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Last week, Apple’s secretive, self-driving car project got some attention for adding more cars approved for testing in California.

But despite the company’s big name and the heightened curiosity over the iPhone-maker’s foray into autonomous vehicles, the winner here is not the company you’d expect.

We looked at the past few months of reports from the California DMV’s self-driving permit program to see which of the 50-plus (and growing) companies involved are stepping up its testing. Only two companies — Waymo, the self-driving car program from Google, and one other that has not been publicly revealed at this time — have applied for permits for the state’s truly driverless testing program, which would allow for an empty vehicle. Read more…

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Westworld Season 1 was a phenomenon that thrived on a method of storytelling best described as burlesque: show ‘em a little bit, but always keep ‘em wanting more. 

It took the entire season’s run to reveal important information that deeply impacted the way the characters had been interacting all along — Bernard is a host! William grows up to become the man in black! Delos is smuggling data out of the park! But when the shock of those reveals wore off, there was the promise of another season that would hopefully answer more of the audience’s burning questions. 

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Pride season is upon us, and with it come the sobs.

This season’s earliest nomination for “Best Video That Makes Me Weep” goes to 86-year-old Martin, who recently attended his very first gay Pride. Martin was 85 when he finally came out to his family and friends.

“I regret being such a sissy — so nervous, so bloody shy,” Martin says in the inspirational video produced for 5 Gum.

You can feel all the feelings by watching Martin’s story below:

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The romantic comedy is one of the more cliché-filled movie genres. These are 5 of the most common romantic comedy scenes that absolutely would never, ever happen in real life. Read more…

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Even though Meghan Markle is marrying into the British royal family, she still has an army of American supporters.

29.2 million Americans tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding  live on Saturday, according to Deadline with stats from Nielson. That’s more than 10 million more views than William and Kate’s wedding, which drew in an audience of 18.6 million.

The nuptials brought in 23.7 million views from across network TV channels and 6.9 million views from Facebook and Twitter. Considering the ceremony was broadcasted at 7 a.m. EST, the amount of devoted wedding watchers is pretty impressive.  Read more…

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Siri’s getting a makeover — at least that’s what the Apple digital assistant strongly hinted at with its responses about the upcoming Apple developer conference.

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, or WWDC, is next month and if you ask the voice assistant (I refuse to call an AI a gendered pronoun) what to expect, it hints at a software update and new default voice — and what sounds like a new HomePod speakerThe ApplePost appears to have first discovered Siri giving away conference information when asked.

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Kelly Clarkson has demanded not a moment of silence for victims of gun violence, but instead a “moment of action.”

Following the Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas that left ten victims dead on Friday, the Billboard Music Awards host opened Sunday’s ceremony in Las Vegas with a moving speech focused on gun violence in the U.S.

Clarkson, who grew up in Texas, took the opportunity to call for change, saying that “we’re failing our communities.”

“I’m a Texas girl, and my home state has had so much heartbreak over this past year, and once again we’re grieving for more kids that have died for just absolutely no reason at all.” Read more…

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Taylor Swift got dragged pretty hard last month when she released her cover of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” But little did we know the sickest burns were yet to come.

Allee Willis, who co-wrote the original tune with Maurice White and Al McKay, has weighed in with her assessment of Swift’s version. And what she had to say was… well, get your ice packs ready.

Willis shared her thoughts during a recent performance in Detroit. “I didn’t really think she did a horrible job,” she began. 

So far, so diplomaticBut Willis continued: Read more…

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There are a lot of ways in which Serena Williams is nothing like us. For starters, she was invited to Harry and Meghan’s nuptials and we weren’t. 

But there is one thing Williams has in common with every ordinary schmuck getting dragged to a friend’s wedding this summer: Even she can only take so many hours of standing around in high heels.

Williams shared a photo of herself all dressed up for the royal reception yesterday, in a colorful Valentino gown. (With pockets. Williams truly is living the dream!) Read more…

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Move over, Infinity War – there’s a new cinematic crossover in town.

Joonas Suotamo, a.k.a. Chewbacca from Solo: A Star Wars Story, recently spent some time with Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, and Billy Boyd, a.k.a. Sam, Frodo, and Pippin from Lord of the Rings.

There’s just one problem.

Suotamo isn’t actually Chewbacca-sized, and Astin, Wood, and Boyd aren’t actually hobbit-sized. But at 6’10”, Suotamo is certainly tall enough to make a photo opp with three guys around 5’6″ to 5’7″ seem like a serious challenge. Read more…

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