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Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3B

Facebook said Thursday it saw a “steep increase” in the creation of abusive, fake accounts on its service in the past six months

China has more weapons in U.S. tariff war - but do they work?

Anti-groping smartphone app highly popular in Japan

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In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy

NASA’s tests look to manage drones in cities

US, European officials bring charges in global malware case

Scientists fight aging by targeting ‘zombie cells’

Report: Iran-linked disinformation effort had personal touch

Facebook limits livestreaming ahead of tech summit in Paris

In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy

Snapchat introduced a filter this month allowing users to swap gender appearances with the tap of a finger

Technology

Get ready for Gen Z, employers. First hint: They’re not millennials

The first wave of Generation Z, those born after 1996 and more than 60 million strong, will start moving from college to career this year

Business

Trump’s Huawei threat is nuclear option to halt China’s rise

The move could cripple China’s largest tech company, depress the business of American chip giants and disrupt the rollout of 5G wireless networks

Business

US, European officials bring charges in global malware case

Ten people, including five Russian fugitives, have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected thousands of computers

Technology

Facebook limits livestreaming ahead of tech summit in Paris

The move came hours before executives would face the prime minister of New Zealand, where an attacker killed 51 people in March – and livestreamed parts of it on Facebook

Technology

New security flaw in Intel chips could affect millions

Intel has revealed another hardware security flaw that could affects millions of machines around the world

Business

Report: Iran-linked disinformation effort had personal touch

The campaign is another indication of how online disinformation is being tested by countries well beyond Russia

Technology

Delta Air Lines to test free in-flight Wi-Fi

Delta Air Lines will soon test free Wi-Fi on some U.S. flights, a step toward a more expansive and permanent rollout of the service.

Travel

Apple revamps TV app for direct subscriptions to channels

Apple users will be able to subscribe to HBO, Showtime and a handful of other channels directly through Apple’s new TV app

Business

Supreme Court allows lawsuit over iPhone apps

Consumers can now pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps

Business

San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition

San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies

Nation

Why does Facebook fail to fix itself? It’s partly humans

As the company bats down one problem, others pop up. The reason for that might be baked into its DNA.

Technology

Nike’s plan for better-fitting kicks: Show us your feet

The sneaker seller says it gets half a million complaints a year from customers related to fit and sizing

Technology

Google’s privacy push gets a mixed reception

Data privacy and security at Google and its Big Tech counterparts have been under the microscope for more than a year now

Technology

Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections

Microsoft announced an ambitious effort it says will make voting secure, verifiable and more transparent with open-source software

Technology

Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans

President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures

Technology
Columnists

Podcast: Daniel Howes on Jeep’s Detroit move Daniel Howes

Payne: Flagship Arteon is the sexy VW hatchback Henry Payne

Finley: Gilbert launches no-fault ballot initiative Nolan Finley

Bankole: The rarity of Sen. John McCain’s politics Bankole Thompson

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Facebook unveils major app redesign with focus on Groups

The changes are Facebook’s biggest in five years

Technology

Arrests in terror plot stoke online extremism concerns

Well beyond New York, the spread of extremism — and technology’s role — has sparked concern.

Nation

Trust wants hungry bacteria to remove Lansing-area pollution

Scientists want to use an unconventional method to remove pollution from former General Motors properties with an underground plume of chemicals

Michigan

Study: The universe isn’t as old as we think

The universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it’s about a billion years younger than we thought

Technology

Be wary of robot emotions; ‘simulated love is never love’

What do our emotional responses to social machines tell us about ourselves?

Technology

UN: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5

The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that kids under 5 should not spend more than one hour watching screens every day – and that less is better

Technology

N.Y. teen claims face recognition error to blame for arrests in Apple Store thefts

A New York student sued Apple Inc. for $1 billion, claiming facial-recognition software falsely linked him to a series of thefts from Apple stores.

Technology

YouTube’s Notre Dame-9/11 flub shows AI’s blind spots

The machines whose job is to tamp down conspiracy theories are not cutting it just yet at YouTube

Technology

Picture was clear, but black hole’s name a little fuzzy

The newly pictured supermassive black hole is a beast with no name, at least not an official one

Technology

Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa

Amazon employs thousands to listen in to help improve the digital assistant

Technology

Dio hologram headed to Fillmore Detroit

The metal icon's hologram will appear with his band and some guest vocalists in Detroit on June 11

Music

Researcher fights Amazon over biased AI

Researcher Joy Buolamwini noticed a serious glitch: Some of the software couldn’t detect dark-skinned faces like hers

Nation

Hoops-playing Toyota robot can’t dunk but swishes threes

The robot computes as a 3D image where the basket is, using sensors on its torso, and adjusts motors inside its arm and knees

Business

UM to upgrade historic Detroit Observatory

The University of Michigan has plans to upgrade the second-oldest building on the Ann Arbor campus

Michigan

No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get joke

Computer scientists say this is something to consider on April Fools’ Day: Humor is what makes humans special.

Technology

Students envision new careers at STEAMfest in Detroit

The show-and-tell event at Cobo Center featured virtual reality, robotics, aerospace and artificial intelligence displays

Detroit

UPS begins first regular drone deliveries in U.S.

UPS and Matternet began making a short flight carrying a medical sample between North Carolina hospitals on Tuesday

Business

Google launches game-streaming platform

Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia

Business

New coding boot camp to enter Detroit

Columbus-based Tech Elevator is looking to make Detroiters into junior software developers

Technology

Modern policing: Algorithm helps NYPD spot crime patterns

The software allows analysts to compare robberies, larcenies and thefts to hundreds of thousands of crimes.

Technology

iPhone sales are falling, and Apple’s app fees might be next

Apple has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine, but there could be a snag

Technology

China’s Huawei unveils 5G phone with folding screen

China’s Huawei unveiled a new folding-screen phone on Sunday, joining the latest trend for bendable devices.

Technology

Samsung folding phone is different - but also almost $2,000

Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovative funk that has beset the smartphones market

Technology

Google to invest $13B in new US offices, data centers

Google said today it will invest more than $13 billion in building data centers and offices across the U.S in 2019.

Technology

GM, Amazon eye electric-truck maker Rivian

GM and Amazon are looking at buying a stake in Plymouth, Mich.-based builder of electric trucks

Mobility

Trump to call for investment in artificial intelligence

Trump plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in AI

Politics

Colin Kroll died of drug overdose

NYC medical examiner said co-founder of HQ Trivia and Vine apps died of accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine

Michigan

High-tech tool pinpoints 911 cellphone callers

RapidSOS is helping dispatchers pinpoint the location of 911 callers with more accuracy than by tracking calls by nearby radio tower transmissions

Macomb County
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