Articles filed under Washington Post
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Emoji are — finally — becoming more diverseJul 20, 2019 6:15 am - Silicon Valley is notoriously lacking in diversity. But tech giants are making major progress in at least one area of inclusivity: emoji. On Wednesday, Apple and Google ...
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Your data is for sale online, and software you installed yourself is to blameJul 20, 2019 6:00 am - I've watched you check in for a flight and seen your doctor refilling a prescription. I've peeked inside corporate networks at reports on faulty rockets. If I wanted, I ...
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He was deemed too old to be dangerous. Now, at 77, he's been convicted of another murder.Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Albert Flick was supposed to be too old to pose a threat to anyone. When he came before a judge in Portland, Maine, in 2010, he was in his late 60s, and had spent roughl...
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Your baby's diaper could be connected to the Internet soonJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Pampers is the latest company to jump into trendy, wearable devices with a new "connected care system" called Lumi that tracks babies' activity through a sensor that att...
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After distancing himself from hostile chant, Trump calls rally supporters 'incredible patriots'Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A day after he sought to distance himself from a hostile chant by his supporters, President Donald Trump lashed out at the media for its coverage of the epi...
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The Soviets tried to beat Apollo 11. They crashed a spacecraft on the moon instead.Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - As Neil Armstrong walked on the lunar surface and marveled at the "fine, sandy particles" that crunched under his boot, he and the rest of the Apollo 11 crew were not al...
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The president's new helicopter has a flaw: It scorches the White House lawnJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - The presidential helicopter isn't supposed to leave scorch marks on the White House lawn. So the Navy and Lockheed Martin are working to fix a "high risk" problem after ...
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard announces seizure of oil tanker smuggling fuel in the Strait of HormuzJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces have seized a foreign tanker and 12 crewmen accused of smuggling Iranian fuel, according to...
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You downloaded FaceApp. Here's what you've just done to your privacy.Jul 18, 2019 1:00 am - When an app goes viral, how can you know if it's all good fun - or covertly violating your privacy by, say, sending your face to the Russian government? That's the burni...
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Schumer calls for investigation into FaceApp over security concerns, Russia tiesJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Warning of national security and privacy risks for millions of Americans, Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer, New York, urged the FBI and the Federal Trad...