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Report: Apps Give Facebook Sensitive Health And Other Data

Several phone apps are sending sensitive user data, including health information, to Facebook without users’ consent, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

After Years Of Promise, Battery Cars About To Go Mainstream

Prices are falling for batteries, consumers are turning away from diesel engines after Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, and governments in Europe and China are enforcing tougher emissions rules.

Phone Ban At School: French Children Forced To Hang Up

French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones.

California Net Neutrality Bill Goes To Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should have the nation’s strongest protections for net neutrality rules intended to ensure a level playing field on the internet after the measure cleared the final legislative hurdle last Friday.

Fans Rejoice: Subscriptionfree Streaming For NFL Games

The good news for football fans: It’s going to be much easier to watch NFL games online this year. 

UK Intelligence Chief Outlines Threats, Urges More Diversity

Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service director used a rare public speech to outline threats facing Britain and the need for more diversity in secret agent ranks.

EU Steps Up Fight Against 'Fake News' Ahead Of Elections

European Union authorities want internet companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on their progress eradicating “fake news” campaigns from their platforms ahead of elections next year.

NETFLIX MAINTAINS HIGH-PRICED RELATIONSHIP WITH ‘FRIENDS'

Netflix will still be there for fans of the old TV series “Friends,” but maintaining the relationship will come at a steep price.

Reused Rocket Takes Off Carrying 64 Satellites

A SpaceX rocket carrying 64 small satellites lifted off from California on Monday, marking the first time the same Falcon 9 rocket has been used in three space missions.

To Encourage More Use, Instagram To Allow Sharing With Fewer

Keep your friends close ... and your close friends closer?

Drake Dominates Apple Music As Most-Streamed Artist In 2018

Drake was a dominate force on Apple Music as the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year globally.

Google Grilled In Congress: What's Ahead For Tech Companies

USER PRIVACYLooming over the tech industry is the possibility of government regulation intended to protect people’s data. One model for lawmakers may be Europe, where new rules governing data and privacy went into effect this year.

Internet Access Via Mobile Phones Starts For All Cubans

For the first time, average Cubans became eligible to sign up for internet service for their mobile phones, a development long awaited on the communist-ruled island.

With J.K. Rowling's Help, Jude Law Builds A New Dumbledore

When Jude Law met with J.K. Rowling about portraying the younger version of Albus Dumbledore, the two discussed how to rebuild the fan-favorite character from the “Harry Potter” films.

Big Tech Firms Pledge Training For Workers In Southeast Asia

Microsoft, Google and other major technology companies have promised to help provide training in digital skills for around 20 million people in Southeast Asia by 2020 to make sure the region’s burgeoning working-age population is a fit for the future job market. Up to 28 million full-time jobs are subject to being displaced, according to a new estimate.

Nasa Accepts Delivery Of European Powerhouse For Moonship

NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world’s next-generation moonship.

Disney Details New ‘Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge' Attractions

“Star Wars” fans will soon be able to pilot the Millennium Falcon and face off against Kylo Ren in battle.

Bring Me The Bleach: Investors Seek Stability As Stocks Fall

Goodbye iPhones and Facebook feed. Hello power plants and bleach.

Space Station Gets 2 Cargo Deliveries In Record 15 Hours

The International Space Station has received two cargo deliveries in a record 15 hours.

EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion For Abusing Online Ads Market

European Union regulators have fined Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for abusing its dominant role in online advertising, the third big antitrust penalty they’ve given the internet giant since 2017.

WWDC 2019: What To Expect

With Apple confirming plans to host the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, we take a closer look at the Cupertino firm’s plans for 2019.

BMW Warns Profits Will Fall Due To Costs, Trade Uncertainty

German automaker BMW said that profits in 2019 would be “well below” last year’s and that it planned to cut 12 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in costs by the end of 2022 to offset spending on new technology.

From Dollars To Bytes: Digital Payment Tech Companies Merge

Fidelity National Information Services is buying Worldpay for about $35 billion to combine forces as financial transactions increasingly move online.

James Gunn Rehired To Direct ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3'

Months after being fired over old tweets, James Gunn has been rehired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”

Massachusetts Speaker: No Facial Recognition At Statehouse

House Speaker Robert DeLeo is assuring visitors to the Massachusetts Statehouse they’re not being subjected to facial recognition.

Global Payments Buying Total System Services In $21.5B Deal

Global Payments will buy Total System Services in an all-stock deal valued at $21.5 billion, the third major acquisition in the payment technology sector this year.

Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph Has Book Out In September

An upcoming book by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph turned out differently than he had expected.

NASA's First-Of-Kind Tests Look To Manage Drones In Cities

NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator’s line of sight as businesses look in the future to unleash the unmanned devices in droves above busy streets and buildings.

Why A U.S VS. China 'Tech Cold War' Could Be Upon Us

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Apple To Tutor Women In Tech In Bid To Diversify Industry

Apple is launching a new program designed to address the technology industry’s scarcity of women in executive and computer programming jobs.