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Omar Gallaga

Austin

Journalist at Freelance

Former @statesman tech writer. Freelancing: @WIRED, @WashingtonPost, @LATimes, @CNET, @texasstandard, @texashighways. He works hard for the money.

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Articles

  • 2 days ago | cnet.com | Omar Gallaga |Peter Thayer Butler

    If you're one of the Fortnite gamers who were deceived by Epic Games' in-game purchase process, but you missed the October and January deadlines to file for compensation from a settlement, you've got another chance. The Federal Trade Commission has reopened the process for eligible claimants to get money back in the $245 million settlement related to the use of illegal tactics that boosted in-game sales.

  • 2 days ago | cnet.com | Omar Gallaga

    The Trump Organization jumped into the smartphone business on June 16, announcing a $499 gold-hued phone and a mobile phone plan, proclaiming on the Trump Mobile website that device would be "designed and built in the United States." It's a claim that many experts were skeptical about. Now, just over a week later, site has dropped that phrasing.

  • 3 days ago | cnet.com | Omar Gallaga

    Since they formally launched in Austin on June 22, Tesla's self-driving robotaxis are drawing lots of attention from locals. They're also drawing interest from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after online videos were posted purporting to show the company's autonomous vehicles driving in the wrong lane and speeding around town, according to reports.

  • 4 days ago | cnet.com | Omar Gallaga

    Since they formally launched in Austin on June 22, Tesla's self-driving robotaxis are drawing lots of attention from locals. They're also drawing interest from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after online videos were posted purporting to show the company's autonomous vehicles driving in the wrong lane and speeding around town, according to reports.

  • 5 days ago | cnet.com | Omar Gallaga

    A sneak preview of the first batch of deep space imagery from the new Vera C. Rubin observatory in Chile made their way to news sites and social media in anticipation of a June 23 livestream event. In a post, the observatory said, "It's going to build the greatest time-lapse movie of the cosmos ever made."The observatory, named for the American scientist widely credited for finding some of the first evidence of dark matter, is livestreaming its findings at 11 a.m. ET.

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Omar L. Gallaga
Omar L. Gallaga @omarg
9 Jun 25

I’ve been using Alexa+ the last few weeks and I’ve noticed no improvements, only ways that it has gotten worse

Omar L. Gallaga
Omar L. Gallaga @omarg
6 Jun 25

Don and El, it's diss track o'clock, let's gooooo

Omar L. Gallaga
Omar L. Gallaga @omarg
6 Jun 25

New from me at @CNET

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Amazon is reportedly testing package-delivery bots in one of its facilities. Will they talk to your Ring doorbell? https://t.co/kVcUb6q3xZ