News Around the Globe
By Vega Amazon a year ago launched its high-tech Go convenience store, where shoppers can pull items off the shelf and walk out. Now it’s adding a decidedly low-tech feature: …
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By Kussin If you’re looking to book an Airbnb in China, like one nice-looking one-bedroom condo in Chengdu with a flat-screen television — you can’t be one of the nation’s …
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By Andy We had our first hint this was coming thanks to a beta version of Google Maps from a few months ago, inside of which code was found that …
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By Jackie The billionaire founder behind the drug company that hired a former exotic dancer to help bribe doctors was found guilty in a nationwide scheme to prescribe a dangerous …
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By Vega For Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s relentless string of privacy scandals are a laughing matter. The 34 year-old techie was chuckling onstage at Facebook’s annual developers conference …
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By Tamar Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s built a glowing wooden box that helps his wife sleep through the night, as she cares for their children. The invention — …
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By Nicolas They’re taking the apps out of Apple. The tech giant is denying access to at least 11 apps that allow iPhone users to cut back on the amount …
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By Alisa SAN FRANCISCO — Google said Thursday it has updated the way it investigates misconduct claims — changes the company pledged to make after employees called for action last …
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By Mccarth BRUSSELS — Twitter will launch a new tool next week to make it easier for users to flag deliberate attempts to mislead voters taking part in key European …
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By Christopher Amazon has signed a letter opposing a raft of anti-LGBT legislation in Tennessee as the tech giant plans to expand its presence in the business-friendly state. “Legislation that …
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By Wallace A 66-year-old licensed Bay Area lawyer was arrested Sunday after he allegedly taped a camera to his shoe and then “moved his shoe so that the camera was under …
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By fidel Ancestry.com on Friday apologized for an ad that showed a mixed-race couple discussing escaping to the North during the Civil War era. The ad drew widespread criticism on …
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By Hannah It’s a sad state of affairs that so many social media users tend to base self-worth on how many “likes” their post garners, but Instagram — the platform …
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By Nicolas Shares of online scrapbook company Pinterest surged as much as 30 percent in its public debut Thursday, suggesting that investors aren’t yet planning to write off tech listings …
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By Hogan ALBANY — Queens lost Amazon, but Brooklyn and Manhattan are cashing in on Netflix. The popular streaming service is investing $100 million by 2024 to build six new …
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By Amanda Woods JINCHANG, China – About 100 excited Chinese teenagers completed a five-hour tour of a space colony against a desolate backdrop not unlike the desert planet of Tatooine, …
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By Max Jaegar New text messages reveal that Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx was meddling in the Jussie Smollett case weeks after she claimed she’d recused herself — complaining that the …
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By MacCarthy The social media behemoth Facebook and its two other digital properties, Instagram and WhatsApp, went down Sunday morning, reports say. Facebook’s website was inaccessible starting at around 6:30 …
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By Bradford SpaceX successfully launched its new and improved Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Thursday for a paying customer — more than a year after sending up …
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By Rogers Google and Goodwill are ramping up an initiative offering digital skills training to job seekers. Last year the tech giant joined forces with Goodwill to launch the Goodwill …
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