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Drivers Take Directions From GPS Voice Apps. Some Are Too Bossy. ‘The Guy with the English Accent Was Really Pissing Me Off.’

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By Haley Velasco Verified, Sorayah Zahir Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Buck Showalter, the manager of the New York Mets, took things in an unusual direction in May. During a televised press conference, he went on a tangent about hitting traffic getting to the ballpark that day, and mentioned he had just changed the voice on Waze, his navigation app.
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‘Bing Bong!’ Why the New York Subway Sound Is Everywhere

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By Haley Velasco Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
The tone, dating back nearly nine decades, usually follows a voice telling New York subway riders to “stand clear of the closing doors, please.” Lately, the bing bong has moved beyond the city. President Biden joined the Jonas Brothers for a vaccine PSA on TikTok using the sound. Coffee-and-breakfast chain Dunkin’ has used it in an ad.
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Does Natural Deodorant Really Work? We Tried 50 to Find Out

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By Haley Velasco Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
ON A PARTICULARLY sweltering day this summer, I found myself applying—and reapplying—deodorant. As I swiped and swiped again, it struck me that I had no idea what was in the chalky, drugstore-bought formulas I’ve been diligently smearing on my underarms for over a decade. Yes, the ingredients are usually listed on the applicators—cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone were printed on the back of a recent stick. But what layperson knows what those are? Or whether they’re good for your delicate sweat glands?
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