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WA Gov Inslee vetoes 2030 gas car ban, citing road usage fee concerns

Washington State’s 2030 gas car ban is no more, due to a partial veto by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. He had been expected to sign the bill this morning, but vetoed the 100% EV plan stating that “achieving a goal of 100% electric vehicles is too important to tie to the implementation of a separate policy like the road usage charge.” The bill as passed would have banned the sale or…
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Code-scanning platform BluBracket nabs $12M for enterprise security

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Code security startup BluBracket today announced it has raised $12 million in a series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners. The capital will be used to further develop BluBracket’s products and grow its sales team. Detecting exploits in source code can be a pain point for enterprises, especially with the onset of…
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Stadia is ‘alive and well’ according to Google as co-founder steps up to product lead

2021’s first half has been full of disheartening news for Google Stadia since the closure of Stadia Games & Entertainment (SG&E) earlier this year and most recently with the departure of John Justice earlier this month. Many have questioned the staying power of the product, but according to Google, Stadia is still “alive and well” and has taken on a new product lead. Speaking to…
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Alphabet Scoop 122: Previewing Google I/O 2021

This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss more details in the Google and Roku YouTube TV disagreements and what they all expect from Google I/O next week. Sponsored by NVIDIA GeForce NOW: Real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to any device…
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Ford follows Tesla into in-car gaming with new software update, also adds Amazon Alexa

Ford is bringing a software update to its vehicles, starting with the Mustang Mach-E electric crossover and F150 pickup. The automaker is using its new over-the-air software capacity to follow Tesla into in-car gaming and add Amazon Alexa integration. Tesla pioneered the concept of bringing over-the-air software updates inside vehicles. It gave the automaker an edge by being able to push new…
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