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French Wine Vs US Tech Prowess: New Trump-Macron Standoff
France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine.
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August 3, 2019
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iPhone 11: Superpowered iPhone Is Coming
With Apple all-but-confirmed to be releasing a trio of new iPhones this September, this week we decided to take a closer look at the latest rumors and leaks, go hands-on with a dummy model, and consider what the future holds for the world’s most iconic smartphone…
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August 3, 2019
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One Hack, 106 Million People: Capital One Ensnared By Breach
A hacker accessed the personal information of 106 million Capital One credit card holders or credit card applicants in the U.S. and Canada, in the latest massive data breach at a large company.
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August 3, 2019
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Apple Card: The Future Of Digital Money
With Apple announcing its new credit card, powered by Goldman Sachs and MasterCard, we delve deeper into the company’s fintech division, explore the implications of the new venture, examine Apple’s financial services competition, and ask whether the Cupertino firm is spreading itself too thin as it expands its services arm and enters into unmarked territory…
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Real Or Artificial? Tech Titans Declare AI Ethics Concerns
The biggest tech companies want you to know that they’re taking special care to ensure that their use of artificial intelligence to sift through mountains of data, analyze faces or build virtual assistants doesn’t spill over to the dark side.
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April 13, 2019
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House Passes Bill To Restore ‘Net Neutrality' Rules
The House has passed bill Wednesday to restore Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, but the legislation faces slim odds of making it through the Republican-controlled Senate.
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April 13, 2019
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Europe Looks To Remold Internet With New Copyright Rules
The European Union has approved a copyright overhaul that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom of speech and online creativity and punish smaller web companies.
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April 20, 2019
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Netflix: First Quarter Adds 9.6m New Subscribers
Netflix kicked off the year with the biggest subscriber gains in the history of its video streaming service, but forecast a springtime slowdown that disappointed investors.
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April 20, 2019
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Disney, Comcast Now Hulu's Only Owners As AT&T Exits
AT&T has sold its 9.5% share in Hulu back to the streaming TV company, leaving Disney and Comcast as its owners.
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April 20, 2019
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Amazon Is 2nd US Company To Reach $1 Trillion Market Value
Amazon on Tuesday became the second publicly traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, hot on the heels of iPhone maker Apple.
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September 8, 2018
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California Net Neutrality Bill Goes To Gov. Jerry Brown
Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should have the nation’s strongest protections for net neutrality rules intended to ensure a level playing field on the internet after the measure cleared the final legislative hurdle last Friday.
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September 8, 2018
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UTAH Police Use New Technology To Trace Ballistic Evidence
A recently solved drive-by shooting case in South Salt Lake highlights the effectiveness of a newly formed center that provides investigators with improved ballistics testing, according to Utah authorities.
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September 8, 2018
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Box Office Top 20: ‘crazy Rich Asians' No. 1 For Third Week
The glitzy romance “Crazy Rich Asians” topped the North American box office over Labor Day weekend, its third consecutive weekend in the No. 1 spot.
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September 8, 2018
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UEFA Sets 2019 Super Cup Target To Start Using Video Review
UEFA plans to start using video review to help referees at next year’s Super Cup.
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September 8, 2018
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Rhode Island Company Gets Grant For Wind Turbine Technology
A Rhode Island company has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant for its work to improve the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines.
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November 25,2018
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Former Georgia Grocery Store Transformed Into Air Force Lab
A former grocery store in Middle Georgia is now serving high-tech aircraft manufacturing for the military.
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November 25,2018
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GAME NOT OVER IN ‘RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET'
In a battle between the internet and John C. Reilly, who among us wouldn’t root for the latter? Leave us IMDb.com and a few podcasts, John, but by all means, go smashy-smashy with the rest.
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November 25,2018
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Mac Mini: Packed With Impressive Power
Hot off the heels of its new iPhone XS and XR launch, Apple invited New York professionals to its ‘More in the Making’ event in late October, unveiling a whole host of new hardware, like the long-awaited MacBook Air refresh and an iPhone X-inspired iPad redesign.
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November 25,2018
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Technology Credited With Aiding Atlantic City's Crime Drop
Crime is down in Atlantic City, and police are crediting several factors including technology that helps them monitor high-crime areas and identify potential risks.
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November 25,2018
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Bring Me The Bleach: Investors Seek Stability As Stocks Fall
Goodbye iPhones and Facebook feed. Hello power plants and bleach.
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November 25,2018
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Myths And Risks In App That Gives You Peek Into Older Self
Is a peek into the future worth your privacy in the present? That concern was pushed to the spotlight this week with the resurgence of a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to transform your current face into your younger and older selves.
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July 20, 2019
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Samsung Predicts 56% Drop In 2Q Profit On Weak Chip Market
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter likely fell more than 56% from a year earlier amid a weak market for memory chips.
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July 13, 2019
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BMW Warns Profits Will Fall Due To Costs, Trade Uncertainty
German automaker BMW said that profits in 2019 would be “well below” last year’s and that it planned to cut 12 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in costs by the end of 2022 to offset spending on new technology.
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March 23, 2019
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​​​​​​​Done Deal: What Disney's Fox Acquisition Means For The Industry
WHAT DISNEY’S FOX DEAL MEANS FOR THE INDUSTRY
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August 4, 2018
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Hospital Turns To 3-D Printing Technology
Sometimes, Dr. Rose Ganim, chief of thoracic surgery at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, lies awake at night contemplating the best approach for a complex operation.
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August 4, 2018
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Leaked Chats Show Alleged Russian Spy Seeking Hacking Tools
Six years ago, a Russian-speaking cybersecurity researcher received an unsolicited email from Kate S. Milton.
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August 4, 2018
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Facebook Finds ‘Sophisticated' Efforts To Disrupt Elections
Facebook said it has uncovered “sophisticated” efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms.
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August 4, 2018
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Amazon's Quarterly Profit Tops $2 Billion For First Time
Amazon’s quarterly profit soared past $2 billion for the first time as its online shopping, cloud computing and advertising businesses kept growing.
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August 4, 2018
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Ocean Mission's Emergency Ascent Caused By Motor Burning Out
A drama in which a submersible made an emergency ascent from 250 meters (820 feet) below the Indian Ocean was caused by condensation burning out a small motor in the cockpit, the director of the British-led Nekton Mission said.
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March 23, 2019
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Goodbye Console: Google Launches Game-Streaming Platform
Google unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business.
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