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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 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 — When a robot “dies,” does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is “yes” — and that tells us something important and …
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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 Maccarthy A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus has pleaded guilty to developing malware to steal banking information. Federal prosecutors in Wisconsin and Marcus Hutchins’ …
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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 Michael At 1:30 on a Sunday afternoon in January 2018, Michael Terpin was on his laptop, prepping for a conference in Las Vegas. His iPhone buzzed with an incoming …
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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 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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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 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 Christopher The next time President Trump tweets something that’s in violation of Twitter’s standards but still newsworthy, the 280-character message might have a note attached to it. Twitter, which …
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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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