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Hulu again raising prices for online live-TV service

Hulu’s service, like AT&T TV Now, Dish’s Sling and YouTube TV, are a replica of traditional TV but on the internet

Trump impeachment inquiry spurs shadow disinformation war

Nike to stop selling its products on Amazon

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Netflix, HBO and cable giants are coming for password cheats

Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sun

Space station gets a dozen bottles of French wine, but not to drink

Got a weird text? A telecom vendor says it’s to blame

Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech for now

Facebook launches a news section - and will pay publishers

Netflix, HBO and cable giants are coming for password cheats

The pay-TV industry is projected to lose $6.6 billion in revenue from password sharing and piracy this year

Technology

US: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users

The complaint detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees to look up the private data of Twitter accounts

World

Google to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion to boost hardware

Google agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1B in cash, a move that could potentially increasing antitrust scrutiny

Business

Twitter to ban political advertising globally, CEO Dorsey says

plans to publish a new political ads policy outlining the change in a few weeks

Politics

Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech for now

A group of musicians has declared victory after a months-long campaign to halt the technology’s use at live shows

Technology

Facebook launches a news section - and will pay publishers

A new section in the mobile app that will display headlines – and nothing else

Technology

Facebook defends policy allowing false political ads

Facebook’s policy is similar to those at other internet platforms, reflecting the reluctance of big tech to police political content on its platform

Technology

Weak profit, revenue, overshadow Twitter user growth

The San Francisco company also lowered its outlook for the fourth-quarter and for the year

Technology

Insider: Michigan Reps. question Facebook CEO

Michigan U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Bill Huizenga pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the platform's policing of hate groups and venture into currency

Michigan

Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing

Google said its experimental quantum processor has quickly completed a calculation that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years

Business

Verizon offers free year of Disney+ in swipe at Netflix

The offer announced Tuesday is worth nearly $84, based on $6.99 monthly subscription fee for the Disney+ service

TV Plus

Huawei exec: Chinese tech giant wants to be ‘transparent’

Huawei said Friday that the company is prepared to be “open and transparent” as it looks to persuade the U.S. government that it can be trusted

Business

Netflix’s U.S. subscriber growth slowing as competition looms

Netflix added 6.8 million subscribers worldwide from July through September

TV Plus

Twitter: world leaders’ accounts not entirely above policies

In June Twitter said world leaders’ tweets that violate its rules but have a clear public interest value might get a warning label

Technology

Google debuts Pixel 4 phone, wireless earbuds with AI

The Pixel 4 phone promises to respond to AI queries even faster than before, while a home Wi-Fi system is getting the AI features for the first time

Technology

Ahead of 2020, Facebook ensnared in heated political climate

Facebook has fought allegations since the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election that it’s not doing enough to stop bogus accounts and political ads on its platform

Technology
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Podcast: Howes on UAW reforms Daniel Howes

The real story behind 'Ford v Ferrari' Henry Payne

Finley: Let's just impeach everyone Nolan Finley

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Warren escalates Facebook fight with ad targeting Zuckerberg

Warren, who in March proposed breaking up big tech companies, began running a text ad on Facebook last Thursday to take aim at Zuckerberg

Business

Facebook’s Libra currency battered by defections, pushback

Will people trust Facebook to create a new, global currency?

Technology

Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook’s Libra digital currency plan

Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook’s Libra project, a potentially fatal blow to the social network’s plan

Business

Tim Cook defends decision to remove Hong Kong maps app in memo

Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company’s decision Thursday to remove a controversial mapping app in Hong Kong

Business

You’re gonna need a bigger boat? UMaine has printer for that

The world’s largest 3D printer and the largest object ever printed have been unveiled at the University of Maine

Nation

To live or die by Google search brings an escalating cost

“Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.”

Business

Doctors turn to text messages for diagnosis and treatment

Companies offer message-based treatment for injuries or minor illnesses normally handled by a doctor’s office or clinic

Health

Information kiosks in Detroit likely to start without cameras amid privacy concerns

The Downtown Detroit Partnership has entered into an agreement that calls for at least 30 kiosks in the city's core and neighborhood districts

Detroit

U.S. blacklists eight Chinese tech companies on rights violations

The Trump administration blacklisted eight Chinese technology giants, Monday, accusing them of being implicated in human rights violations

Nation

Goodbye, iTunes: Once-revolutionary app gone in Mac update

The Mac joins iPhones in getting separate apps for music, video and other media

Technology

U.S. researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft

As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.

Nation

EU court: Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide

The European Court of Justice ruling is seen as a defeat for Facebook and similar online platforms

Technology

Microsoft previews dual-screen Surface devices out in a year

Microsoft’s new lineup of Surface computers includes two dual-screen devices that won’t be out for another year

Business

Amazon offers a way to delete Alexa recordings automatically

Users of Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant can now request that recordings of their voice commands delete automatically

Business

Facial recognition technology arrives at Detroit Metro Airport

Simplified Arrival, which started Wednesday, aims to speed up arrivals and departures

Michigan

FTC sues Match Group, says it duped people into subscribing

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Match.com for allegedly using notifications about phony profiles to trick consumers into subscribing

Business

Can a new space race connect the world to the internet?

More than a dozen companies have asked U.S. regulators for permission to operate constellations of satellites that provide internet service

Technology

Davenport University gets $4M for cybersecurity students

The five-year grant for the private university is from the National Science Foundation

Education

Facebook suspends thousands of apps but user impact unclear

Facebook said Friday that it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers

Technology

Payouts from insurance policies may fuel ransomware attacks

Some cybersecurity professionals are concerned that insurance policies designed to limit the damage of ransomware attacks might be encouraging hackers

Nation

How to navigate new privacy features in Apple iPhone update

Apple’s iOS 13 software update comes with plenty of privacy enhancements – but in some cases, only if you take the time to understand how they work

Business

Tech execs say they’re acting faster on extremist content

Social media executives told Congress on Wednesday that they’ve gotten better and faster at detecting and removing violent extremist content

Nation

Facebook auto-generating pages for Islamic State, al-Qaida

Facebook itself has inadvertently provided the two extremist groups with a networking and recruitment tool by producing dozens of pages in their names

Technology

Research group says AI surveillance expanding worldwide

A research group says a growing number of countries are following China’s lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens

World

Yada yada yada: Netflix to air ‘Seinfeld’ starting in 2021

Move aside, “Friends” and “The Office.” Netflix now has a new gem – a show about nothing

TV Plus

The next generation of aircraft will track your bathroom visits

The Airbus Connected Experience has sensors for such critical data as when bathroom soap is running low and how much toilet paper remains

Technology

Lawmakers ask 4 big tech companies for documents in probe

House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech on Friday asked Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range of documents

Politics

Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’

The social media giant is expanding its “Today In” service to 6,000 cities and towns across the U.S., up from 400 in its previous iteration

Technology