Information Technology
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Behind Reddit's crackdown on pro-Trump board, 'most toxic users'
Dec 03, 2016 6:18 am - Very occasionally, a war on Reddit consumes everyone there. This is one of those times, and it is (in part) chief executive Steve Huffman's own doing. And now Huffman, w...
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Banned from Twitter? Gab promises you can say whatever you want
Dec 03, 2016 6:17 am - In a way, "the purge" was the best thing to ever happen to Gab. Suddenly, the small social network that was built by a conservative Christian Republican and promises "fr...
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Should tech grads pick defense over Silicon Valley?
Dec 03, 2016 6:16 am - Sam Gussman arrived four years ago at Stanford University hoping to eventually parlay an engineering degree into a product manager job at Google or Facebook. Working for...
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Is a retweet an endorsement from President-elect Trump?
Dec 03, 2016 6:16 am - Donald Trump has, more than 10,000 times, tweeted something that begins with "@," a reliable sign that he is quoting a tweet from someone else. Last week, the man who wi...
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Apple to use drones to improve maps data
Dec 03, 2016 6:15 am - Apple plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service and catch longtime leader Google, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
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How does 'e-lancing' fit in with Trump's promised jobs boom?
Dec 03, 2016 6:15 am - Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to create a jobs boom for the middle-wage worker. It's questionable whether sorting YouTube videos of dancing babies is what...
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Google, online travel agents no longer living in perfect harmony
Dec 03, 2016 6:12 am - At the largest online travel conference last week, industry executive Steve Hafner was asked an unusual question: What's the first word that comes to mind when you think...
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Amazon Prime to offer HBO, Cinemax add-ons
Dec 03, 2016 6:12 am - Amazon is continuing its push into online streaming video by letting its Prime customers purchase monthly subscriptions to HBO and Cinemax right from their Amazon accoun...
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Amazon planning premium Alexa speaker with large screen
Dec 03, 2016 6:10 am - Amazon.com is developing a premium Echo-like speaker with a screen, a sign the world's largest online retailer is trying to capitalize on the surprise success of its voi...
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Motorola: 'Mod' adds-ons could take our phones to 5GDec 03, 2016 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Motorola is stepping up the pace on its "mod" add-ons for the Moto Z line of phones, with e-ink displays, a baby monitor and even a Verizon 5G modem being outs...