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US CHARGES NORTH KOREAN COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS IN GLOBAL HACKS
The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio, and in the attempted theft and extortion of more than $1.3 billion from banks and companies, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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WALMART SALES STILL SURGING, BUT A CHILL MAY BE ON THE WAY
Walmart is raising wages for 425,000 of its 1.5 million U.S. workers and is investing $14 billion this year to speed up its distribution network as the nation’s largest retailer navigates vast industry changes that were accelerated by the pandemic.
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BIDEN BACKS OFF ON TIKTOK BAN IN REVIEW OF TRUMP CHINA MOVES
The Biden administration is backing off former President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban the popular video app TikTok, asking a court to postpone a legal dispute over the proposed ban as the government begins a broader review of the national security threats posed by Chinese technology companies.
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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CYBER RISKS TO US ELECTION SYSTEMS
Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Techlife News
MIAMI MAYOR DIGS ELON MUSK'S TUNNEL PITCH TO EASE TRAFFIC
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke with Elon Musk about the tech billionaire’s interest in digging road tunnels in Miami to alleviate traffic congestion in Florida’s largest metro area.
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Techlife News
ONLINE GROCERY SHOPPING DRIVES UP SALES AT OCADO
Ocado, one of the biggest internet-only grocery retailers, said this week that sales rose 35% during the last fiscal year as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift toward internet shopping.
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ARAB SPACECRAFT ENTERS ORBIT AROUND MARS IN HISTORIC FLIGHT
A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.
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Techlife News
STATE POLICE DROPS PHONE APP THAT MAKES TEXTS DISAPPEAR
The Michigan State Police told officers to remove a phone app that keeps no record of outgoing text messages, a newspaper reported this week.
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Techlife News
TAXING TIME: HOW THE PANDEMIC WILL AFFECT FILING YOUR TAXES
The pandemic has made everything a bit trickier — tax filing season is no exception.
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DIGITAL SIEGE: INTERNET CUTS BECOME FAVORED TOOL OF REGIMES
When army generals in Myanmar staged a coup last week, they briefly cut internet access in an apparent attempt to stymie protests. In Uganda, residents couldn’t use Facebook, Twitter and other social media for weeks after a recent election. And in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the internet has been down for months amid a wider conflict.
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Techlife News
UN CHIEF: POLLUTERS MUST JOIN ‘NET ZERO' CLUB FOR CLIMATE
Polluters must step up their commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions before a crucial climate summit in November, U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said this week.
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Techlife News
A SPECIAL VALENTINES MEAL CAN TAKE MANY FORMS THIS YEAR
As we come to the end of a collective year of pandemic firsts, Valentine’s Day is next up. And showing love and gratitude can feel more important than ever.
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Techlife News
50 Countries Vow To Protect 30% Of Land And Sea By 2030
At least 50 countries committed to protecting 30% of the planet, including land and sea, over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change issues, during a global summit Monday aimed at protecting the world’s biodiversity.
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TESLA TO FIX TOUCH SCREENS, ENDING SPAT WITH US REGULATORS
After initially refusing a request from U.S. safety regulators, Tesla has now agreed to recall about 135,000 vehicles because the large touch screens on the console can go dark.
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Techlife News
UN CHIEF CALLS FOR REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
The United Nations chief called for global rules to regulate powerful social media companies like Twitter and Facebook.
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LAWSUIT SAYS FOXCONN COST GOVERNMENTS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
Worldwide electronics leader Foxconn Technology Group violated terms of its contract in Wisconsin, while local governments spend hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for the project, a lawsuit filed by a real estate development company alleges.
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Techlife News
NINTENDO PROFITS SOAR AS PEOPLE PLAY GAMES DURING PANDEMIC
Nintendo Co. reported that its profit for the first three fiscal quarters nearly doubled as people around the world stayed home for the pandemic and turned to playing games.
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BRITAIN TO TEST MIXING AND MATCHING OF COVID-19 VACCINES
British scientists are starting a study Thursday to find out if it’s OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines.
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AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER SAYS BING COULD REPLACE GOOGLE
Australia’s prime minister said that Microsoft is confident it can fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia.
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KINGDOM OF WAKANDA DESTINED FOR DISNEY + STREAMING SERVICE
The Kingdom of Wakanda is staking out turf on the Disney + streaming service.
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AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS MAY STEP DOWN WITHOUT STEPPING AWAY
Even after stepping aside as CEO, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos appears likely to keep identifying new frontiers for the world’s dominant e-commerce company. His successor, meanwhile, gets to deal with escalating efforts to curtail its power.
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APPLE CEO ESCALATES BATTLE WITH FACEBOOK OVER ONLINE PRIVACY
Apple CEO Tim Cook fired offa series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads.
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1 BILLION: ACTIVE iPHONES & THE FIRST $100 BILLION QUARTER
At Apple’s recent record-breaking earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that the Cupertino company had not only beaten sales expectations in today’s highly volatile market but that there were now more than one billion active iPhones. It not only demonstrates Apple’s brand power and continued growth but sets the firm on a new trajectory as we continue into 2021.
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FACEBOOK Q4 RESULTS SOAR; ZUCKERBERG HITS APPLE OVER PRIVACY
Facebook capped a tumultuous 2020 with soaring earnings in the final quarter, but the company forecast challenges in 2021 that include a coming privacy update by Apple that could limit the social network’s ad targeting capabilities.
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Techlife News
IN DUEL WITH SMALL INVESTORS OVER GAMESTOP, BIG FUNDS BLINK
Across most of America, GameStop is just a place to buy a video game. On Wall Street, though, it’s become a battleground where swarms of smaller investors see themselves making an epic stand against the 1%.
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iPhone12
Now the big question appears to be whether Apple will be able to keep up with the iPhone demand. Some processors and other components may still be in short supply as factories continue to try to catch up with the backlog caused last year’s pandemic-driven shutdowns.
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MICROSOFT KEEPS CHUGGING AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.
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SAMSUNG REPORTS PROFIT JUMP DRIVEN BY STRONG CHIP DEMAND
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter rose by more than 26% as it capped offa robust business year where its dual strength in parts and finished products allowed it to thrive amid the pandemic.
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CYBERCOPS DERAIL MALWARE BOTNET, FBI MAKES RANSOMWARE ARREST
European and North American cyber cops have joined forces to disrupt what may be the world’s largest network for seeding malware infections. The operation appears to strike a major blow against criminal gangs that have used that network for years to install ransomware for extortion schemes and to steal data and money.
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DEBATE HEATS UP OVER HOW COUNTRIES TAX BIG TECH COMPANIES
An international debate over how countries tax big U.S. technology companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook is heating up, presenting a challenge for President Joe Biden’s new administration.
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