Information Technology
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India's engineers have thrived in Silicon Valley. So has its caste system.
Nov 01, 2020 5:24 am - Whenever Benjamin Kaila, a database administrator who immigrated from India to the United States in 1999, applies for a job at a U.S. tech company, he prays that there a...
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Uber and gig companies spend nearly $200M to knock down an employment law - and it might work
Nov 01, 2020 5:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO - As November's general election enters its home stretch, Uber, DoorDash and other gig economy companies are bombarding TV airwaves, social media and even ...
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Review: 5G is the least compelling thing about the iPhone 12
Oct 31, 2020 6:24 am - The new iPhone 12 doesn't need 5G to be a good smartphone. That's lucky. I've been testing the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the first Apple phones capable of running on next-ge...
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How politicians target you: 3,000 data points on every voter, including your phone number
Oct 31, 2020 6:20 am - The campaign messages are coming fast and furious now. "Hi Geoffrey, I'm Jess w/ People's Action," reads one. "Voter Alert for Geoffrey Fowler!" says another. And the we...
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AP Explains: Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet
Oct 31, 2020 6:18 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the g...
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Apple developing smaller AirPods Pro, revamped entry-level model
Oct 31, 2020 6:12 am - Apple is planning updates to its AirPods earbuds next year, seeking to capitalize on the success of a product that has become an important source of growth. The Cupertin...
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Motorola revenue at $1.8 billion in third quarterOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions Inc. has reported third-quarter net income of $205 million. The communications equipment maker posted revenue of $1.87 billion in the period...
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Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limits
Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google received a hectoring from Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged ...
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ISACA offers new IT risk certificationOct 27, 2020 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - ISACA's new IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate helps information technology professionals gain the requisite knowledge to be able to better communicate with o...
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How does Google's monopoly hurt you? Try these searches.
Oct 24, 2020 6:23 am - Let's Google together. Open a Web browser and search for T-shirts. I'll wait. Is the first thing you see a search result? I'm not talking about the stuff labeled Ads or ...