s results may not be final  —  Facebook warns tonight’s results might not be final, Twitter limits spread  —  After a night in which President Donald Trump … Twitter placed sharing restrictions

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Facebook clarifies its rules and says it will allow premature victory declarations in individual states but will prohibit for overall elections (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Facebook clarifies its rules and says it will allow premature victory declarations in individual states but will prohibit for overall elections  —  Facebook Inc. has clarified its rules and said it won’t flag President Trump or any other individual who declares victory for a candidate in battleground states before votes are counted.

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“Brain in a Vat” 6502

The 6502 was a revolutionary processor for its time. Offered at a small fraction of the cost of other processors available when it was released, it became adopted in such iconic computers at the Atari 2600, the Apple II, the NES, and the Commodore 64. For that reason it’s still extremely popular among retrocomputing enthusiasts

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