Information Technology
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Trump's tariffs won't bite Apple, illustrating Tim Cook's political sway
Sep 19, 2018 1:00 am - Apple chief executive Tim Cook has been one of President Donald Trump's staunchest critics in Silicon Valley, opposing the White House on everything from immigration to ...
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Analysis: In smart homes, convenience trumps privacy risks
Sep 18, 2018 11:00 pm - George Orwell got a lot right about our society moving toward a state of constant surveillance, but not everything. “His presumption was that people would lament and be ...
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CDW's chief executive officer to retireSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - CDW longtime executive Christine Leahy will replace CEO Tom Richards when he retires at the end of the year. Richards, who also serves as chairman of the technology ...
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Review: Hands on with the iPhone Xs Max, the Big Mac of smartphones
Sep 15, 2018 1:15 am - To understand how big the screens are on the 2018 crop of new iPhones, I brought a few visual aides to Apple's grand unveiling Wednesday at its Silicon Valley headquarte...
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The problem with recycling iPads, iPhones and other gadgets: They catch fire.
Sep 15, 2018 1:14 am - MADISON, Wis. - What happens to gadgets when you're done with them? Too often, they explode. As we enter new-gadget buying season, spare a moment to meet the people who ...
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Why Apple designer Jony Ive is 'zealous' about Apple Watch
Sep 15, 2018 1:07 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. - Jony Ive, Apple's design chief, on Wednesday unveiled a new iPhone, the biggest deal at the biggest gadget launch of the year. But a different produc...
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Analysis: Maybe the only way to keep Facebook from harming us is to hide everything
Sep 15, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook, at its core, is designed to show things to its users that they will share, like and click. And that very same design is what helped the platform become so good...
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Essay: Why is it so hard to turn a Tinder date into a relationship?
Sep 15, 2018 1:00 am - Like most singles in the modern age, I have now met far more dating prospects online than anywhere else. But despite the swarms of matches over the years, I've never had...
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Elon Musk said a Tesla could drive itself across the country by 2018. One just crashed backing out of a garage.
Sep 15, 2018 1:00 am - When Mangesh Gururaj's wife left home to pick up their child from math lessons one Sunday earlier this month, she turned on her Tesla Model S and hit "Summon," a self-pa...
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Analysis: Apple finally gets how to play the China Market
Sep 15, 2018 1:00 am - The iPhone 5c was a failure. The c was alternatively supposed to stand for color, or China. In China, it just stood for cheap. Two years later, Apple brought out the iPh...