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A new study says services like UberPool are making traffic worse

By Faiz Siddiqui The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - The explosive growth of Uber and Lyft has created a new traffic problem for major U.S. cities and ride-sharing options such as UberPool and Lyft Line are exacerbating th...
A couple of analysts saw Facebook decline coming

By Julie Verhage Bloomberg
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - Long before Facebook Inc. shares took their historic dive, after second-quarter earnings missed the average Wall Street estimate for sales and user growth, two analysts ...
A mother had given up hope of finding her schizophrenic son. She found help from an unexpected source.

By Terrence McCoy The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - Few homeless people drift into Dolan Springs, Arizona, because there's not much of a town to drift into. Little more than a gas station, a Family Dollar and a grocery st...
ACLU: Amazon's facial-recognition tool misidentified 28 lawmakers as people arrested for a crime

By Tony Romm The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - Amazon's facial recognition tools incorrectly identified Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, and 27 other members of Congress as people arrested for a crime during a te...
Inside Google's shadow workforce of contract laborers

By Mark Bergen and Josh Eidelson Bloomberg
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - Every day, tens of thousands of people stream into Google offices wearing red name badges. They eat in Google's cafeterias, ride its commuter shuttles and work alongside...
On WhatsApp, fake news is fast - and can be fatal

By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Annie Gowen The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Americans associate misinformation with Facebook and the ways it shaped debate around the 2016 presidential election. But in other countries, falsities a...
Amazon expands Alexa's brain with Yext business services

By Spencer Soper Bloomberg
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - You can now ask your Amazon Echo speaker, "Alexa, what time does Rite Aid close?" and get hours for the pharmacy closest to your house. Amazon.com is adding the hours, a...
This firm is building robot dogs for purchase starting in 2019

By Peter Holley The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - They can unload the dishwasher, deliver packages to your home and open door. And they use their thin metallic legs to traverse stairs - or crawl straight into your worst...
If your spouse snores like a warthog, Bose has some new headphones for you

By Geoffrey A. Fowler The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - There comes a point in many relationships where one just has to say, "Honey, you know I love you. But you snore like a warthog." So how much would you pay to mute the be...
Bad week in social media gets worse; Twitter stock plunges

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Jul 27, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Cracking down on hate, abuse and online trolls is also hurting Twitter's standing with investors. The company's stock plunged Friday morning after it reported...

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