Articles filed under Washington Post
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What does it mean to 'max out' your retirement plan?Aug 25, 2019 1:00 am - If there is an upside to the concern of a coming recession, it's that people get more interested in understanding their personal finances. I often have a hard time pers...
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The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefrontAug 24, 2019 6:22 am - SHANGHAI - More than a decade ago, Chinese physicist Pan Jian-Wei returned home from Europe to help oversee research into some of the most important technology of the 21...
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Seven basic questions about quantum technology, answeredAug 24, 2019 6:20 am - A look at the intense competition between China and the United States to develop quantum technology, which is based on the field of quantum mechanics and holds the promi...
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App makers say Apple's move to protect kids' privacy could devastate their businessesAug 24, 2019 6:19 am - Apple plans to change the rules it has for kids apps, raising concerns among some app developers about the way the tech giant wields power unilaterally over an App Store...
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Using facial recognition technology for hailstormsAug 24, 2019 6:08 am - Technology similar to what Facebook uses for recommending what friends you should "tag" may soon be coming to hailstorms. David Gagne, a machine learning scientist at th...
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She thought she had water in her ear. It was a venomous brown recluse spider.Aug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The discomfort in Susie Torres' left ear felt like the water that can get stuck there after swimming. She heard swooshing when she woke up Tuesday and assumed it had bee...
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Taylor Swift's 'Lover': A track-by-track breakdown, from coded lyrics to DiCaprio, Drake referencesAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The last time Taylor Swift released an album ("Reputation" in 2017) she was recovering from the biggest backlash of her career. She refused to do interviews. She wiped h...
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U.S.-China trade war intensifies as Trump calls on American companies to cut ties with ChinaAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The trade war between the United States and China worsened Friday as Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in American goods and President Dona...
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Yes, the Popeyes chicken sandwich is great. Here's how it stacks up against the competition.Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - If you were to make a list of 10 reasons a person might avoid Chick-fil-A, its donations to anti-LGBTQ groups would likely be numbers one through nine. Number 10 would b...
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A viral Instagram hoax dupes A-listers - and the man overseeing our nuclear arsenalAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - The ramifications of Instagram's supposedly new "rule where they can use your photos" weren't totally clear. But the warnings multiplied rapidly online: Your posts could...