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Facebook Unveils Quest, Its New Virtual-Reality Headset
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is off to a slow start in his mission to bring virtual reality to the masses, so perhaps its appropriate his companys next VR headset will be called Quest.
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September 30, 2018
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Climate Goals Mean Europe Will Overtake US In Electric Cars
European carmakers are rolling out electric vehicles like the ones on view this week at the Paris Motor Show to burnish their reputations as technology leaders and to compete with Tesla. But also because EU regulations dont leave them much choice.
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October 7, 2018
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New Tesla Chair Must Rein In CEO Musk At Key Moment
It wont be an easy job.
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October 7, 2018
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iPhone Free, Walk Light, But Connected
Over the past several years, Apple engineers have been hard at work perfecting the iPhone. In many ways, the company has already achieved its mission, with the 2018 launch of the iPhone XS bringing the most advanced hardware of all time to consumer technology.
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October 7, 2018
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Coming Attractions: How Apple Can Take A Bite Out Of The Tv Business
Apple has dominated several product categories such as the smartphone, the smartwatch and the portable music player when it has been the founding member of the market or has joined at a preliminary stage.
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October 7, 2018
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Amazon Jumps Out Ahead Of Its Rivals And Raises Wages To $15
Amazon, the business that upended the retailing industry and transformed the way we shop for just about everything, is jumping out ahead of the pack again, announcing a minimum wage of $15 an hour for its U.S. employees that could force other big companies to raise their pay.
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October 7, 2018
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Canucks Player Says Team Has ‘Fortnite' Ban For Season
A day after Vancouver forward Bo Horvat said the Canucks have instituted a Fortnite ban for the upcoming season, there was talk in NHL arenas about whether it is fair to blame the popular online game for performance on the ice.
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October 7, 2018
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MACS: Innovation & Sales Leading Industry
The Beatles v The Rolling Stones; The Yankees v The Red Sox; Muhammad Ali v Smokin; Joe Frazier – Nobody can truly claim to be the undisputed champion of anything if they haven’t had an equal and opposite power to fight against and ultimately overcome.
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August 4, 2018
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Mandan Schools Work To Get All Students iPads
Mandan Schools Work To Get All Students iPads.
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Xiaomi: A Chinese Startup Out To Challenge Google, Amazon
Xiaomi: A Chinese Startup Out To Challenge Google, Amazon.
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Instagram Unveils New Video Service In Challenge To Youtube
Facebook’s Instagram service is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube when they’re looking for something to watch on their smartphones.
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June 23, 2018
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How Apple TV Improves Sports Viewing
How Apple TV Improves Sports Viewing.
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June 23, 2018
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Facial Recognition System Set To Be Used In Olympic Security
A facial recognition system will be used across an Olympics for the first time as Tokyo organizers work to keep security tight and efficient at dozens of venues during the 2020 Games.
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August 11, 2018
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Patrick Stewart To Reprise 'Star Trek' Role In New Series
Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he’s been before — “Star Trek.”
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August 11, 2018
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Apple iPhone Chip Supplier Says Virus Will Delay Shipments
A company that makes semiconductors for Apple iPhones says it is recovering from a virus outbreak but expects the incident to delay shipments and raise costs.
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August 11, 2018
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Navajo Robotics Team Heads To International Competition
A team of Navajo high school students from a remote town in southern Utah is building a robot to represent North America in an international robotics competition.
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August 11, 2018
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Apple: Now a Trillion-Dollar Company
Apple has hit many crucial milestones during its 42-year existence. Obvious examples include when it was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the 1984 launch of the Macintosh, and the arrivals of the iPod, iPhone and iPad in 2001, 2007 and 2010 respectively.
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August 11, 2018
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$42m Medical Center Planned Near Foxconn Complex
A Wisconsin health care organization says it’ll build a $42 million medical center in Sturtevant as the region prepares for population growth generated by the planned Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing complex.
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August 11, 2018
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New Zealand Leader Says No Final Decision On Using Huawei
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that no final decision has been made on whether Huawei equipment can be used in a planned network upgrade.
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Louisiana Sheriff'S Office Starts Passing Out Smart Devices
A Louisiana sheriff’s office has started giving deputies a new handheld mobile policing device intended to ease many of their day-to-day duties and streamline technology tools such as surveillance videos and GPS data.
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March 2, 2019
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Consumer Goods Companies Preparing For Climate Change Impact
Companies behind some of the best-known consumer products — from soaps to sodas — are beginning to factor climate change into their business equation, according to a report published this week.
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March 2, 2019
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China Drafts Rules On Biotech After Gene-Editing Scandal
China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist’s claim of helping to create gene-edited babies roiled the global science community.
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March 2, 2019
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Audiences Can't Leave Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Pre-Release
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes is no longer allowing the public to post reviews of a movie prior to its theatrical release. The move is partly to push back against the influence of online trolls.
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March 2, 2019
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China's Huawei Unveils 5G Phone With Folding Screen
China’s Huawei unveiled a new folding-screen phone last Sunday, joining the latest trend for bendable devices as it challenges the global smartphone market’s dominant players, Apple and Samsung.
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March 2, 2019
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Foxconn Investing In $30 Million Water Recycling System
Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest in a $30 million recycling system that will significantly reduce the amount of water it has to draw from Lake Michigan for its proposed manufacturing complex in southeast Wisconsin, the company said this week.
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June 23, 2018
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New App Offers Interactive Experiences For Disney Guests
With the opening of Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studies, Walt Disney World is also offering guests a new mobile app called Play Disney Parks.
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July 07,2018
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Will Russian Hackers Affect This Year's US Election?
Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro zeroed in on a new sign of trouble: a group of suspect websites.
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September 8, 2018
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Don't Go! Surging Business Sales Make Staff Retention A Must
Offers of training and stock in their new employer weren’t enough to keep four out of his five staffers when Dennis Chow sold his information technology firm in 2016.
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September 8, 2018
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A Year In, Uber CEO Works To Rebuild Company's Reputation
Ever since he stepped into his role as CEO a year ago, Dara Khosrowshahi has had to deal with wave after wave of major scandals and bad press, much of which he inherited from his predecessor, Travis Kalanick.
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September 8, 2018
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Wired Icelanders Seek To Keep Remote Peninsula Digital-Free
The passenger boat arrives at the bottom of Veidileysufjordur, a short inlet with a long name, to drop off backpackers for a multi-day trek. A weather-beaten group that’s completed the trip waits to board, eager to get back to a part of Iceland where they can reconnect with the world via Wi-Fi.
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