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‘BORAT' SEQUEL TO BE RELEASED BY AMAZON BEFORE ELECTION

Borat is back. Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed a sequel to his 2006 film “Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” that Amazon plans to release before the election.

HIGH DEMAND FOR FLU SHOTS? EXPERTS HOPE TO AVOID ‘TWINDEMIC'

October is prime time for flu vaccinations, and the U.S. and Europe are gearing up for what experts hope is high demand as countries seek to avoid a “twindemic” with COVID-19.

WALMART LOOKS TO AIRPORTS AS INSPIRATION OF NEW STORE LAYOUT

Walmart is getting inspiration from the airport terminal as it revamps the layout and signage of its stores to speed up shopping and better cater to smartphone-armed customers.

US LAYOFFS REMAIN ELEVATED AS 837,000 SEEK JOBLESS AID

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer.

FAA CHIEF TESTS CHANGES TO BOEING'S GROUNDED 737 MAX

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, a former military and airline pilot, said Wednesday that he liked what he saw during a two-hour test flight of Boeing’s revamped 737 Max jetliner, a key step as the agency considers whether to let the plane return to flight after two deadly crashes.

JUSTICE DEPT. EXPECTED TO FILE ANTITRUST ACTION VS. GOOGLE

The Justice Department is expected to bring an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt consumers, a person familiar with the matter told.

FACEBOOK TIGHTENS POLITICAL AD BANS AS US ELECTION NEARS

With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud.

AMAZON SEES BROAD AUDIENCE FOR ITS PALM RECOGNITION TECH

Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees a broader potential audience in stadiums, offices and other gated or secured locations.

US JUDGE DISMISSES NEW MEXICO PRIVACY CLAIMS AGAINST GOOGLE

A U.S. district judge has dismissed New Mexico’s privacy claims against Google over privacy concerns, but New Mexico’s top prosecutor vowed to continue the legal fight to protect child privacy rights.

UBER GETS 18-MONTH LONDON LICENSE AFTER WINNING COURT APPEAL

Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital’s transit regulator not to renew its license.

Q&A: HOW TO HANDLE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES WITH ONLINE SCHOOL

Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.

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Apple has made no secret of the fact it wants to expand its services division.

TRY TOUCHLESS PAYMENT TO AVOID DIRTY MONEY

If you’re looking for a self-improvement task in this pandemic era, try teaching yourself to use contactless payments with your phone or “tapto-pay” credit and debit cards.

SECRETIVE, NEVER PROFITABLE PALANTIR MAKES ITS MARKET DEBUT

Seventeen years after it was born with the help of CIA seed money, the data-mining outfit Palantir Technologies is finally going public in the biggest Wall Street tech offering since last year’s debut of Slack and Uber.

NEW MEASUREMENTS SHOW MOON HAS HAZARDOUS RADIATION LEVELS

Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported.

FEDERAL JUDGE POSTPONES TRUMP BAN ON POPULAR APP TIKTOK

A federal judge postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight.

INFLUENCERS BEHAVING ADLY: MEXICO KICKS THEM OUT OF RUINS

Archaeological authorities in Mexico said they kicked cast members of a popular local “Jersey Shore”-style reality shows out of the Mayan ruins of Uxmal after they behaved “immaturely” and refused to wear masks or follow social distancing rules.

EU COMMISSION APPEALS AFTER LOSING APPLE $15B TAX CASE

The European Commission said it is appealing a court decision that Apple doesn’t have to repay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland.

TESLA CEO ELON MUSK'S NEXT BIG BET RIDES ON BETTER BATTERIES

Tesla is working on new battery technology that CEO Elon Musk says will enable the company within the next three years to make sleeker, more affordable cars that can travel dramatically longer distances on a single charge.

SCIENTISTS COMBAT ANTISEMITISM WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

An international team of scientists said it had joined forces to combat the spread of anti-Semitism online with the help of artificial intelligence.

TIKTOK'S OWNER APPLIES FOR CHINESE LICENSE TO CLOSE US DEAL

TikTok’s owner said Thursday it has applied for a Chinese technology export license as it tries to complete a deal with Oracle and Walmart to keep the popular video app operating in the United States.

MICROSOFT WILL BUY VIDEO GAME MAKER ZENIMAX FOR $7.5 BILLION

Microsoft is buying the company behind popular video games The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout.

NEW MEXICO UTILITY, LAB PARTNER TO MAKE GRID MORE RESILIENT

New Mexico’s largest electric utility and one of the nation’s premiere federal research laboratories will team up on a series of projects aimed at making the electric grid more resilient as the state prepares to add more renewable energy to the mix, officials said.

FACEBOOK OVERSIGHT BOARD TO START OPERATING IN OCTOBER

Facebook’s long-awaited oversight board that will act as a referee on whether specific content is allowed on the tech giant’s platforms is set to launch in October.

AMERICANS LOAD UP ON CANDY, TRICK OR TREAT - OR NOT

Americans may not know if trick or treating will happen this year because of the pandemic, but they’re buying a lot of Halloween candy while they wait to find out.

BYU Students Make Glasses to Help Autistic Kid's Eye Contact

Heidi Kershaw was sitting in on a therapy session with her 7-year-old son, who has autism, when she noticed he kept getting distracted from the therapy exercises.

eBay Workers Who Sent Spiders to Couple to Plead Guilty

Four former eBay Inc. employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a campaign of intimidation that included sending live spiders and cockroaches to the home of a Massachusetts couple who ran an online newsletter critical of the auction site, federal prosecutors said.

iPAD: REFINING THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR TABLET

iPad has long been one of Apple’s most successful product categories, and following upgrades to the iPad Pro and iPad mini earlier in the year, Apple used its September Event to unveil the next-generation iPad and iPad Air, taking its tablet portfolio to even greater heights.

REPORT: LAPD USED FACIAL RECOGNITION NEARLY 30,000 TIMES

The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009 even while denying at times that it used the controversial technology at all, the Los Angeles Times reported this week.

REVIEW: ‘AGENTS OF CHAOS,' FROM RUSSIA, BUT NOT WITH LOVE

Let’s take a trip back in American history, but not too way back. To a time not that unfamiliar — the last presidential election. Do you remember all the stuff swirling around in 2016?