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Facebook for iOS adding new ways to manage and control your News Feed

Facebook announced today some major changes in its News Feed, which will be available for iOS users in the coming weeks. First of all, Facebook is adding a feature that already exists on Twitter: the ability to control what you share. Every time you post on your feed, the app is going to ask who can comment: everyone, friends, or profiles and pages you mention. The goal of News Feed is to…
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MobileNews

Airline industry body to launch COVID passport for the iPhone

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that it’s going to launch a COVID passport for test results and vaccine certificates for the iPhone in mid-April, reports Reuters. The COVID passport app was due to launch by the end of March, but it’s…
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Fiat 500 ‘Hey Google’ car series launched w/ cute tweaks and neat voice controls [Gallery]

Yes, you’re reading that correctly. Fiat has released three actual 500-series cars with “Hey Google” branding and integration directly with the Google Assistant. The partnership was confirmed in an official blog post from Google and Fiat respectively with some tweaks that outline just how these 500-series Hey Google vehicles differ from the regular fleet. A refresh of the classic bubble…
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DefenseNews

Air-Land chairman talks F-35 costs and ‘Buy America’ in the next defense bill

WASHINGTON ― Last year’s defense policy bill passed without language championed by Rep. Donald Norcross that would have gradually increased “Buy American” requirements for major defense programs to 100 percent by 2026. But the New Jersey Democrat, whose proposal faced criticism it would lock out allies, told Defense News in an interview last week that he plans to have the conversation…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Lexus unveils electric SUV concept that is ‘symbolic’ of its next-generation vehicles

Lexus has unveiled a new electric SUV concept, the “LF-Z Electrified,” but it’s not something it plans to bring to production. Rather, the automaker says that it is “symbolic” of its next-generation Lexus. Toyota, Lexus’s parent company, has notoriously been a laggard in the auto industry when it comes to battery-electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker has heavily invested in…
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