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Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast

Chinese and American companies have long led the costly endeavor of developing autonomous ride-hailing services. Now, robotaxi firms are taking the competition global.  The Alphabet-owned Waymo, which launched the world’s...

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A “safety driver” sits in Baidu’s Apollo robotaxi at the Apollo Park in Beijing, China.
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New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown

On a weekday morning in May, the Hack Latino app issued an alert to its users: There were five Immigration and Customs Enforcement patrol vehicles on a certain avenue in...

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Migrants hold smartphones and chargers through a fence on the US-Mexico border in San Diego, California, 2023.
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Style Guide

It is intended for use by designers, editors, developers, and partners working across our digital platforms, products, and branded materials. It outlines how to use our typography, color palette, logos,...

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The small robot company with big global ambitions

Earlier this year, a boxy, knee-high robot rolled past a handful of students at the University of California, Berkeley, campus, loaded with plush toy doughnuts and Yeti mugs. Moving at...

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The Kiwibot operating at Curry College in Massachusetts, US.
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Homegrown digital road maps turn into lifelines for West Bank’s Palestinians

For Palestinians living in the West Bank, stepping onto the roads of the territory occupied by Israel is a daily journey of resilience. With movement shackled by a complex web...

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NORTHERN WEST BANK, PALESTINE - 2023/03/27: Heavy traffic congestion at an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army forces set many roadblocks in the northern West Bank to search cars and check the identities of tourists in search of Palestinian gunmen who opened fire at Israeli soldiers. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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