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Amazon's Self-driving Delivery Robots Head To California
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Amazon's Self-driving Delivery Robots Head To California

Amazon’s self-driving robots will be roaming the streets of another neighborhood.

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August 10, 2019
Stolen Goods On Amazon? Shoppers Won't Care, Experts Say
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Stolen Goods On Amazon? Shoppers Won't Care, Experts Say

News of an alleged Amazon theft ring involving contract delivery drivers is unlikely to make a dent in the online shopping giant’s massive business. But it may make people warier of letting deliveries into their house when they aren’t there — a nascent project from both Amazon and Walmart.

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August 10, 2019
The Apple Card Is Here
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The Apple Card Is Here

When Apple announced Apple Payback in 2014, it heralded the company’s first foray into the payments business.

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August 10, 2019
Australian Court Upholds Dismissal Of Woman Over Tweets
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Australian Court Upholds Dismissal Of Woman Over Tweets

Australia’s highest court upheld a government decision to fire a public servant who used a pseudonym to criticize government immigration policy on Twitter.

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August 10, 2019
Millennial Money: Credit Unions Add Flex To Your Finances
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Millennial Money: Credit Unions Add Flex To Your Finances

An underused money tool that could help a new generation of adults on their path to prosperity isn’t a smartphone app, a virtual currency or a digital payment system.

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August 10, 2019
Fans Recreate Beatles' Abbey Road Cover Shot 50 Years On
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Fans Recreate Beatles' Abbey Road Cover Shot 50 Years On

It was 50 years ago, that The Beatles caused a traffic delay.

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August 10, 2019
Q&A: Ex-googler Harris On How Tech ‘Downgrades' Humans
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Q&A: Ex-googler Harris On How Tech ‘Downgrades' Humans

Tristan Harris wants to reverse the harmful effects he believes technology has had on all of us.

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August 17, 2019
2019 iPads: The Best Lineup Yet
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2019 iPads: The Best Lineup Yet

The world’s most advanced tablet range took a major leap forward earlier this year when Apple introduced an all-new iPad mini and iPad Air - but Tim Cook and Co aren’t done there.

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August 17, 2019
Fast, Not So Furious? Europe Wrestles With Electric Scooters
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Fast, Not So Furious? Europe Wrestles With Electric Scooters

Ban them outright. Issue speeding tickets. Make users take a driving test. From Paris to Berlin, European cities are searching for solutions to the two-wheeled phenomenon that’s fast transforming cityscapes worldwide: Electric scooters.

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August 17, 2019
How Computers See Faces And Other Objects
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How Computers See Faces And Other Objects

Computers started to be able to recognize human faces in images decades ago, but now artificial intelligence systems are rivaling people’s ability to classify objects in photos and videos.

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July 07,2018
Federal Facebook Probe Now Includes FBI, Sec
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Federal Facebook Probe Now Includes FBI, Sec

A federal probe into Facebook’s sharing of user data with Cambridge Analytica now involves the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, the Washington Post reported.

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July 07,2018
What's New For Amazon's Prime Day? Deals At Whole Foods
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What's New For Amazon's Prime Day? Deals At Whole Foods

Amazon’s Prime Day deals are coming to the aisles of Whole Foods as the online retailer seeks to lure more people to its Prime membership after a recent price hike.

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July 07,2018
Google Says Google Documents Is Secure Despite Russian Issue
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Google Says Google Documents Is Secure Despite Russian Issue

Google said Thursday that its document writing tool Google Documents was secure even as Russian internet users discovered scores of files that appeared to be intended for private use.

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July 07,2018
toyota's tiny robot sells for under $400, talks, can't drive
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toyota's tiny robot sells for under $400, talks, can't drive

the new robot from japanese automaker toyota motor corp. can’t do much but chatter in a high pitched voice.

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samsung electronics said tuesday that it is stopping production of galaxy note 7 smartphones permanently, a day after stopping global sales of the ill-fated devices amid reports that batteries were catching fire.

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google gets aggressive with new phones, other gadgets
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google gets aggressive with new phones, other gadgets

google ratcheted up its rivalry with apple and amazon by unveiling new smartphones, an internet-connected speaker that channels a digital assistant, and other gadgets the company hopes to make indispensable.

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