Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: No, Bitcoin mining won't melt the polar ice capsDec 16, 2017 6:19 am - While much of the world marvels at bitcoin's meteoric rise, another part is focused on an environmental byproduct: The sheer amount of electricity that crypto-currencies...
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Ex-Facebook VP: Social media is destroying societyDec 16, 2017 6:18 am - A former Facebook executive is making waves after he spoke out about his "tremendous guilt" over growing the social network, which he feels has eroded "the core foundati...
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How Twitter is making tweetstorms officialDec 16, 2017 6:18 am - If you have a Twitter rant you really need to get off your chest, then it's your lucky day. Twitter announced Tuesday that it's adding a tool that makes it easy to threa...
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Why Apple is buying Shazam now after years of declining popularityDec 16, 2017 6:18 am - Shazam was one of the earliest smartphone apps to capture the public's attention. Its simple yet useful function - identifying a song that's playing on the radio or else...
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Review: 5 smart home gadgets worth the cost, setup, security risksDec 16, 2017 6:00 am - Before you buy any “smart” gadgets, make sure they're not dumb. This holiday season, a third of Americans plan to buy a smart home device, according to the Consumer Tech...
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What we searched for on Google in 2017: Meghan Markle, Matt Lauer, slimeDec 16, 2017 6:00 am - The top search term was for a disaster. The No. 1 searched person was a man accused of sexual harassment. And the most-searched how-to was how to make slime. The year 20...
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4 crazy things that happened as the FCC ended net neutrality rulesDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Telecom policy fights rarely lead to much excitement. They usually involve lawyers tossing such provocative words at each other as "common carrier" and "business data se...
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Some Subway owners protest return of $4.99 footlong promotionDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - There's no question that Subway is an American success story - not just for the corporation but for small businesses. According to the company's website, there are more ...
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How Trump rejected the Russia intelligenceDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In the final days before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his inner circle pleaded with him to acknowledge publicly what U.S. intelligence...
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Disney buys Fox assets in $52 billion split of Murdoch realmDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Walt Disney agreed to a $52.4 billion deal to acquire much of the global empire that media baron Rupert Murdoch assembled over three decades, from a fabled Hollywood stu...