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By Charlotte Amazon is planning to launch 3,236 satellites so it can provide fast internet to “un-served and underserved communities around the world.” The tech giant is referring to these …
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By Yaron Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed in a TV interview Thursday that he’s “confident” the social media giant has done enough since 2016 to protect next year’s presidential elections …
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By Yaron Dr. Alexa is in the house. Amazon’s voice assistant has gained several skills that will allow consumers to ask questions such as “Alexa, pull up my blood glucose …
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By Kevin A former Morgan Stanley wealth manager thought he was doing the right thing by reporting a possible pedophile coworker — only to be drummed out when the guy …
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By A.P TOKYO — It can’t dribble, let alone slam dunk, yet Toyota’s basketball robot hardly ever misses a free throw or 3-pointer. The 207-centimeter (six-foot, 10-inch) tall machine made …
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By Sara Two weeks after a crazed gunman broadcast himself slaughtering 50 people in New Zealand on Facebook, the social network giant says it’s putting in new restrictions on livestreaming. …
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By Nicolas BALTIMORE — A former National Security Agency contractor accused in a theft of classified documents from the agency’s headquarters pleaded guilty Thursday to willful retention of national defense …
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By Mike Regardless of what your own personal idea of a dream job might be, you have to admit that being paid to lounge around in bed sounds pretty awesome …
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By Ruman Facebook said on Tuesday it has removed more accounts from Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo, citing what it described as “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” A total of 2,632 pages, …
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By Trugman Google re-affirmed its commitment to New York last week. Its real estate chief, Paul Darrah, told a conference the tech giant plans to double in size over the …
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By Milado Could Shaq make Papa John’s a slam dunk again? Shaquille O’Neal announced Friday that he will be the company’s first African-American board member. The fifth-highest-scoring player in NBA …
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By Kevin AJ Smith knows all about folks owing money. After all, he’s a debt collector in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world. So last March, when Smith …
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By Richard “Snapchat dysmorphia” drove the plastic surgery business to record heights last year, as a growing number of Americans presented their doctors with filtered selfies and the instruction: “I …
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By Lois Paul Darrah, Google’s head of real estate, on Tuesday detailed some of the company’s plans to double in size in New York over the next decade. “It’s where …
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By Nicole “It’s bold. It’s sexy. It’s paradise found.” That’s how Victoria’s Secret hypes the official return of its swimwear line on Instagram. After a three-year hiatus, the lingerie giant …
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By Emily IBM chief Ginni Rometty on Thursday led a group of business leaders pressing Congress to pass the Equality Act, a piece of federal legislation that would guarantee protections for LGBTQ people. In a …
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By John President Trump‘s former economic adviser Gary Cohn took aim at Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday by referring to Navarro as the only Ph.D-holding economist in the world who …
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By Schmidt The skin of the mako shark is being studied by the US Army to help build faster aircraft, according to research presented on Monday. Makos, the world’s fastest …
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By Gollayan Step aside, “Amazon coat.” Women are stocking up for warmer temps with this “insanely flattering” $14 swimsuit. The Dixperfect Women’s Retro One Piece is being sold on Amazon …
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By Carleton Investors, start your engines: The ride-hailing IPO race is finally kicking off. Lyft — the No. 2 taxi app behind Uber — pulled ahead of its bigger rival …
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