Articles filed under Washington Post
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Can policymakers alone stop pesky robocalls?Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Have you ever answered your phone only to hear an ominous message about the "IRS" demanding money, warnings from "Microsoft" that your computer needs immediate repairs o...
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How to stop your smart TV from collecting data about youFeb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Smart televisions can collect more information about you than you think. That's a lesson that resurfaced this week when TV-maker Vizio agreed to pay $2.2 million to sett...
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Bank of America opens teller-less branchesFeb 11, 2017 6:15 am - Self-driving cars. Self-serve gas pumps. Self-checkout supermarkets. Add self-banking to that list. No people. No tellers. Nobody greeting you with "How is your day goin...
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App reviews: Pokémon Duel, High RisersFeb 11, 2017 6:15 am - Pokémon Duel Have you caught the second wave of Pokémon fever yet? If Pokémon Go didn't get you back into the spirit of this classic gaming franchise, maybe Pokémon...
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How Twitter's going to start weeding out abusive tweetsFeb 11, 2017 6:13 am - Twitter knows it has a problem with online abuse, and it recently announced three more changes it's making to help users deal with it. The social network said in a blog ...
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Facebook adds Community Help tool to aid people in needFeb 11, 2017 6:11 am - Facebook's users often connect on the social network to seek relief and provide support during times of crisis. Now, the company is updating its Safety Check feature to ...
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Drones help power companies mechanize most dangerous jobsFeb 11, 2017 6:10 am - Industrial technology has often been a blessing and a curse for workers, eliminating some jobs while making others safer. That could soon happen at AES Corp., an Arlingt...
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An old drug gets a new price, $89,000 per year, to fight a rare diseaseFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - An old steroid treatment, long available outside the U.S., received approval this week for a rare disease that afflicts about 15,000 Americans. Though not previously app...
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7 takeaways from ruling on Trump's controversial immigration orderFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - A federal appeals court panel on Thursday ruled to maintain the freeze on President Donald Trump's controversial immigration order, meaning previously barred refugees an...
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Not even bracketologists can figure out the Big TenFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Within an hour on Tuesday night, the random-number generator that is Big Ten basketball this season spit out another batch of head-scratching results. Michigan beat Mich...