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Nation Report: Russia-linked disinformation operation still active Content includes posts denigrating Muslims and immigrants, accusing Hillary Clinton of murder and calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel an alcoholic Technology FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage ‘unacceptable’ T-Mobile said it had a “voice and text wireless issue” that began around noon EDT Monday Technology Japanese carmaker Honda hit by cyberattack Japanese carmaker Honda said Tuesday that it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its business in several countries Autos Apple plans to announce move to its own Mac chips at WWDC Apple Inc. is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel Corp., as early as this month Business Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Flag Trump’s Facebook posts Researchers say the president shouldn’t be able to use the social media platform to “spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.” Technology Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups The posts were from white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members to attend protests over police killings of black people Technology Columnists Howes: Summer shutdown delivers drama in UAW corruption, GM RICO suit Daniel Howes New Bronco debuts Monday; a look at what made previous generations special Henry Payne Nolan Out Loud: More emergency power abuse Nolan Finley More ColumnistsDetroit tech startups offer reduced-cost services to small business Waymark, Autobooks and Sift have special deals for companies struggling through the COVID-19 slowdown. 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Business Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps 22 countries and several U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software Technology FedEx, Microsoft join forces against Amazon for package shipping FedEx wants to attract commercial customers by providing tools that many companies can’t develop themselves Technology Facebook buys animated image library Giphy to boost messaging Facebook Inc. said it bought Giphy, a library of animated images known as GIFs that can be attached to messages to express emotion Business Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweets Twitter announced Monday it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus Technology Intel mulls new U.S. chip plant amid concern over Asian supplies Intel is talking to the Trump administration about building a new semiconductor plant in the U.S. amid concern about relying on suppliers in Asia Technology Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight in New Mexico Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport America Nation Hi-tech scans get under skin of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ The 2018 research project uncovered details like how Vermeer painted the girl and where he got his pigments Arts T-Mobile launches 5G network in Metro Detroit The company said customers with a compatible 5G phone should see a 20% boost in download speeds on top of what the its LTE network delivers Technology Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus Some 50 fires targeting cell towers and other equipment have been reported in Britain this month, leading to three arrests World Zoom in Detroit style with our background images Did you know you can add background images to your Zoom meetings? 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Technology Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation is forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health Business Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation is forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health Business Apple, Google to adapt phones for virus infection tracking New software the companies plan to add to phones would make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people for who may have been infected Technology Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand The coronavirus crisis is giving the e-commerce industry a boost but troubles highlight how hard it is for the industry to quickly scale up online delivery Business Share your feedback to help improve our site experience!
