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A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized "fact-checking" has obscured efforts to find out who's responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. |
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The wildly popular 5 series finally lands in all-electric form, complete with in-car gaming—and it's superb. |
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German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving. |
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