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Waymo, the self-driving vehicle subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, offers its services in 11 US cities.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
TikTok parent ByteDance’s chatbot is now giving travel-booking sites a run for their money.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook, is laying off about 8,000 employees, or about 10% of its workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Previously, DC was an independent studio, with Gunn and Safran reporting directly to the chief executive of Warner’s parent company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
For evolution to occur, an organism must be able to generate genetic variation—i.e., it must produce descendants that are genetically different from either parent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Yet attempts by cash-strapped governments to rein in costs meet fierce popular resistance, with young Europeans rejecting the notion that they will receive fewer benefits than their parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
When his parents began to pay back family members for his debts, he decided he wanted their money for himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
She has already seen Brooks perform live before - twice during his run of concerts in Dublin in 2022 and her love of his music was passed on from her parents and uncles.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Huang took a photo with his parents while wearing his new medal following his last public appearance with Trump, later saying “it’s their American dream.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Aunt Tess is probably among them, hatted and gloved, waving a sign that would have embarrassed my parents.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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