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By Kosman The Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Facebook snapped up companies like Instagram in order to squash up-and-coming rivals, according to a new report. The FTC has been …
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By kelly The chief financial officer of HighTimes Holding, owner of counterculture pot magazine High Times, has jumped ship after just three months — in the midst of a rocky …
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By Jenni ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 has struck the southern resort island of Crete but no injuries or damage has been reported. …
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By Marsh A coalition of women’s groups is attacking CNN for failing to select a single woman of color to moderate the Democratic debates. “We have the most diverse pool …
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By Marisa U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will step down next month, and will be replaced by a Texas congressman who has …
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By Dugan The US economy slowed between March and June, but still grew at a healthy clip as solid consumer spending offset declining exports and business investments amid a threatened …
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By Garger A “city-killer” asteroid whizzed by Earth on Thursday, startling astronomers who didn’t pick up the rock’s trajectory until days before it passed the planet, according to a report. …
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By Carbone The man who invented Twitter’s “retweet” button now believes it was a very bad idea. In an interview with us, developer Chris Wetherell said he recalls thinking, “We …
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By Sparks These days, folks need a merit badge for good behavior. Social networking and news aggregator Reddit knows this, which is why its creators recently launched “community awards,” which …
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By Carbone Apple has filed a patent for a mixed reality headset that could include sensors to track users’ facial features, eyes and hands. The patent, which was filed in …
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By Peerez Con Edison was cutting off power “temporarily” across parts of Brooklyn on Sunday night due to the ongoing heatwave — with some 30,000 customers said to be affected, …
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By Joe The governor of Puerto Rico announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection amid protests seeking his ouster. Governor Ricardo Rossello said that he will step down as …
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By Elisa SAN FRANCISCO — The Wall Street Journal says Equifax will pay around $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over a 2017 data breach that exposed …
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By Kosman Yet another bold buyout engineered by Paul Singer is in danger of fizzling. The hard-charging billionaire’s activist hedge fund Elliott Management has slashed the price of its takeover …
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By Carbone The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to prevent city employees, including the police, from using or acquiring facial recognition technology. Amid increasing scrutiny of the technology, …
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By Vega The price of bitcoin plunged 10 percent on Tuesday after Facebook’s own digital currency project faced another drubbing — this time by lawmakers. A Facebook executive in charge …
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By Perez Elon Musk’s data transmission company “Neuralink” unveiled plans on Tuesday night to merge human brains with computers as early as next year. “A lot of people have written …
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By jacob Charlie Sheen’s ex Brooke Mueller made a scene in the Hamptons after she showed up alone at a drugstore at 7 a.m. Sunday — then begged a random …
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By Brown Thousands of people in Sweden are having futuristic microchips implanted into their skin to carry out everyday activities and replace credit cards and cash. More than 4,000 people …
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By Golding Con Edison has yet to figure out why a large swath of Manhattan’s West Side was plunged into darkness by the blackout that lasted more than five hours …
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