Information Technology
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Ikea asks startups to design life beyond flat-pack furniture
May 04, 2019 6:19 am - Sankarshan Murthy sinks into a sofa at Ikea's conference center in the sleepy town of Almhult in southern Sweden. The former Tesla and Apple engineer is jet-lagged after...
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Google will soon allow users to auto-delete location history and search data
May 04, 2019 6:18 am - Google users will soon have the option to automatically delete their location and web browsing histories, a privacy-enhancing feature to remove data about the places the...
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How German journalists are using Snapchat to teach teens about the Holocaust
May 04, 2019 6:17 am - Decades later, Maja Krapina is still haunted by the death of her 9-month-old sister. "We hid from the Nazis, but my sister was crying extremely loud," she recalled in Ru...
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'Math doesn't lie': Elon Musk can't dodge Tesla cash woes any longer
May 04, 2019 6:10 am - Elon Musk said he was through asking Wall Street for money. In spite of what the Tesla Inc. analysts said, Musk has in the past year insisted Model 3 production was fina...
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Why Instagram is going to hide your 'likes'
May 04, 2019 6:09 am - Instagram will test hiding the number of "likes" that photos and videos receive - a central aspect of its platform - to rein in competitive tendencies and make the exper...
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Analysis: Facebook's new emphasis on groups could leave it more vulnerable to disinformation
May 04, 2019 6:07 am - Facebook is making communication with smaller communities "the heart" of its biggest redesign in years. But that change could leave the service even more vulnerable to d...
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Samsung wants to sell more smart-home tech, so it's building homes
May 04, 2019 6:00 am - For years, Samsung has pitched customers internet-connected TVs, refrigerators, and other cornerstones of the home re-imagined for the data-overload era. Now the South K...
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Apple highlights District 211's use of iPads in promo videoMay 03, 2019 5:28 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's use of iPads in its curriculum is receiving national exposure through a promotional video on Apple's website. For their pa...
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Facebook bans Farrakhan, Jones, Yiannopoulos as 'dangerous'
May 02, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook said Thursday it has permanently banned several far-right figures and organizations, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones,...
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Facebook is getting a redesign
Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - MENLO PARK, Calif. - On Tuesday, Facebook is getting a new face. The company's "big blue" app is undergoing a redesign: its iconic blue bordering will be replaced by sle...