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Uber approved to resume autonomous car tests in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation has approved Uber’s request to resume testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in the Pittsburgh area. The approval was effective Monday and lasts one year. It comes about nine months after one of Uber’s … more →

AP News | 12/18/2018 2:26 pm

Launch of next generation GPS satellite postponed for 1 day

DENVER — The launch of a new GPS satellite has been postponed for one day because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will put the satellite in orbit. The rocket was scheduled to lift off … more →

AP News | 12/18/2018 12:02 pm

Czech government office stops using Huawei mobile phones

PRAGUE — The Czech Republic’s prime minister has ordered his government office to stop using mobile phones by Chinese telecoms company Huawei. Tuesday’s announcement by Prime Minister Andrej Babis comes a day after the country’s National Cyber and Information Security … more →

AP News | 12/18/2018 8:26 am

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