News Around the Globe
By Rosner A one-time senior executive at Tinder who publicly accused the dating app’s former CEO of sexually assaulting her has filed a new lawsuit against him and her former …
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By Morgan The Trump-China trade war has been bad for stocks — but good for bitcoin. Turmoil in global stock markets sent the price of the controversial digital coin up …
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By Garger Apple has temporarily halted the practice of having humans grade Siri recordings following a report that the automated assistant secretly listens to users having sex. “While we conduct …
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By Alexandra A merged CBS-Viacom would put Viacom CEO Bob Bakish at the head of the table, according to reports. CBS acting CEO Joe Ianniello would be offered a job …
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By Kosman The Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Facebook snapped up companies like Instagram in order to squash up-and-coming rivals, according to a new report. The FTC has been …
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By kelly The chief financial officer of HighTimes Holding, owner of counterculture pot magazine High Times, has jumped ship after just three months — in the midst of a rocky …
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By Jenni ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 has struck the southern resort island of Crete but no injuries or damage has been reported. …
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By Marsh A coalition of women’s groups is attacking CNN for failing to select a single woman of color to moderate the Democratic debates. “We have the most diverse pool …
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By Marisa U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will step down next month, and will be replaced by a Texas congressman who has …
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By Dugan The US economy slowed between March and June, but still grew at a healthy clip as solid consumer spending offset declining exports and business investments amid a threatened …
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By Smith MANILA, Philippines — Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least …
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By Carbone The man who invented Twitter’s “retweet” button now believes it was a very bad idea. In an interview with us, developer Chris Wetherell said he recalls thinking, “We …
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By Sparks These days, folks need a merit badge for good behavior. Social networking and news aggregator Reddit knows this, which is why its creators recently launched “community awards,” which …
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By Carbone Apple has filed a patent for a mixed reality headset that could include sensors to track users’ facial features, eyes and hands. The patent, which was filed in …
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By Joe The governor of Puerto Rico announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection amid protests seeking his ouster. Governor Ricardo Rossello said that he will step down as …
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By Elisa SAN FRANCISCO — The Wall Street Journal says Equifax will pay around $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over a 2017 data breach that exposed …
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By Kosman Yet another bold buyout engineered by Paul Singer is in danger of fizzling. The hard-charging billionaire’s activist hedge fund Elliott Management has slashed the price of its takeover …
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By Carbone The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to prevent city employees, including the police, from using or acquiring facial recognition technology. Amid increasing scrutiny of the technology, …
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By Vega The price of bitcoin plunged 10 percent on Tuesday after Facebook’s own digital currency project faced another drubbing — this time by lawmakers. A Facebook executive in charge …
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By Perez Elon Musk’s data transmission company “Neuralink” unveiled plans on Tuesday night to merge human brains with computers as early as next year. “A lot of people have written …
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