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Report: ‘Net Neutrality' Foe Ajit Pai Is New FCC Head

President Donald Trump has reportedly picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections.

Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online For IRMA Aid

Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online For IRMA Aid

Influence Game: Telecom Lobbying Muscle Kills Privacy Rules

The telecom industry’s lobbying muscle pushed a consumer privacy measure to a swift death in Congress.

Netflix On The Verge Of Hitting 100 Million Subscribers

Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million global subscribers, a testament to how much the video streaming service has changed the entertainment landscape since its debut a decade ago.

Ex Microsoft Ceo Steve Ballmer Offers Facts On Government

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has created a new organization to analyze government spending and revenue to make it easier to understand.

Kids Prefer The TV For Their Viewing, But Love Other Devices

Grace Ellis has never known a time when you needed a TV to watch TV.

Computer Pioneer Robert W. Taylor Dies At 85

Robert W. Taylor, who was instrumental in creating the internet and the modern personal computer, has died. He was 85.

Yahoo Bows Out As Public Company With Revenue Shrinking

Yahoo is bowing out as a public company with its revenue still declining, a chronic problem that culminated in its sale to Verizon Communications.

Tim Cook: Tech Without Values Is Worthless

Science is worthless if it isn’t motivated by basic human values and the desire to help people, Apple CEO Tim Cook told graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, urging them to use their powers for good.

Verizon Takes Over Yahoo To Complete $4.5 Billion Deal

Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the internet’s best-known brands.

'Fintech' Startup Sofi Moving Into Traditional Banking

Online lender and financial startup SoFi has taken the first step toward competing with the nation’s biggest banks on their home turf: the checking account.

Lyft Joining Forces With Jaguar Land Rover In Tech Venture

The next Lyft car you book may soon be a Jaguar or a Land Rover.

In Google Vs. The EU, A $2.7B Fine Could Just Be The Start

Google’s parent company Alphabet can easily afford the $2.7 billion write-down it’s taking to cover a big antitrust fine in Europe. But it might find it harder to shrug off the rest of the European regulatory assault that’s headed its way.

Science Build DNA From Scratch To Alter Life's Blueprint

At Jef Boeke’s lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.

Apple Magazine Celebrating 300 Issues

A Look Back At The Story So Far

New York Eyes 'Textalyzer' To Bust Drivers

New York state is set to study the use of a device known as the “textalyzer” that would allow police to determine whether a motorist involved in a serious crash was texting while driving.

Concerns Increase In Wisconsin Over Deal For Foxconn Plant

Concerns are increasing among lawmakers and others in Wisconsin over what incentives the state may offer to become the first U.S. home of Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn.

Authorities Warn Virtual Kidnapping Scams Are On The Rise

The caller who rang Valerie Sobel’s cellphone had a horrifying message: “We have Simone’s finger. Do you want to see the rest of her in a body bag?”

From Closets To Cooktops, Tech Aims To Bring Efficiency Home

Closets that freshen clothes, cooktops that won’t let pots boil over, faucets told to dispense just enough water to fill the coffee maker.

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.

The Technologies That Will Shape 2019

Let’s face it; there’s a new technological innovation around every corner.

Power: Apple Chip Changes Everything

With a proprietary Apple chip expected to replace Intel from 2020, and Apple looking to increase the relationship between macOS and iOS, we take a closer look at the future of the chip and consider the benefits of Apple’s firmer grip on its hardware components…

Office Depot And Alibaba Opening Online Store

Office Depot and Alibaba.com are creating a co-branded online store to expand the reach of both companies with small and medium size businesses.

Arizona's Biggest Electric Utility Is Going Big On Batteries

Arizona’s biggest electric utility is going big on batteries.

Wonder Woman To The Rescue: Gal Gadot Takes On Netanyahu

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has come to the rescue of a fellow Israeli celebrity in a spat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

NASA's New Rocket Won't Be Ready For Moon Shot Next Year

NASA’s top official says the space agency’s new rocket won’t be ready for a moon shot next year.

Verizon Says 5G Network Will Cost Extra $10 A Month

A handful of Verizon customers could soon have faster wireless service — but they’ll have to pay $10 a month more.

MIT Uses $29m Gift To Launch Down Syndrome Research Center

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a received a nearly $29 million gift the university says will be used to enhance research and improve the lives of people with Down syndrome.

The Curious 'Pivot To Privacy' Among The Tech Giants Of 2019

Recently, Mark Zuckerberg (he of the Cambridge Analytica scandal) published a new, “privacy-focused vision for social networking”.

Explorer Recounts Making The Deepest Ocean Dive In History

Taking the hours-long journey to what is believed to be the deepest point mankind has visited in any ocean was a complicated one, and for Victor Vescovo, it meant being constantly on the alert as he monitored his state-of-the-art vessel.