Articles filed under Washington Post
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What would happen if Amazon brought 50,000 workers to your city? Ask Seattle.Oct 22, 2017 7:00 am - SEATTLE - Amazon has driven an economic boom in Seattle, bestowing more than 40,000 jobs upon a city known for Starbucks coffee and Seahawks fandom. Its growth remade a ...
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Boo! The best ghost stories you probably haven't heard yetOct 22, 2017 7:00 am - As the March sisters of “Little Women” might have said, “It wouldn't be Halloween without any ghost stories.” Below are six recent books to help you get in the holiday s...
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Breast cancer death rate drops almost 40 percentOct 21, 2017 1:00 pm - Breast cancer death rates declined almost 40 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 deaths, according to a recent report by the American Cancer Society. Breast ...
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How Boeing is investing in the future of autonomous flightOct 21, 2017 7:23 am - Years after Detroit's auto companies joined the race to develop self-driving cars, the world's biggest plane-makers now say they see a coming revolution in autonomous, o...
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Review: Google's Pixel 2 offers best of Android - if you can find itOct 21, 2017 7:20 am - Google's Pixel 2 is the company's second try at a branded smartphone that it hopes can take on Apple's iPhone, as well as a variety of smartphones running Google's own A...
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Essay: R.I.P. AIM, 1997-2017Oct 21, 2017 7:20 am - An internet era will end Dec. 15 when AIM, the instant messaging program started in 1997 by AOL, will sign off permanently. The service is stopping because the "way in w...
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Waiting to upgrade to Apple's iPhone 8? You're not aloneOct 21, 2017 7:19 am - We all know the drill: Every year, Apple introduces a new iPhone, and eager buyers rush to pick it up. At least, that's how it normally goes. But this year, the older mo...
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Analysis: Microsoft's Windows update adds stuff you may never useOct 21, 2017 7:17 am - Microsoft wants to set the agenda for the future of computing, with a new set of devices and a new Windows update released this week. For the tech giant, that future mea...
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Essay: Working at Google seemed like a dream job. But the reality?Oct 21, 2017 7:17 am - The banner atop the Google Careers portal caught my eye back when I was one of 3 million hungry applicants: "Do Cool Things That Matter." It speaks at once of the tech i...
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Report: Nearly every modern, protected WiFi network is vulnerableOct 21, 2017 7:16 am - A top federal government cybersecurity watchdog issued an advisory on Monday, warning users to update their devices to protect against a newly discovered vulnerability t...