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7 Striking Facts About The Money Tech Companies Are Making
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7 Striking Facts About The Money Tech Companies Are Making

Everyone knows the tech industry is rich, but it can be challenging to get your head around just how much money it’s minting.

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May 5, 2018
Sprint And T-mobile Agree To Combine In $26.5 Billion Deal
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Sprint And T-mobile Agree To Combine In $26.5 Billion Deal

T-Mobile and Sprint reached a $26.5 billion merger agreement last Sunday that would reduce the U.S. wireless industry to three major players — that is, if the Trump administration’s antitrust regulators let the deal go through.

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May 5, 2018
Sinclair To Sell 7 TV Stations To Fox To Win Regulatory Ok
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Sinclair To Sell 7 TV Stations To Fox To Win Regulatory Ok

Media company Twenty-First Century Fox is buying seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for $910 million.

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May 12, 2018
Smiley Faces At Small Company Making Popular Emoji Apps
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Smiley Faces At Small Company Making Popular Emoji Apps

Mobile apps that allow users to create their own emojis or share the stylized images of NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities are paying off for a small upstate New York company.

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August 21,2016
Apple Becomes First U.S Company to top $800 Billion value
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Apple Becomes First U.S Company to top $800 Billion value

Apple Inc. became the first U.S. company with a market value of more $800 billion as investors bet the next iPhone will spur a resurgence in sales.

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May 13,2017
Feds Probe Uber's Use Of Fake App To Stymie City Inspectors
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Feds Probe Uber's Use Of Fake App To Stymie City Inspectors

The Justice Department is probing allegations that Uber used phony software to thwart city officials looking at whether the ride-hailing company was following local regulations.

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May 13,2017
Snapchat's Growth Stalls In Facebook's Shadow; Stock Plunges
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Snapchat's Growth Stalls In Facebook's Shadow; Stock Plunges

Facebook’s shadow continues to hang over Snapchat as its parent company reported disappointing numbers.

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May 13,2017
A Look At New Pandora - World Of Avatar Land
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A Look At New Pandora - World Of Avatar Land

You may not have thought much about the 2009 movie “Avatar” over the past eight years, but Disney sure has. The Magic Kingdom is wagering a reported half-billion dollars that you and zillions of other people will line up for new theme park attractions based on the movie’s bioluminescent world of Pandora.

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May 13,2017
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Draw Your Imagination

How the New Age of touch screens has helped us to bring our ideas to life.

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May 20, 2017
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Man Thanks Iphone's Siri For Saving His Life In Explosion

A New Hampshire man who was injured in a house explosion is thanking Siri for saving his life.

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May 20, 2017
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Amazon's Streaming Software Powers New Smart Tvs

Amazon’s streaming TV software will appear on a new line of smart TVs designed to blend streaming TV services and over-the-air channels, but not cable packages.

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May 20, 2017
Cisco Systems Announces 1,100 More Layoffs
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Cisco Systems Announces 1,100 More Layoffs

Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it is laying off1,100 more workers, deepening job losses at the internet gear maker battling declining revenue.

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May 20, 2017
Spacewalking Astronauts Pull Off Urgent Station Repairs
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Spacewalking Astronauts Pull Off Urgent Station Repairs

Spacewalking astronauts completed urgent repairs at the International Space Station on Tuesday, replacing equipment that failed three days earlier and restoring a backup for a vital data-relay system.

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With Catcalls And Applause, Cannes Debates Rise Of Netflix
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With Catcalls And Applause, Cannes Debates Rise Of Netflix

This year’s Cannes Film Festival has been a sprawling, international referendum on Netflix, with votes registered in catcalls and applause, and some of the biggest names in cinema staking out their positions. 

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Why The iPhone7 Still Betters The Samsung Galaxy S8
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Why The iPhone7 Still Betters The Samsung Galaxy S8

A LOOK AHEAD TO THE iPHONE 8, 7S, AND 7S PLUS.

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U2's 'Joshua Tree' Tour Is Timely 30 Years Later
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U2's 'Joshua Tree' Tour Is Timely 30 Years Later

U2 still has as much to say about America as when they made “The Joshua Tree” 30 years ago.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Spotted Wearing Glucose Monitor Prototype
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Spotted Wearing Glucose Monitor Prototype

CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, has been spotted wearing a prototype glucose monitor that was connected to his Apple Watch.

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'Apollo 8' Tells Thrilling Story Of Moon Mission
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'Apollo 8' Tells Thrilling Story Of Moon Mission

CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, has been spotted wearing a prototype glucose monitor that was connected to his Apple Watch.

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Disney: Animatronic Trump Will Speak At Disney World Show
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Disney: Animatronic Trump Will Speak At Disney World Show

Disney has confirmed that an animatronic version of President Donald Trump will have a speaking role at its Hall of Presidents attraction at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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July 1,2017
Toshiba Gets Earnings Report Extension, Faces Delisting Risk
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Toshiba Gets Earnings Report Extension, Faces Delisting Risk

Money-losing Japanese electronics and nuclear company Toshiba Corp. has until Aug. 10 to get auditors to sign off on its earnings statements, or else it faces the risk of getting delisted.

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July 1,2017
New Cyberattack Wallops Europe; Spreads More Slowly In US
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New Cyberattack Wallops Europe; Spreads More Slowly In US

A new and highly virulent outbreak of data scrambling software caused disruption across the world this week.

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July 1,2017
Eu Hits Google With $2.7b Fine For Abusing Weaker Rivals
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Eu Hits Google With $2.7b Fine For Abusing Weaker Rivals

European regulators fined Google a record 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market in a case that could be just the opening salvo in Europe’s attempt to curb the company’s clout on that continent.

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July 1,2017
Trump Attacks Washington Post, Amazon Over ‘Internet Taxes
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Trump Attacks Washington Post, Amazon Over ‘Internet Taxes

President Donald Trump attacked The Washington Post and Amazon on Twitter Wednesday, arguing that the online retailer was not paying “internet taxes.”

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July 1,2017
Number Of People Sing Facebook Reaches 2 Billion
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Number Of People Sing Facebook Reaches 2 Billion

Facebook is reaching another milestone, announcing that it now has more than 2 billion users.

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July 1,2017
New Cyberattack Wallops Europe; Spreads More Slowly In US
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New Cyberattack Wallops Europe; Spreads More Slowly In US

New Cyberattack Wallops Europe; Spreads More Slowly In US

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July 1,2017
Volvo Is First Major Carmaker To Forgo Traditional Engines
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Volvo Is First Major Carmaker To Forgo Traditional Engines

Volvo Is First Major Carmaker To Forgo Traditional Engines

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Silicon Valley's Sexism Problem: Could The Tide Be Turning?
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Silicon Valley's Sexism Problem: Could The Tide Be Turning?

Silicon Valley's Sexism Problem: Could The Tide Be Turning?

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Techlife News #297
'The Man Of Legends' Is An Engaging Novel
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'The Man Of Legends' Is An Engaging Novel

“The Man of Legends” (47North), by Kenneth Johnson.

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First Lady Introduces Trump, Visits Science Center In Warsaw
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First Lady Introduces Trump, Visits Science Center In Warsaw

First Lady Introduces Trump, Visits Science Center In Warsaw

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Complexity Makes Airline Computer Systems Vulnerable
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Complexity Makes Airline Computer Systems Vulnerable

Twice in less than a month, a major airline was paralyzed by a computer outage that prevented passengers from checking in and flights from taking off.

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August 14,2016