Information Technology
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New this week from Amazon - a glossy print toy catalog
Nov 10, 2018 12:00 am - Amazon.com is gambling on glossiness and nostalgia to draw in shoppers with its first toy catalog, in yet another brick-and-mortar strategy to snag its share of the holi...
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Tim Berners-Lee kicks off a 'Contract for the Web' to protect the future of the Internet
Nov 10, 2018 12:00 am - Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, recently kicked off a global campaign to curb some of the harmful effects of internet connectivity on society. Throu...
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It's not your imagination: Phone battery life is getting worse
Nov 03, 2018 1:20 am - Phone makers promise "all-day battery life." Sure, and you haven't stolen any of the kids' Halloween candy. If you recently bought a new flagship phone, chances are its ...
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First look: Apple's redesigned iPad Pro, MacBook Air
Nov 03, 2018 1:18 am - Two slabs of glass and metal, two different tales. Apple shared its vision for the future of portable computers on Tuesday: A super-powerful redesigned iPad Pro you oper...
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Study: Most apps for preschoolers contain potentially manipulative ads
Nov 03, 2018 1:13 am - Apps marketed to children 5 and younger deploy potentially manipulating tactics to deliver ads to children, raising questions about the ethics of child software design a...
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With mobile pay, you can go without a wallet at checkoutNov 03, 2018 1:09 am - When you're at the checkout line this holiday season, you could juggle your bags and dig into your purse or billfold for your credit or debit card. Or you could use that...
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How'd a government agency get infected with malware? 9,000 pages of porn.
Nov 03, 2018 1:08 am - A federal employee infected a U.S. government network with malware after viewing more than 9,000 pornographic webpages at work, according to an inspector general's repor...
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Google offers money to universities to use AI in research
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Google is offering $25 million to universities and nonprofits that have research ideas that can be expanded by using artificial intelligence and other technology to solv...
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Uber, Google and the long, lingering tail of #MeToo
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Two Silicon Valley heavyweights faced fresh headlines this week about prior allegations of sexual misconduct, serving as a reminder to companies that their handling of h...
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From Silicon Valley elite to social media hate: The radicalization that led to Gab
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Like many young entrepreneurs drawn to California's technological gold rush, Andrew Torba brought a familiar mix of smarts, ambition and big ideas when he arrived nearly...