News Around the Globe
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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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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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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By Alexandra Five days after the merger of CBS and Viacom closed, the combined ViacomCBS has decided to sell CBS’ famed New York headquarters known as “Black Rock.” The black …
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By Morgan Drug giant Merck & Co. agreed Monday to acquire ArQule, a cancer-treating biopharmaceutical company, for $20 per share in cash for a total equity value of around $2.7 …
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By Mary The US reopened its stalled peace talks with the Taliban Saturday — the first direct meeting to end fighting in Afghanistan since President Trump pulled the plug on …
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By Morgan Silicon Valley’s bad boy billionaire wins again. A Los Angeles jury on Friday found Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not defame British cave diver Vernon Unsworth by calling …
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By Noah Elon Musk isn’t flush with cash, despite being one of the world’s richest men, he claimed during the trial over his “pedo guy” tweet. The Tesla CEO said …
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By manskar Tiffany & Co. blamed weak demand in the US and Hong Kong as it revealed earnings fell 17 percent to $78 million in the quarter ended Oct. 31. …
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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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By Manskar He’s gone from cell to cellular. Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ex-con brother Roberto just started peddling a foldable smartphone he predicts will be so addictive, it’ll replace the …
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By Tamar Mexican authorities on Sunday arrested at least three people suspected in the cartel massacre of nine members of a Mormon sect last month. Armed forces and intelligence agencies …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Tamar A Florida woman was busted for allegedly swiping more than $110,000 worth of luxury watches from men she met at clubs — including one tourist from New York …
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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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