Video surveillance in China isn’t much worse than in the US
By Brooke China’s Orwellian video surveillance gets a bad rap but the US isn’t far behind, says a new report. The US has nearly the same ratio of security cameras …
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Tech for stopping plague of robocalls is on the way
By Linge Scram, phone spam! A new federal law aims to throttle illegal robocalls by forcing service providers to install a verification system that will authorize calls as they are …
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Microsoft reveals new Xbox Series X console with futuristic design
By Manskar Microsoft unveiled its “fastest, most powerful” Xbox gaming system yet Thursday — and it looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. With a vertical design resembling the black …
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Facebook rejects attorney general’s plea for ‘backdoor’ access to encrypted messages
By Noah Facebook has rejected Attorney General William Barr’s plea for the social media giant to help law enforcement officials more easily access encrypted messages. Giving authorities a “back door” …
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Porsche gets 30,000 down payments for new electric car
By Noah Some 30,000 drivers have made down payments for Porsche’s first electric car, according to the high-end automaker’s chief executive. Those customers in Europe have plunked down 2,500 euros …
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Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X among winners of Apple Music Awards
By Noah Apple announced its inaugural music awards Monday, joining Spotify in doling out prizes based on streaming data. The tech giant gave four artists its first-ever “Apple Music Awards” …
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Costco loses millions in sales from website crash
By Mellisa Costco is seeing red after a Thanksgiving Day computer foul-up tanked an estimated $11 million in sales for the warehouse retailer. The site was down for at least …
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Apple star designer Jony Ive officially leaves company
By Vega Jony Ive’s legendary run at Apple finally appears to be over. The 52-year-old design guru — who worked closely with Steve Jobs to rebuild Apple into a powerhouse …
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Apple planning to release biggest iPhone ever in 2020: report
By Vega The biggest iPhone ever is coming next year, a report out of Asia claims. Apple’s 2020 lineup will top out with an iPhone whose screen measures 6.7 inches …
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Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users globally
By Tamar So much for sharing those Thanksgiving photos. Facebook and Instagram seemed to experience major outages on Thursday, affecting thousands of users worldwide. Reports of Facebook going down shot …
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TikTok owner ByteDance moves to distance app from China amid US probe
By Vega ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations, amid a US national security panel’s inquiry into the safety …
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Ad business a boon for Amazon but a turn-off for shoppers
By Nicolas NEW YORK — Mike Maddaloni went to Amazon.com knowing exactly what he wanted to buy. But instead of showing him the Synology router he was searching for at …
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Amazon sues Pentagon over $10B contract awarded to Microsoft
By Alisa WASHINGTON — Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the U.S. Court …
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Amazon has a bizarre new strategy for dealing with threats to cloud business
By Vega Online retailing giant Amazon has a new strategy for dealing with threats to its cash-cow cloud business: Pretend they don’t exist. At the Seattle-based company’s annual conference to …
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Facebook agrees to hand over documents in California privacy probe
By Elisa Facebook has agreed to turn over additional documents after the California attorney general’s office went to court this month to compel the social media firm to comply with …
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Google reportedly manipulates its search results more than it wants you to believe
By Andy As an antitrust investigation led by state attorneys general expands from advertising to take a closer look at Google’s search practices, which we told you about on Thursday, …
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Netflix stock holds steady in wake of Disney+ launch
By Renni Wall Street’s reaction so far to Walt Disney Company’s long-awaited streaming service suggests investors believe the competition may not be as crushing as expected for entertainment rival Netflix. …
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Facebook inks Hudson Yards lease for 1.5 million square feet
By Manskar Facebook is making friends with Hudson Yards. The social media giant has leased more than 1.5 million square feet of office space in the massive West Side development, …
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PayPal turns off payments to Pornhub models
By Manskar PayPal has turned off payments to Pornhub’s models — a move that’s left honchos at the adult video website hot and bothered. “Following a review, we have discovered …
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Scientists in Singapore create printable human skin
By Josan SINGAPORE – A piece of skin about the size of your thumbnail can be printed in less than a minute, scientists in Singapore say, a game-changing step for …
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