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Don't Want To Buy? You Can Borrow Household Items Too
Amanda Blum enjoys trying new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen, but like many home cooks, she’s reluctant to buy expensive and bulky kitchen appliances.
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August 24, 2019
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China ‘Will Not Sit Idly By' Over US Arms Sale To Taiwan
China “will not sit idly by” if the U.S. proceeds with a sale of advanced F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan, a senior Chinese army officer said Thursday while warning of other potential countermeasures in addition to punishing foreign firms involved in the deal.
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August 24, 2019
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Work For Apple: 2.4 Million US Jobs And Counting
As Apple reveals its US jobs footprint has grown to 2.4 million, we pull back the curtain on one of America’s biggest employers, explore how the firm has transformed the technology industry, and explain how anyone can make a living from Apple and its ecosystems…
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August 24, 2019
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Pentagon Cancels Billion-dollar Missile Defense Project
The Pentagon is pulling the plug on a billion-dollar, technically troubled project to build a better weapon that would destroy incoming missiles. The move is aimed in part at considering new approaches to missile defense at a time of rapid technological change.
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August 24, 2019
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Streaming Music May Make Cases Like Katy Perry's More Common
To show that Katy Perry and the team that wrote her 2013 hit “Dark Horse” may have heard his song and stole from it, Christian rapper Marcus Gray’s primary evidence was that his 2009 song, “Joyful Noise” had played in the millions on YouTube and Spotify.
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August 10, 2019
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Accessibility: Apple's Biggest Push Yet
In all of the excitement of Dark Mode on iOS and the removal of iTunes on the Mac, you’d be forgiven for missing one of Apple’s biggest cross-platform updates to date.
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June 15, 2019
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Breakthrough The All - New Mac Pro
Building a supercomputer to appease the world’s most advanced developers, graphic artists, filmmakers and photographers was never going to be easy, but Apple pulled it off in 2006 with the Mac Pro.
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Techlife News #397
Techlife News
EU Legal Expert Says Online Defamation Enforceable Worldwide
A top European Union legal adviser said that social media networks like Facebook could be ordered to take down anywhere in the world any text, photo or other media ruled to be defamatory by a court.
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Techlife News #397
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Ohio's Third Frontier Fund For Tech, Start-ups Is Dwindling
An Ohio fund that has provided millions of dollars for technology projects, startups and research is running out of money, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said this week.
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Techlife News #397
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Russia Demands Tinder Give User Data To Secret Services
Russia is requiring dating app Tinder to hand over data on its users — including messages — to the national intelligence agencies, part of the country’s widening crackdown on internet freedoms.
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Techlife News #397
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Bad Bunny, Khalid To Perform On Apple Music's ‘Up Next' Tour
Apple Music is taking its “Up Next” program and playlist on the road.
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July 6, 2019
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Google Grilled In Congress: What's Ahead For Tech Companies
U.S. lawmakers’ grilling of Google CEO Sundar Pichai may have sounded like a broken record, but it amplified the prickly issues facing tech companies as Democrats prepare to take control of the House next month.
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Techlife News #372
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Farout: Scientists Spot Solar System's Farthest Known Object
Astronomers have spotted the farthest known object in our solar system — and they’ve nicknamed the pink cosmic body “Farout.”
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December 23, 2018
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First Private Israeli Lunar Mission Will Launch In February
An Israeli nonprofit said it has pushed back the launch of what it hopes will be the first private spacecraft to land on the moon until February.
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December 23, 2018
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Foldable: The New Generation Of Smartphones
Samsung, Huawei and other major names show their hands.
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March 2, 2019
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Teen Video App Musical.Ly Agrees To FTC Fine
The operator of a video-sharing app popular with teenagers is agreeing to pay $5.7 million to settle federal allegations it illegally collected personal information from children.
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March 2, 2019
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What Facebook's ‘Privacy Vision' Really Means
Mark Zuckerberg’s abrupt last week declaration of a new ”privacy vision ” for social networking was for many people a sort of Rorschach test.
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March 16, 2019
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Millennials Global Dream: Inventions, Ideas & Ideologies
The aspirations and achievements of an often misunderstood generation
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March 16, 2019
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EU Investigates Video Game Companies Over Antitrust Concerns
The European Union’s competition watchdog is stepping up its investigation of a U.S. video game platform and five game makers over concerns they blocked players from buying cheaper versions of games in other countries.
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April 13, 2019
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Prince Harry, Oprah Work On Mental Health Program For Apple
Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince Harry will be partnering with Oprah Winfrey to create a documentary series on mental health for Apple’s new streaming service.
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April 13, 2019
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NASA's Faraway Space Snowman Has Flat, Not Round, Behind
The faraway space snowman visited by NASA last month has a surprisingly flat — not round — behind.
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Techlife News #381
Techlife News
‘Spider-Man' Swings Again With A Successful Sequel
Peter Parker might be forgiven for craving a vacation as “Spider-Man: Far From Home” begins.
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July 6, 2019
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Like Me: How Social Media Is Damaging Society
Internet giants like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are facing tougher calls for regulation than ever before, as the devastating impact of social media on our children’s health begins to come to the fore.
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Techlife News #391
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Ukraine To Block Access To Russia's Social Media
In another round of sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday ordered the blocking of access to Russia’s most popular social media websites and search engines.
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May 20, 2017
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Close New Earth-size World, Where Year Lasts Under 10 Days
Astronomers have discovered a close new world about the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days.
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November 18, 2017
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Apple Inspiring Customer Loyalty
"It Just Works".
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January 07, 2017
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Tyson's Solar Eclipse Tip: Don't Video It, Experience It
Prominent astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has a suggestion for anyone with a view of next week’s solar eclipse: Put down your smartphone and take in the phenomenon yourself.
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August 19,2017
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The New iMacs : Literal Game-Changers
Console yourself... But not with a playstation
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August 19,2017
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Judge Orders Linkedin To Stop Blocking Datascraping Firm
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered LinkedIn to stop blocking a startup company from scraping LinkedIn personal profiles for data.
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August 19,2017
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NBC Says RIO Olympic Viewership reaches parity with London
NBC said its Olympic audience reached parity with the London Games for the first time on the third night of competition. But there’s an asterisk involved in the claim.
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