Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked accounts
Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked accountsFacebook said Thursday it took action after finding two networks “that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior”Technology
Grocery robots detect spills with human help
Grocery robots detect spills with human helpA wheeled robot named Marty is rolling into nearly 500 grocery stores to alert employees to spillsTechnology
YouTube bans dangerous prank videos
YouTube bans dangerous prank videosUpdated policies no longer allow challenges that present “an apparent risk of death”Science
Apps tap growing global pursuit of insect tracking
Apps tap growing global pursuit of insect trackingNew technology makes it easier to log sightings and become part of wide-reaching ‘citizen-scientist’ projectsTechnology
Netflix raising prices for 58M subscribers
Netflix raising prices for 58M subscribersNetflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase in 12 yearsTechnology
Facebook to invest $300M in local news initiatives
Facebook to invest $300M in local news initiativesThe cash investment includes reporting grants for local newsrooms and investing in nonprofits that support local newsTechnology
AT&T to end all location-data sales to data brokers
AT&T to end location-data sales to data brokersAT&T says it will stop selling all location data from mobile phones to brokersTechnology
Robots take over CES tech show
Robots take over CES tech showRobots that walk, talk, brew beer and play pingpong have taken over the CES gadget show in Las VegasTechnology
Elderly, conservatives shared more Facebook fakery in 2016
Elderly, conservatives shared more fakery in ‘16The first major study to look at who is sharing links from debunked sites finds that not many people are doing it
Remember virtual reality? Its buzz has faded at CES 2019
CES 2019: Virtual reality’s buzz has fadedJust a few years ago, virtual reality was poised to take over the worldBusiness
Samsung phone users can’t delete Facebook
Samsung phone users can’t delete FacebookMany Android phone users question Samsung’s deal to sell phones with a permanent version of FacebookBusiness
Roku jump buoyed by 40 percent gain in active users
Roku jump buoyed by 40 percent gain in active usersRoku shares had their best day in 14 months after the number of active accounts in the fourth quarter rose 40 percentTechnology
Tech’s big gadget show edges closer to gender equity
Tech’s big gadget show edges closer to gender equityThe world’s largest tech conference has apparently learned a big lesson about gender equity.Technology
Chinese firms lay low at CES amid trade tensions
Chinese firms lay low at CES amid trade tensionsSome firms are stepping back from the spotlight amid national-security concerns over Chinese tech and trade issues.Business
Musk to test Starship hopper next month
Musk to test Starship hopper next monthElon Musk is aiming to test SpaceX’s Starship hopper in the next four weeksTechnology
Netflix and chill no more - streaming is complicated
Netflix and chill no more - streaming is complicatedStreaming TV may never again be as simple, or as affordable, as it is nowNation
Weather Channel app accused of selling users’ data
Weather Channel app accused of selling users’ dataWeather Channel mobile app misled users when the company sold their data to third parties, the L.A. City Attorney saidTechnology
Weak iPhone sales signal smartphone market has peaked
Weak iPhone sales signal smartphone market has peakedPeak smartphone is a tipping point when everyone who can afford one already owns one and no breakthroughs compel upgrade
Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst
Phone apps could monitor teen angstResearchers are testing experimental apps that use artificial intelligence to try to predict depression episodes or potential self-harmBusiness
Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxiety
Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxietyApple’s $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to consumers in China unnerved by an economic slump and the trade war]Business
Amazon should open gas stations, analyst says
Amazon should open gas stations, analyst saysDA Davidson wrote that gas stations would be “another means for it to advance its delivery efforts”World
Estonians embrace government efforts to become digital
Estonians embrace government efforts to become digitalBaltic nation of 1.3 million people engaged in an ambitious project to make government administration completely digitalTechnology
Breaking up (with Facebook) is hard to do: Here’s how
Breaking up (with Facebook) is hard to do: Here’s howThere’s a way out, though the social network will try to win you back with promises to do betterTechnology
What can you do to protect your data on Facebook?
What can you do to protect your data on Facebook?You can at least find out what the company has on you, and you can take steps to limit how much more it can gatherTechnology
Army needs a few good robots, sparks industry battle
Army looks for a few good robots, sparks industry battleAt stake is a contract worth almost half a billion dollars for robots that can defuse bombs and scout enemy positionsTechnology
For ‘tech addicts,’ temptation is everywhere
For ‘tech addicts,’ temptation is everywhere'Detox' programs crop up for when online, gaming obsessions lead into the darkTechnology
What you really need for the holidays: A tech purge
What you really need for the holidays: A tech purgeAre all those obsolete devices making your life easier or just taking up space?
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