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September 29,2016
by Associated Press
Your car knows more about you than you think. Newer cars that connect to the internet can collect vast amounts of data about drivers, such as where you went to dinner, if you broke the speed limit or if your seat belt was buckled.
When you buy a car, you cede data control to your car company. Most automakers say they won't sell information without an owner's consent. But they're not legally requ....
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September 09,2016
by Reuters
Apple Inc. unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its annual launch this week, though the biggest surprise was the debut of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone.
While shares of Apple barely budged, Nintendo's U.S.-listed shares jumped 29 pct on investors' hopes that Super Mario would be another mobile gaming hit for....
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September 01,2016
by Associated Press
Twitter says it has suspended 360,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating its policies banning the promotion of terrorism and violent extremism.
The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post it has also made progress in preventing users who were suspended from immediately returning to the platform using different accounts, which has been a problem in the past.
It said its rate of dai....
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August 31,2016
by Associated Press
Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be American citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry’s death by hanging and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review of their postings by The Associated Press.
The AP examined the social media and backgrounds....
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August 25,2016
by Lisa Neff
A “ding” for a text.
A “ping” for a Facebook post.
A 40-second blast from “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” for a call.
A growing body of research suggests notifications from smartphones can cause distraction, inattention and even anxiety.
Kostadin Kushlev at the University of Virginia and Jason Proulx and Elizabeth Dunn at the University of British Columbia looked into the effects of th....
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August 18,2016
by Associated Press
While NBC’s prime-time television ratings are down, fans are streaming the Olympics on other devices.
The network said it had surpassed 2 billion minutes of live streamed action from the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Not only does that comfortably surpass the 818 million streamed minutes for the London Games, it beats by 500 million the number for all previous Olympics combined.
Within the fi....
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August 16,2016
by Lisa Neff
Consumers say mobile phone manufacturers are releasing too many new models, according to a survey Greenpeace commissioned across six countries.
In all countries surveyed, consumers were most likely to say that mobile phone manufacturers should be responsible for providing people with the means to recycle their phones, while four in five surveyed said that it was important that a new smartphone ca....
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August 10,2016
by Associated Press
Live video is growing more popular as a way for families to share big moments and for artists and athletes to connect with fans.
Livestreaming has also made the news in recent weeks as House Democrats used Periscope to broadcast a sit-in over gun control after the Republican majority cut off television cameras.
It also got attention when a Minnesota woman used Facebook Live to stream footage....
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August 09,2016
by Associated Press
Hulu is dropping free TV episode as it works on an online television service to rival cable TV.
Free episodes — typically the most recent four or five episodes from a show’s current season — will be gone from the site within a few weeks. Instead, Hulu is making free episodes available through Yahoo.
While Hulu started as a free site, supported by advertising, free video has become incr....
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August 02,2016
by Associated Press
Tesla wants to put its car and energy storage businesses under one solar-powered roof. Tesla said this week it will buy solar panel maker SolarCity Corp. in an all-stock deal worth $2.6 billion.
The deal must still be approved by the government and shareholders at both companies.
It’s expected to close in the fourth quarter if it goes through.
Thirteen-year-old Tesla currently makes tw....
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