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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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September 8, 2018
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As Google Turns 20, Questions Over Whether It's Too Powerful
Twenty years after Larry Page and Sergey Brin set out to organize all of the internet’s information, the search engine they named Google has morphed into a dominating force in smartphones, online video, email, maps and much more.
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September 15, 2018
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Agency Seeks Anti-Lock Brakes On All New US Road Motorcycles
A federal safety agency is recommending that all new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control as standard equipment.
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September 15, 2018
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What's In The Amazon Box? Maybe A Real 7-Foot Christmas Tree
Watch out for the 7-foot box on the doorstep. Amazon plans to sell and ship fresh, full-size Christmas trees this year.
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September 15, 2018
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Google Case Set To Examine If EU Data Rules Extend Globally
Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines globally.
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September 15, 2018
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China Says Washington Asks To Resume Talks On Tariff Fight
Washington has invited Beijing to hold new talks on their escalating tariff dispute, the Chinese foreign ministry said Thursday, ahead of a decision by President Donald Trump on whether to raise duties on $200 billion of Chinese imports.
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September 15, 2018
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Roscosmos And Nasa Chiefs Discuss Mysterious Space Leak
The Russian space agency’s chief has talked to his NASA counterpart about a mysterious leak at the International Space Station, Roscosmos said Thursday.
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September 15, 2018
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Nasa's Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Dusty Selfie
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has snapped a dusty but cool selfie.
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September 15, 2018
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Beyond Fake News? Facebook To Fact Check Photos, Videos
Facebook says it is expanding its fact-checking program to include photos and videos as it fights fake news and misinformation on its service.
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Co-founder Of Salesforce Buys Time Magazine For $190 Million
Time Magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp. to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, and his wife, it was announced this week.
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N. Korea Calls Sony, Wannacry Hack Charges Smear Campaign
North Korea strongly denied claims by the United States that a computer programmer working for the North Korean government was involved in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and the spread of the WannaCry ransomware virus.
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September 23, 2018
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Role Of Technology Increasing In Wildfire Fights
Wildland firefighters are still the heart and soul of the battle against raging blazes, but a technology boom is playing an increasing role in efforts to snuff out flames.
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September 23, 2018
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Too Much Screen Time? New Phone Controls For You And Kids
Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones — really. Like that time you checked Facebook at 3 a.m. Stats don’t lie.
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September 23, 2018
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UK Lawmakers: ‘Wild West' Cryptocurrencies Need Regulation
British lawmakers have backed calls for greater regulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in order to bring an element of control to a market that more resembles the Wild West.
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September 23, 2018
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Project Titan: Tesla Talent Joins Car Project
It’s one of the worst-kept secrets in Apple history.
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August 18,2018
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Apple Pay Is Leading The Electronic Currency Revolution
Cashing out – why physical money is in terminal decline
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August 18,2018
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Tinder Founders, Execs File Suit Against IAC And Match Group
The founders of the dating app Tinder, along with current executives and some of its employees, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against IAC/ InterActiveCorp and its Match Group subsidiary for allegedly bilking them by manipulating financial information to create a lowball estimate of Tinder’s value.
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August 18,2018
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Using Common Social Media Tactics To Subvert Us Elections
The latest efforts to disrupt the U.S. midterm elections through Facebook manipulation seem to be following a persuasion playbook refined by legitimate companies and organizations — but with a twist.
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August 18,2018
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To Fend Off Netflix, Movie Theaters Try 3-screen Immersion
Sit at the back of the movie theater, and it’s possible to see the appeal of ScreenX, the latest attempt to drag film lovers offthe sofa and away from Netflix.
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August 18,2018
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Equifax To Pay Up To $700m In Data Breach Settlement
The settlement with federal authorities and states, includes up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a $100 million civil penalty, and other offers to the nearly 150 million people who could have been affected.
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