News Around the Globe
By Edwards Google has been given the green light to create a smart city in a disused area of Toronto, Canada. However, the controversial futuristic site will have to be …
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By Woods It was one of the “Stranger Things” to happen on a police department’s Facebook page. An Illinois man wanted on a drunk driving warrant agreed to turn himself …
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By Lisa Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA plan to join forces through a 50-50 share swap to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker, they said on Thursday, triggering a new …
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By Hannah Social media is waging a sexually charged war on fruits and veggies. In July, Facebook and Instagram quietly updated the Facebook Community Standards language regarding permissible sexual expression on …
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By Elina CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s consumer watchdog sued Google on Tuesday, alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android users about how their location data was collected …
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By Vega Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn’t the only one blasting Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to allow misleading political ads on the social network. In a letter addressed to the company’s brass, …
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By Yaron It was a whirlwind day for Jeff Bezos. The world’s top billionaire briefly lost his spot as the richest man on Earth to Bill Gates on Friday morning, …
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By Vega A former top Apple lawyer who was in charge of preventing insider trading at the company was himself indicted on insider trading charges. Gene Levoff — who worked …
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By Vega Twitter shares plummeted more than 21% Thursday after the social network posted worse-than-expected quarterly results driven in part by an ongoing tech glitch that has been hindering its …
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By Nicolas The Chinese-owned video app TikTok poses a potential “national security risk,” Sens. Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton wrote in a letter Wednesday to Director of National Intelligence Joseph …
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By Vega Longtime Nike CEO Mark Parker will step down next year and be replaced by John Donahoe, the CEO of cloud computing firm ServiceNow Inc., the footwear and apparel …
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By Ellie Netflix shares sank more than 3 percent Tuesday, after Verizon said it will offer unlimited wireless and broadband customers a free one-year subscription to Walt Disney’s soon-to-be-launched streaming …
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By Gibbon America’s nuclear arsenal will no longer rely on floppy disks. The Pentagon has finally scrapped a disco-era missile-launch system that relied on ancient IBM Series/1 computers and floppy …
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By Tamar Porn star “Bridget the Midget” used a butter knife when she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the leg last month — during a wild quarrel that could land …
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By Vega Apple CEO Tim Cook met the chief of China’s market regulator in Beijing on Thursday, the Chinese agency said, a week after the US firm was thrust into …
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By Ben Here’s your chance to be the literal face of a robotics company. A tech firm is looking for the right person to lend their likeness to a new …
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By Nadine Steve Jobs’ turtleneck lives on. A luxury tech brand claims it’s embedded a swatch of fabric from the late Apple co-founder’s iconic uniform inside a new phone. It’s …
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By Nicole Mark Zuckerberg defended meetings he’s reportedly had with conservative leaders after #DeleteFacebook began trending on social media. Politico reported this week that the Facebook CEO held private meetings …
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By Vega Apple is planning to release a dirt-cheap iPhone next year in a bid to boost its stagnant sales, a well-respected analyst says. TF Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo said in …
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By Nicolas Barry Diller’s IAC on Friday outlined its proposal to spin off its shares of Tinder parent Match Group. The move would see IAC, which also controls Vimeo and …
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