All posts tagged "Technology"
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Police tracking social media during protests stirs concerns
One company suggested police track hashtags such as #BlackLivesMatter and #imunarmed
- Posted October 6, 2016
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New FBI Head in San Francisco Was Key Figure in iPhone Hack
SAN FRANCISCO — Special Agent Jack Bennett was at the FBI’s computer investigation lab in Quantico, Virginia, on a Sunday in March when an outside company showed the bureau how it could hack into an iPhone used...
- Posted October 5, 2016
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Who inherits a selfie? States seek to fill privacy law gaps
Without an estate plan, families must try to crack their loved one's passwords
- Posted October 2, 2016
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American hopes IT switch doesn’t snag flights this weekend
DALLAS — American Airlines will make a big technology change this weekend involving planes and pilots, but passengers won’t notice a thing if all goes well. Nearly three years after the merger that created the current American,...
- Posted September 30, 2016
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Tech and consumer companies lead US stocks higher
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday and climbed after a survey showed consumer confidence is at a nine-year high, a sign Americans will keep spending in the months to come. Technology and consumer stocks made the...
- Posted September 27, 2016
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Germany orders end to Facebook/WhatsApp data sharing project
Facebook doesn't have "a legal basis for the data reception to exist"
- Posted September 27, 2016
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‘Pokemon Go’ Fervor Has Cooled, but the Game Isn’t Dead Yet
NEW YORK – Does “Pokemon Go” have a second act? The mobile phone app was an instant hit when it debuted in July. Crowds stampeded after a Vaporeon in Central Park and people fell off cliffs playing it in...
- Posted September 26, 2016
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Snapchat debuts recording ‘Spectacles,’ changes company name
The glasses can record video 10 seconds at a time by tapping a button on the device.
- Posted September 24, 2016
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Hungry Startup Uses Robots to Grab Slice of Pizza
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Did robots help make your pizza? If you ordered it from Silicon Valley’s Zume Pizza, the answer is yes. The startup, which began delivery in April, is using intelligent machines to grab a...
- Posted September 14, 2016
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Europe hits Apple with a $15 billion-plus tax bill
Apple CEO warns of the bill's negative impact on "investment and job creation in Europe"
- Posted August 30, 2016