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Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Gets Box Set After 10 Years
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Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Gets Box Set After 10 Years

A small-batch box set of film, music and memorabilia will be released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Michael Jackson’s 'This Is It' "

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October 12, 2019
US Highway Deaths Fall In 2018 For Second Straight Year
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US Highway Deaths Fall In 2018 For Second Straight Year

Traffic deaths in the U.S. fell slightly in 2018 for the second straight year, the government’s road safety agency said Tuesday.

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October 26, 2019
Is The Stethoscope Dying? High-Tech Rivals Pose A Threat
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Is The Stethoscope Dying? High-Tech Rivals Pose A Threat

Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis.

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October 26, 2019
Fire Has Industry Rethinking Guidance To Dump Burning Trash
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Fire Has Industry Rethinking Guidance To Dump Burning Trash

It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minutes later, powerful winds blew the flames across a hillside and into a mobile home community, killing two people and destroying dozens of homes.

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October 26, 2019
Weak Profit, Revenue, Overshadow Twitter User Growth
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Weak Profit, Revenue, Overshadow Twitter User Growth

Disappointing third-quarter profit and revenue at Twitter overshadowed strong user growth, sending shares of the social media company plummeting 16% before the opening bell.

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October 26, 2019
The FCC approves T-mobile-sprint deal in Party-line Vote
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The FCC approves T-mobile-sprint deal in Party-line Vote

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the $26.5 billion combination of Sprint and T-Mobile on a 3-2 party-line vote.

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October 19, 2019
You Can Try This At Home: Cookbook Serves Up TV, Movie Foods
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You Can Try This At Home: Cookbook Serves Up TV, Movie Foods

It all started with a fictional turkey burger.

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October 19, 2019
Pets: There's an App for your Best Friends
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Pets: There's an App for your Best Friends

With pet care spending topping $72.56 billion in the United States alone last year, there’s little wonder why companies are cashing in on our obsession for cats, dogs, and other furry friends. This week, we delve deeper into the technology that is improving the lives of our pets, from the pet-friendly portrait mode on the iPhone 11 to pet healthcare innovations…

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October 19, 2019
Seniors Can Use Virtual Reality For Travel, Health Issues
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Seniors Can Use Virtual Reality For Travel, Health Issues

Joy Golliver recently visited the Washington state community where she and her late husband lived for more than 20 years.

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October 19, 2019
Google Debuts Pixel 4 Phone, Wireless Earbuds With AI
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Google Debuts Pixel 4 Phone, Wireless Earbuds With AI

Google unveiled a new Pixel smartphone and other hardware devices, all aimed at getting people even more dependent on its artificial intelligence services.

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October 19, 2019
Under Pressure From China, Apple Pulls Hong Kong Protest App
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Under Pressure From China, Apple Pulls Hong Kong Protest App

For people in Hong Kong angry over tactics used by the police to break up anti-government protests, the HKmap.live app was a handy little tool.

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October 12, 2019
The Tech Is Advanced, But ‘Gemini Man' Is Lifeless
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The Tech Is Advanced, But ‘Gemini Man' Is Lifeless

Will Smith is usually an asset for a movie. He’s the kind of true movie star whose charisma can elevate even the most mediocre material.

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October 12, 2019
New Visions: How Technology Has Changed Our Reality
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New Visions: How Technology Has Changed Our Reality

Where we’d once enjoy a concert with our own eyes, we now film every moment to share online, and where we’d once gossip about the news, we now have access to 24/7 content at the touch of a button, with live commentary from the people who matter.

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October 12, 2019
Meet Twitch, Amazon's Live-Streaming Video Site
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Meet Twitch, Amazon's Live-Streaming Video Site

The attacker who killed two people in a shooting at a German synagogue live-streamed the assault on Twitch, a video service owned by Amazon.

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October 12, 2019
Music Fans Can Now Play Spotify Tunes Via Siri And Apple TV
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Music Fans Can Now Play Spotify Tunes Via Siri And Apple TV

MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE BECOMES MORE EMBEDDED INTO APPLE’S ECOSYSTEM

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October 12, 2019
Ready Student One? Universities Launch Degrees In Esports
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Ready Student One? Universities Launch Degrees In Esports

On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio.

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Microsoft Returns With Smartphone After Highprofile Flops
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Microsoft Returns With Smartphone After Highprofile Flops

After high-profile flops, Microsoft is getting back into smartphones with a dual-screen Android device that won’t be out for another year.

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EU: Facebook Can Be Forced To Take Down Certain Material
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EU: Facebook Can Be Forced To Take Down Certain Material

The European Union’s highest court says that Facebook can be ordered by an individual member state to remove or block access to material which was previously declared unlawful and says that it can have a worldwide impact.

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Funny How? In ‘Joker' A Villain Turns '70s Anti-Hero
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Funny How? In ‘Joker' A Villain Turns '70s Anti-Hero

An air of menace and a cloud of controversy accompany the arrival of Todd Phillips’ “Joker” like a thick perfume.

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Walmart To Test New Health Care Services For Workers
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Walmart To Test New Health Care Services For Workers

Walmart executives say it’s hoping to remove a meaningful chunk of unnecessary health care cost for the company and its employees.

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Google To Commit To White House Job Training Initiative
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Google To Commit To White House Job Training Initiative

Google is committing to a White House initiative designed to get private companies to expand job training for American workers.

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Facial Recognition Technology Tested At Airport In Las Vegas
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Facial Recognition Technology Tested At Airport In Las Vegas

An oversight board has observed the Transportation Security Administration’s test of facial recognition using biometric technology at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

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Why The Future Of Amazon's Alexa Promises To Be Both Complicated And Ubiquitous
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Why The Future Of Amazon's Alexa Promises To Be Both Complicated And Ubiquitous

"Not all tech observers were convinced by Amazon's privacy-focused rhetoric and policies."

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Renewable: Apple Flying The Flag For Greener World
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Renewable: Apple Flying The Flag For Greener World

With Apple winning a United Nations award for its use of 100% renewable energy and the company making great strides towards cleaning up its carbon footprint, we take a closer look at the future of one of the world’s most sustainable and eco-conscious technology giants…

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Does Outsourcing Affect Our Personal Connection To Food?
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Does Outsourcing Affect Our Personal Connection To Food?

The growing options for outsourcing meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking can be called time-saving blessings or culture-destroying curses. In the end, they’re probably a complicated mix of both.

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Engineer Admits Hacking Yahoo Accounts Searching For Images
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Engineer Admits Hacking Yahoo Accounts Searching For Images

A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking into the accounts of some 6,000 Yahoo users in search of sexual photos and videos.

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Big Tech's Eco-Pledges Aren't Slowing Its Pursuit Of Big Oil
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Big Tech's Eco-Pledges Aren't Slowing Its Pursuit Of Big Oil

Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google into promising to slash their carbon emissions.

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North Koreaborn Youtubers Offer Peek Into Lives In Homeland
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North Koreaborn Youtubers Offer Peek Into Lives In Homeland

Video clips uploaded on Jang’s 2-year-old channel showed him saying that ordinary North Koreans usually raise dogs, rabbits, pigs, and chickens, but to either eat or sell to markets.

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September 28, 2019
iOS 13: Features You Need To Know About
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iOS 13: Features You Need To Know About

With Apple releasing iOS 13 and now iOS 13.1 to consumers around the world, we go hands-on with the new operating system to explore its new features, including Dark Mode, an all-new Find My app, a new voice for Siri, powerful new privacy tools, and much more…

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September 28, 2019
Coming Soon: Alexa In Your Ear And On Your Finger
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Coming Soon: Alexa In Your Ear And On Your Finger

Amazon wants Alexa everywhere.

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September 28, 2019