April 1, 2019 LA County is using an algorithm to clear 50,000 pot convictions faster The district attorneys for Los Angeles and San Joaquin counties have teamed up with Code for America to help them clear around 54,000 marijuana…
April 1, 2019 The best initial episode of Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone is free on YouTube Audiences should always be a little wary of any new show or film that reportedly debuts on April Fools’ Day, especially if it seems…
April 1, 2019 Kia crammed a lot of range and tech into its Soul EV Kia and sister brand Hyundai have already introduced two electrified vehicles in the past year. The Hyundai Kona EV and Kia Niro EV are…
April 1, 2019 An 88-foot-long electric bus is headed to Colombia Today, BYD launched what it says is the world's longest electric bus, the K12A. At 88 feet long, the red bi-articulate bus looks like…
April 1, 2019 Gmail continues to define email 15 years on Today is April 1st, a day for pranks and corny jokes. One of the biggest culprits is Google, which comes up with a hoax…
April 1, 2019 Microsoft refreshes the Surface Book 2 with 8th-gen Intel chips Microsoft just gave its Surface Book 2 laptop hybrid a refresh. Over the weekend, the company quietly added a new mid-range configuration option. The…
April 1, 2019 Bose QC 35 II noise-canceling headphones are almost $100 off at Rakuten Bose’s QuietComfort 35 Series II are almost $100 off of their usual $349 price today for anyone who makes a free Rakuten account. Even…
April 1, 2019 Uber sued for $10 million by woman who was sexually assaulted by her driver A resident of Washington, DC, is suing Uber for negligence and consumer protection violations, after she was sexually assaulted by one of the ride-hail…
April 1, 2019 Chrome extension replaces Google’s algorithmic canned replies with equally random lines of poetry Google traditionally plagues the internet with April Fools’ gags on April 1st, but developer Chris Zubak-Skees has beaten the internet giant at its own…
April 1, 2019 Reddit’s r/Games closes on April Fools’ Day to protest bigoted, ‘vitriolic’ users The moderators of Reddit’s popular r/Gaming subreddit are using April Fools’ Day to protest bigoted and “awful” comments. The subreddit, which boasts 1.7 million…