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Instagram Expands Hiding ‘Likes' To Make You Happier

The Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has been running the test in Canada since May.

Foxconn Doesn't Meet Wisconsin Jobs Benchmark For 2018

Foxconn Technology Group didn’t create enough Wisconsin jobs in 2018 to immediately claim state tax credits.

Social VR - Repairing Facebook's Damaged Reputation

It’s fair to say that social media’s reputation hasn’t quite grown at the same rate as the number of people who register to use its various forms. Right now, there are an estimated 2.77 billion social media users around the globe, with this figure expected to hit the three billion mark in 2021.

Samsung, Like Apple, Feels Sting Of Slowing Global Growth

Samsung expects its quarterly operating profit to fall 29 percent compared with last year, adding to the tech sector’s unease about the effect of slowing global economic growth on the industry.

Global Warming Hasn't Gone Away Despite Cold

In the midst of a Midwest cold spell, President Donald Trump is pleading for global warming to come back, but it never went away.

Apple's Top Retail EXEC To Leave Amid iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple’s top retailing executive is stepping down amid a slowdown in iPhone sales that has raised doubts about the company’s future growth prospects.

Activision To Lay Off 800 Workers As Video Game Sales Drop

Video game maker Activision Blizzard is laying off nearly 800 workers as the company braces for a steep downturn in revenue following the best year in its history.

Spotify Buys Gimlet, Anchor To Ramp Up Its Podcast Game

Music streaming service Spotify is buying podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor as it looks to take on Apple’s popular iTunes’ podcasting platform.

‘Digital Gangsters': UK Wants Tougher Rules For Facebook

British lawmakers issued a scathing report this week that calls for tougher rules to keep Facebook and other tech firms from acting like “digital gangsters” and intentionally violating data privacy and competition laws.

Tornado Forecasting Improves, But Still Deaths Keep Coming

Sometimes in forecasting tornadoes, you can get everything technically right, and yet it all goes horribly wrong.

Apple's Fiscal 2Q Revenue, Profit Sag Amid iPhone Slump

Apple’s sales are still shrinking amid weakening iPhone demand, despite the company’s increasing emphasis on services designed to bring in a steady flow of money from the 1.4 billion of its devices still in use.

Autonomous Vehicles Could Soon Drive On, Empty, In Florida

Self-driving vehicles could be operated in Florida without a human on board under a bill going to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Amazon Opens First Go Store That Accepts Cash

Amazon launched its high-tech Go convenience store a year ago, where shoppers can pull items off the shelf and walk out. Now it’s adding a decidedly low-tech feature: accepting cash.

Laurene Jobs & Leonardo Dicaprio Helps Create New Environmental Alliance

Leonardo DiCaprio is joining with billionaire investors and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth to create a new nonprofit environmental powerhouse charged with tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

Kaley Cuoco Takes A Dramatic Turn After ‘Big Bang Theory'

Kaley Cuoco is making a big move after wrapping 12 seasons with “The Big Bang Theory,” with a new production deal and a pivot from comedy to drama.

French Wine Vs US Tech Prowess: New Trump-Macron Standoff

France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine.

iPhone 11: Superpowered iPhone Is Coming

With Apple all-but-confirmed to be releasing a trio of new iPhones this September, this week we decided to take a closer look at the latest rumors and leaks, go hands-on with a dummy model, and consider what the future holds for the world’s most iconic smartphone…

One Hack, 106 Million People: Capital One Ensnared By Breach

A hacker accessed the personal information of 106 million Capital One credit card holders or credit card applicants in the U.S. and Canada, in the latest massive data breach at a large company.

Apple Card: The Future Of Digital Money

With Apple announcing its new credit card, powered by Goldman Sachs and MasterCard, we delve deeper into the company’s fintech division, explore the implications of the new venture, examine Apple’s financial services competition, and ask whether the Cupertino firm is spreading itself too thin as it expands its services arm and enters into unmarked territory…

Real Or Artificial? Tech Titans Declare AI Ethics Concerns

The biggest tech companies want you to know that they’re taking special care to ensure that their use of artificial intelligence to sift through mountains of data, analyze faces or build virtual assistants doesn’t spill over to the dark side.

House Passes Bill To Restore ‘Net Neutrality' Rules

The House has passed bill Wednesday to restore Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, but the legislation faces slim odds of making it through the Republican-controlled Senate.

Europe Looks To Remold Internet With New Copyright Rules

The European Union has approved a copyright overhaul that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom of speech and online creativity and punish smaller web companies.

Netflix: First Quarter Adds 9.6m New Subscribers

Netflix kicked off the year with the biggest subscriber gains in the history of its video streaming service, but forecast a springtime slowdown that disappointed investors.

Disney, Comcast Now Hulu's Only Owners As AT&T Exits

AT&T has sold its 9.5% share in Hulu back to the streaming TV company, leaving Disney and Comcast as its owners.

Amazon Is 2nd US Company To Reach $1 Trillion Market Value

Amazon on Tuesday became the second publicly traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, hot on the heels of iPhone maker Apple.

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.

UTAH Police Use New Technology To Trace Ballistic Evidence

A recently solved drive-by shooting case in South Salt Lake highlights the effectiveness of a newly formed center that provides investigators with improved ballistics testing, according to Utah authorities.

Box Office Top 20: ‘crazy Rich Asians' No. 1 For Third Week

The glitzy romance “Crazy Rich Asians” topped the North American box office over Labor Day weekend, its third consecutive weekend in the No. 1 spot.

UEFA Sets 2019 Super Cup Target To Start Using Video Review

UEFA plans to start using video review to help referees at next year’s Super Cup.

Rhode Island Company Gets Grant For Wind Turbine Technology

A Rhode Island company has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant for its work to improve the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines.