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Meet the Online Gadget Show, a Hall of Mirrors to the Future
Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology.
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Parler Squeezed as Trump Seeks New Online Megaphone
Though stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach
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From Zoom to Quibi, the Tech Winners and Losers of 2020
We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home.
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Tech CEOs Defend Social Media Moderation
Republicans escalated charges of anti-conservative bias levied against major tech companies Wednesday in a Senate subcommittee hearing.
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Social Media CEOs to Face Grilling From Republican Senators
Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias
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Google Named in Federal Antitrust Suit
The U.S. Justice Department has announced an antitrust civil suit against tech giant Google.
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Is Facebook Really Ready for the 2020 Election?
Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption
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Amazon's Newest Ring Device Is a Flying Security Camera Drone
Amazon is launching a new Ring security camera that’s fixed on top of a flying drone. Called the Ring Always Home Cam, it’s an autonomous indoor security camera that can fly inside your home and record footage of multiple viewpoints. Users set a path for the device to fly throughout the home. When the device isn’t in the air, it...
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Lawsuit Asks Court to Force Facebook to Ban Militia Posts
Four people filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday demanding that Facebook prevent militias and hate groups from using the site, after a militia group used the platform to draw armed people to protests in Wisconsin last month that left two people dead.
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Tech Employees Are Delaying Vacations Because of Coronavirus, So Employers Are Forcing Them to Take Time Off to Avoid Burnout
There’s a pandemic. There’s a recession.
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Contact Tracing Apps Lag Behind Pandemic
Technical roadblocks are slowing the launch of contact-tracing apps stateside. Apple and Google rolled out an exposure notification tool in May to Android and iPhone, making it possible for app developers to use Bluetooth to track when devices come close to each other. But government agencies are facing challenges when it comes to creating the app itself.
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Streaming Revolution: Protesters Make Point With Viral Clips
Hundreds of protesters marched up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue last week, their signs and chants demanding police reform captured from within their ranks by dozens of camera phones. “This revolution won’t be televised!” shouted one protester. “It’s going to be streamed!” Citizen footage has played a role in previous protest movements: Rodney King’s violent arrest in Los Angeles in 1991...
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Surveillance and Bodycam Videos Show Fatal Shooting of Rayshard Brooks
Multiple cameras including Atlanta Police bodycams and dashcams captured the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. Brooks was being handcuffed by police when a struggle ensued and Brooks tries to flee with an officers’ stun gun. He was shot in the back three times and later died at a nearby hospital. Police were called to...
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Zuckerberg-funded Scientists: Rein in Hate on Facebook
Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the platform to spread “misinformation and incendiary statements.”
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Churches Turn to Other Solutions for Easter During Pandemic
With bans on large public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic, the faith community has had to find other ways to celebrate Easter this year.
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Samsung Users Puzzled By ‘Find My Mobile' Notification
Samsung users woke up Thursday morning to a “find my mobile” notification.
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Samsung's New Foldable Phone: Cheaper, But Still a Novelty
Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip
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23andMe Lays Off 100 Employees
Home DNA-testing company 23andMe laid off 100 employees this week due to declining sales.
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NJ Sets Lofty Goals for Electric Cars, Offers $5,000 Incentive for Buyers
The law calls for 330,000 electric vehicles by 2025 and 2 million by 2035, as well as boosting the number of charging stations by offering a $500 incentive for people to install their own at home
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Microsoft Looks to Detect Sex Predators in Video Game Chats
Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators using video games to try to sexually exploit children. The chat function in online multiplayer games is one place where predators have tried to groom children for sexual purposes.