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Here's how you can try erasing yourself from the Internet

Abby Ohlheiser The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:18 am - For those of us who spend a lot of time on the internet, there will be the occasional urge to simply disappear - delete your accounts, roll back your Google results and ...
Will our robot overlords kill us or cooperate? Google DeepMind wants to know

Jeremy Kahn Bloomberg
Feb 11, 2017 6:17 am - When our robot overlords arrive, will they decide to kill us or cooperate with us? New research from DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.'s London-based artificial intelligence unit ...
Snowden-era corporate paranoia creates networking startup boom

Jordan Robertson Bloomberg
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Of all the lasting effects of Edward Snowden's leaks, there's one photo that leaves a particularly strong mark. In it, U.S. federal employees in T-shirts and blue jeans ...
Watchdog: Comcast should stop 'fastest internet' claims

Brian Fung The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Comcast's claims that it offers the "fastest internet in America" and the "fastest in-home Wi-Fi" risks misleading consumers and should be stopped, according to an adver...
Can policymakers alone stop pesky robocalls?

Larry Downes The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Have you ever answered your phone only to hear an ominous message about the "IRS" demanding money, warnings from "Microsoft" that your computer needs immediate repairs o...
How to stop your smart TV from collecting data about you

Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Smart televisions can collect more information about you than you think. That's a lesson that resurfaced this week when TV-maker Vizio agreed to pay $2.2 million to sett...
Bank of America opens teller-less branches

Thomas Heath The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:15 am - Self-driving cars. Self-serve gas pumps. Self-checkout supermarkets. Add self-banking to that list. No people. No tellers. Nobody greeting you with "How is your day goin...
App reviews: Pokémon Duel, High Risers

Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:15 am - Pokémon Duel Have you caught the second wave of Pokémon fever yet? If Pokémon Go didn't get you back into the spirit of this classic gaming franchise, maybe Pokémon...
How Twitter's going to start weeding out abusive tweets

Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2017 6:13 am - Twitter knows it has a problem with online abuse, and it recently announced three more changes it's making to help users deal with it. The social network said in a blog ...
Facebook adds Community Help tool to aid people in need

Shelly Hagan Bloomberg WP Bloomberg
Feb 11, 2017 6:11 am - Facebook's users often connect on the social network to seek relief and provide support during times of crisis. Now, the company is updating its Safety Check feature to ...

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