No Driver? Bring It On. How Pittsburgh Became Uber’s Testing Ground

PITTSBURGH — Any day now, Uber will introduce a fleet of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, making this former steel town the world’s first city to let passengers hail autonomous vehicles.

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Apple Is Said to Be Rethinking Strategy on Self-Driving Cars

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is rethinking what it plans to do about self-driving cars, just as other big tech companies appear ready to plow ahead with competing efforts.

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Galaxy Note 7 Owners Are Urged to Stop Using Their Phones

WASHINGTON — The fallout over the potential for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire is intensifying. On Friday, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission urged owners of the smartphone to power down their Galaxy Note 7 devices and stop using them altogether.

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Facebook Censors Iconic Vietnam War Photo Over Nudity

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has been criticized by one of Norway’s largest newspapers after the social network deleted a post that included a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph from the Vietnam War of a naked girl fleeing napalm bombs. In an open letter to Mr.

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Ruling Tips Uber Drivers Away From Class-Action Suits

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court ruled on Wednesday that Uber drivers are subject to individual arbitration in a class-action case over background checks, handing the ride-hailing company a legal decision that it may be able to use to fend off other driver class-action suits.

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