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Private Messaging Apps Increasingly Used For Public Business

One app promotes itself as a way to discuss sensitive negotiations and human resources problems without leaving a digital record.

Jeep Exec Takes Over Fiat, Marking End Of Marchionne Era

Jeep executive Mike Manley will be the new CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles after longtime leader Sergio Marchionne’s health suddenly deteriorated following recent surgery.

Russia Tightens Control Of Anonymous Messenger Apps

Tightening its control over popular anonymous chat apps, the Russian government has approved regulations that would identify users by their cellphone numbers.

Chicago-Area Researchers Study Quantum Computing

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers and Chicago-area scientists are working to create a communications network that can withstand hacking.

Verizon Reorganizes Structure Under New CEO To Prep For 5G

Verizon is undergoing a significant restructuring under new CEO Hans Vestberg, including its dominant wireless division, as it prepares to roll out its 5G technology.

Actor Douglas Rain, Who Supplied Hal's Voice, Dies At 90

Canadian actor Douglas Rain, who played some of Shakespeare’s most intriguing characters onstage but perhaps is best known for supplying the creepily calm voice of the computer HAL in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” has died at 90.

EPA Seeks New Truck Pollution Rules; Says Air Won't Suffer

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to rewrite rules that limit pollution from heavy trucks but that the EPA says slow the economy.

Claire Foy Trades Elizabeth For Lisbeth

No, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” isn’t a Spiderman spinoff about a young woman ensnarled by Peter Parker. But you’d be forgiven for thinking the latest, revamped iteration of Stieg Larsson’s thrillers has some superhero DNA.

Tesla CEO Drops Latest Bombshell With $72b Buyout Proposal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is gearing up to lead a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would end the maverick company’s eight-year history trading on the stock market. 

Goo-gle Gaga: Parenting In The Age Of Alexa And Her Ilk

Hey parents: What if there was a machine that could respond to your kids’ every command, never tiring, even if they ask it to tell jokes for two hours or answer all their homework questions?

Trump's China Trade War Pulls Consumer Tech Into Crossfire

The prices of headphones, speakers, high-tech lighting and internet service could all go up if the U.S. trade war with China continues.

Advocates Condemn Psych Techniques Used To Keep Kids Online

Children’s advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry’s practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their screens.

Trump Wants A Space Force, But Pentagon Has Different Idea

President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space.

How To Plan Your Smart Home - And Weigh Privacy Risks

You might have heard of lights that turn off with an app or voice command. Or window shades that magically rise every morning.

China Again Tops Un Agency's Ranking Of Top Patent Filers

A U.N. agency says China has issued the most international patent applications for an eighth straight year, showing the country’s heft in intellectual property amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that the growing Asia power steals it.

App Of The Year: Improving Your Digital Experience (Part II)

The final section of our year-concluding extravaganza

Farout: Scientists Spot Solar System's Farthest Known Object

Astronomers have spotted the farthest known object in our solar system — and they’ve nicknamed the pink cosmic body “Farout.”

‘Transformers' Gets A Great Savior In ‘Bumblebee'

The “Transformers” movie universe has lately been leaky and rusted out. It’s become shorthand for bad blockbuster moviemaking — male-driven, mindless spectaculars with sophomoric humor. How can it be saved? Just hand the keys over to some talented women.

BYU Blockchain Summit Seeks To Explain Blockchain Technology

As comedian Ellen DeGeneres explained last week on her television show: “Everybody is talking about bitcoin, nobody understands it.”

Remembering A Great Year For Apple: January - June 2018

12 MONTHS OF TRIUMPH FOR THE CUPERTINO GIANT

Music Service Pandora Names Dish Streaming Exec Lynch As CEO

Music service Pandora named a new CEO this week as it wrestles with competition from Spotify and other newer streaming apps. 

James Cameron Says 'Terminator 2' As 'Timely As It Ever Was

James Cameron has taken time out from crafting the upcoming four “Avatar” sequels to return to one of his old films, one he says is as up-to-the-minute as ever - “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”  

iOS Apps That Will Make You A Whizz In The Kitchen

From App store to Master Chef.

The Secret Behind Those SB-51 Half-Time Show Drones

Watching the Super Bowl halftime show, it seemed like Lady Gaga had other-worldly power, controlling a galaxy of lights behind her as she entertained the stadium.

Concert Halls Call On This Japanese Engineer To Shape Sound

Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is a Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is so perfectly unobtrusive that all listeners hear is the music in all its subtlety, texture and fullness.

Europe Plans Remote Update To Keep Aging Mars Probe Stable

The European Space Agency plans to remotely update the software on its Mars Express probe to ensure the aging spacecraft remains stable.

‘DESPACITO,' OTHER VIDEOS ALTERED BY SECURITY BREACH AT VEVO

“Despacito” and other popular music videos were the target of a security breach on the video sharing service Vevo.

Netflix Pulls Out Of Cannes Film Festival In Growing Dispute

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says the streaming service is pulling its films from the Cannes Film Festival.

BOX OFFICE TOP 20: ‘A QUIET PLACE' MAKES NOISE WITH $50.2M

John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” blasted past expectations to notch the second-best debut of the year, opening with $50.2 million in ticket sales, according to final studio figures Monday.

Apple Co-Founder Closing Facebook Account In Privacy Crisis

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is shutting down his Facebook account as the social media giant struggles to cope with the worst privacy crisis in its history.