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Collateral Damage: US Consumers May See Higher Prices

The United States and China put in place their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods, and other consumer items before the holiday shopping season.

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5 Ways The Right Lighting Can Elevate Your Home

When you shop for a new sofa or another piece of furniture, it’s not hard to envision how it might look in your living room. And if you’re considering a new wall color, you can test pretty simply with swatches.

GM Hires Google To Make Infotainment System More Like Phones

General Motors is hiring Google to run key parts of its dashboard infotainment system, admitting that the tech firm can do a better job.

Judge Rejects Attempt To Raise Bail Of Ex-Google Engineer

A federal judge has rejected a government recommendation that he impose a $10 million bail bond on a former Google engineer who is accused of stealing self-driving car technology before joining Uber’s effort to build robotic taxis. The preliminary ruling issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Nathanael Cousins means Anthony Levandowski remains free on the $2 million bails he posted last week after being charged with heisting Google’s trade secrets before defecting to Uber in 2016.

Activist Loses UK Court Case On Police Facial Recognition

A British court ruled Wednesday that a police force’s use of automated facial recognition technology is lawful, dealing a blow to an activist concerned about its implications for privacy.

Friends With Benefits: Can Facebook Tackle Your Love Life?

Facebook is tackling a new frontier: love. Facebook Dating, a matchmaking service the company already offers in Brazil, Canada and 17 other countries, arrives in the U.S. on Thursday. But after years of privacy missteps by the social network, will people trust it with their love lives? For a company that’s also developing its own digital currency and dabbling in e-commerce, love is another step toward reaching into all aspects of human existence.

Russian Capsule Carrying Robot Docks At Space Station

A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has successfully docked at the International Space Station after a failed attempt last week.

Tech Firms Struggle To Police Content While Avoiding Bias

Take the post down. Put it back up. Stop policing speech. Start silencing extremists.

Questions After US Turns Away Palestinian Harvard Freshman

A Palestinian student trying to start classes at Harvard University was denied entry to the U.S. in a case that critics of the Trump administration call emblematic of overly invasive screening at border checkpoints.

NASA To Help With Umaine Project To Study Forest Health

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is helping Maine get a better handle on the health of its forests.

New Disney Park Attractions Will Have Mary Poppins, Wakanda

Mary Poppins. Wakanda. Rapunzel. A hodgepodge of beloved characters and settings would hardly fit in the same sentence if not for the fact they’re all coming to Disney parks or cruise ships within the next few years.

Employees Of Big Tech Are Speaking Out Like Never Before

When Liz O’Sullivan was hired at the New York City-based artificial intelligence company Clarifai in 2017, she felt lucky to find work at the intersection of two of her main interests: technology and ethics. Two years later, she found herself facing a moral dilemma.

Huawei And Xiaomi: Chinese Tigers On The Prowl

Apple is being given something to think about

Jolie Shares Pride In Son Maddox, Oining Marvel Movie

Angelina Jolie says she’s “so proud” that her 18-year-old son is leaving home to study biochemistry in South Korea.

Pinterest To Direct Vaccine Related Searches To Health Orgs

Pinterest said it will try to combat misinformation about vaccines by showing only information from health organizations when people search.

Switzerland Aims To Go Climate Neutral By 2050

Switzerland has become the latest country to say it will stop adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050.

Traveling With Pets: No-Deal Brexit Would Make It Far Harder

All across Europe, families, and couples on vacation are seamlessly crossing borders with their beloved dog, cat or even ferret, thanks to the European Union Pet Passport scheme. Now, as a no-deal Brexit looms as a possibility for Britain, free pet travel is under threat.

Tesla Heads Down New Road With Car Insurance In California

Tesla owners in California can now buy insurance from the electric car company in what may be the first step toward the unconventional automaker providing coverage for a fleet of driverless taxis.

Netflix Offers Fans A Faithful Return To ‘The Dark Crystal'

Louis Leterrier knew he’d immediately face scrutiny from superfans of “The Dark Crystal” when he became director of its prequel. After all, he’s a superfan, too.

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Federal Officials Working With States To Protect Elections

Official election websites are being hacked. Disinformation is being spread on social media. Electrical power and communications are going down.

Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood Goes All-In On Original Films

When 20th Century Fox greenlit James Mangold’s “Ford v. Ferrari” — an original movie with a nearly $100 million budget — the director’s agent had some advice.

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Apple Health: Dominating With Old And New Tech

Apple has transformed the way we work, communicate, spend, and work out, and now it’s hoping to become your personal doctor.

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Apple Apologizes For Use Of Contractors To Eavesdrop On Siri

Apple is apologizing for allowing outsiders to listen to snippets of people’s recorded conversations with its digital assistant Siri, a practice that undermined its attempts to position itself as a trusted steward of privacy.

Why Streaming Services Are The New Credit Card Rewards Binge

When it comes to credit card rewards, it’s not all about gas, groceries, and restaurants anymore. Issuers are moving beyond suburban staples to include millennial-friendly categories such as transit and streaming subscriptions.

Weedmaps To Stop Advertising Unlicensed Pot Businesses

The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow blackmarket businesses to advertise on its site, a decision that could boost California’s efforts to rein in its vast illegal market. State regulators and licensed businesses had been pressuring the company to ban unlicensed businesses. Allowing untaxed, unregulated product on the site alongside the taxed marijuana of licensed and regulated stores undercut the legal market, they said.

Leather Wallets, Loose Change Pose Danger For New Apple Card

Apple tried to make the new Apple-branded credit card attractive, copying the heft and sleekness of higher-end cards like the Chase Sapphire. But cardholders are discovering that with such a design, they’ll have to give it special care.

Twitter Shuts Chinese Accounts Targeting Hong Kong Protests

Twitter said it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.

How Tech Titans Listen In On Voice Recordings

When you speak to a virtual assistant on your mobile device, wearable, computer or smart speaker, it’s easy to assume that it’s a truly private conversation between just you and the assistant.

Film On Factory Is First Netflix Project Endorsed By Obamas

A documentary about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor debuted Wednesday on Netflix as the streaming service’s first project backed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s new production company.