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Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to D.C. next year

Fast Company Tech

While the nations capital currently prohibits fully autonomous operations, a Waymo spokesperson said the company will work closely with local policymakers over the coming year to help formalize necessary regulations. Waymo, Alphabets autonomous vehicle company, plans to expand its ride-hailing service, Waymo One , to Washington, D.C.

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Research Friday: Senior Arizona volunteers -- how do they stack up against the rest of the nation?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Corporation for National and Community Service , using the Current Population Survey (CPS), reported that by 2020 more than 13 million older Americans will volunteer — a 50 percent increase. Over 3,500 households in Arizona, Indiana, and Michigan were asked about their giving and volunteer behavior. more hours per year on average.

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Eaze to become America’s largest cannabis delivery service after buying Green Dragon

TechCrunch

Combined with existing operations in California and Michigan, the deal would find Eaze operating in America’s four largest cannabis markets. Florida, Michigan and Colorado create some $6 billion worth of incremental market size.”. Eaze is quickly becoming a major national cannabis operator.

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NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen tackles cosmic questions at TC Sessions: Space

TechCrunch

As a professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor — where he taught classes in space science, aerospace engineering and innovation — he focused on solar, heliospheric and planetary instrumentation and data analysis. We’re excited to hear Zurbuchen’s perspective on how NASA — its mission and the science it performs — is evolving.

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Computer scientist Frances Allen, known for her work on compiling, dies at 88

The Verge

After receiving a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan, Allen took a job with IBM Research in Poughkeepsie, NY, in 1957, intending only to stay until she had her student loan debt paid off. Allen was determined to make the tedious compiling process — converting software programs into ones and zeroes— more efficient.

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Tesla’s new touchscreen drive selector doesn’t violate the rules, NHTSA says

The Verge

Tesla’s decision to remove the gear-selector stalk from the steering wheel and automate shifting between park, reverse, neutral, and drive (PRND) does not violate any federal motor vehicle rules, a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency told The Verge.

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October Cause Awareness: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. About National Domestic Violence Awareness Month In October 1981, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence held the first “Day of Unity.” Over time, the day has evolved into a weeklong observance that is acknowledged at the local, state, and national levels.