Articles filed under Washington Post
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Can't afford to be a bridesmaid? How to say noApr 15, 2018 1:00 am - Q: A friend asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, but I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it. How do I say no and keep our friendship intact? A: You don't need to...
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Analysis: No, Mark Zuckerberg, we're not really in control of our dataApr 14, 2018 1:15 am - The Mark Zuckerberg that showed up in a suit in Washington this week is mature. He's sweat-resistant. But he's still hiding something. Some 45 times - I was counting - t...
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Space hotel hopes to welcome guests by 2022 - for almost $800K a nightApr 14, 2018 1:08 am - Looking for a getaway that offers unmatched views of sunrises and sunsets? Specifically, 384 of them in 12 days? Try outer space. Houston-based Orion Span hopes to launc...
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What personality traits put you at risk for smartphone addiction?Apr 14, 2018 1:07 am - When the Trump-affiliated firm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users, it used the "Big 5" or "Five Factor Model" personality test to ta...
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Teaching kids how to survive the internetApr 14, 2018 1:06 am - NEWARK - The fifth-graders of Yolanda Bromfield's digital-privacy class had just finished their lesson on online-offline balance when she asked them a tough question: Ho...
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Apple HomePod disappoints with slow sales after tardy debutApr 14, 2018 1:05 am - When Apple's HomePod smart speaker went on sale in January, it entered a market pioneered and dominated by Amazon's Echo lineup of Alexa-powered devices. Apple has been ...
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Analysis: Facebook's default privacy settings are worse than Zuckerberg saysApr 14, 2018 1:04 am - While Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was boasting to Congress this week about how much Facebook is doing to protect privacy for its billions of us...
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Privacy debate catching on in rural town where Facebook stores its dataApr 14, 2018 1:03 am - FOREST CITY, N.C. - It was slow at the thrift shop, and manager Stephanie Henderson, 38, was looking at her laptop, trying to discover all that Facebook had collected on...
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Dropbox shows it's still possible to defy the oddsApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - In the age of the tech giants, start-ups face daunting odds. Through aggressive acquisitions, blatant mimicking of smaller rivals, and the built-in advantages of their u...
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A year ago, you probably thought Mark Zuckerberg was running for presidentApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - The big meme about Mark Zuckerberg in 2017 was that he was running for president. It wasn't true, Zuckerberg said twice, but the meme didn't die. When he visited cattle ...