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WhatsApp is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day

WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day, the company’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said at the quarterly earnings call Thursday. For some perspective, users exchanged 100 billion messages on

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PORTL Hologram raises $3M to put a hologram machine in every home

What does a hologram-obsessed entrepreneur do for a second act after setting up a virtual Ronald Reagan in the Reagan Memorial Library, or beaming Jimmy Kimmel all the way from Hollywood to the Country Music Awards in Nashville? If that

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Shattering hubris in our ‘old-new’ land

Abraham was on the move to find his truth, which led him to doubt the broken idols of home and mind; and to renew his path of mystery, beauty, and wonder. We can do no less

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Ministers decide to reopen synagogues on Sunday, but shops to remain closed

Coronavirus cabinet says street stores can open November 8, if infection rate remains low; Finance Minister Katz clashes with Netanyahu, Health Ministry over reopening plan

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Lingering Mail Problems Worry Voters in Final Week of Election – The New York Times

Lingering Mail Problems Worry Voters in Final Week of Election  The New York Times Republicans are narrowing the early voting gap in these states  CNN Why Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Could Change After Election Night  FiveThirtyEight Trump’s effort to steal the election, explained by

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Tesla has increased the price of its “Full Self-Driving” option to $10,000

Tesla has made good on founder and CEO Elon Musk’s promise to boost the price of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software upgrade option, increasing it to $10,000 following the start of the staged rollout of a beta version of the

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Virginia Military Institute to remove statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson

School spokesman Bill Wyatt said the board also voted Thursday to take several other steps toward addressing issues of diversity. He says the board directed the adoption of a diversity hiring plan and created a permanent diversity office.

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Carnegie Hall to remain closed through April 5

Carnegie has been closed since March 12 and last June has canceled performances through Jan. 6. The venue has shifted some of its programming online.

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Surge in early voting gives Democrats competitive edge in Texas – Fox News

Surge in early voting gives Democrats competitive edge in Texas  Fox News Republicans are narrowing the early voting gap in these states  CNN Why Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Could Change After Election Night  FiveThirtyEight A serious test of US democracy will come after Nov.

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Trump, Biden campaign in Florida, which has backed winning candidate for decades

With Election Day in less than a week, the Trump and Biden campaigns are increasingly holding events in the same battleground states, on the same days. At a Thursday rally in Tampa, Florida, President Trump continued to downplay the national

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