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The congressional hearing on antitrust is over,...
Big tech is out of the hot seat, which proved to be mostly political theater - now the ball's in Congress's court.
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Tech giants of using privacy as a weapon to hur...
Apple and Google have used online privacy and security measures to gain a competitive advantage, Congress members said.
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Your first glimpse of Donald Trump, as played b...
More a performance than an impression, it looks like Gleeson has nailed it.More a performance than an impression, it looks like Gleeson has nailed it.
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Tik Tok under fire for content moderation and d...
The company's CEO, Kevin Mayer, pledges to be more transparent, calling on competitor Facebook to do the same.
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Scientists stumble on spaghetti-like stream of ...
The Phoenix stream in the Milky Way galaxy, formed by a globular cluster that was ripped apart billions of years ago, is peculiar.
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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act would ensur...
Public trust in digital privacy protections is essential for COVID-19 contact tracing apps to be effective.
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Tech's biggest CEOs take center stage in front ...
Apple's Tim Cook, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will appear before House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee.
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New study shows Americans hold onto their cars ...
Older vehicles not only impact new car sales, they're not as good for the environment.
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MacKenzie Bezos donates $1.7 billion to 116 org...
Bezos has donated to Black, LGBTQ and public health groups
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Walmart will not enforce their mask requirement...
Walmart and CVS want to avoid physical confrontations with customers
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CTA announces CES 2021 will be virtual-only event
After previously saying CES 2021 would continue to be an in-person event, the change was announced Tuesday amid growing concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jeff Bezos knows how to handle the press, but c...
The Amazon CEO has largely avoided the public eye, but will be center stage before the House Subcommittee on Wednesday.
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Is herd immunity our best defense against the c...
Maybe, but the world is nowhere close to having widespread resistance to COVID-19, and is still a long way from developing it.
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Senate proposes HEALS ACT: What we know so far
The proposal suggests giving Americans a second stimulus check among other benefits and will go to Congress for debate.
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Researchers identify body-odor forming enzyme.
These stink-making enzymes existed prior to the evolution of modern humans and may have played a key role in societal communication,
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How to stop Facebook from seeing your web activity
Using a tool called Off-Facebook Activity, you can see and control what data apps and websites share with the social networking company.
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Europe's General Court rules Apple didn't viola...
The tech giant won its appeal against a $14.9 billion EU tax bill.
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England OKs higher driving speed of 60mph in co...
Early trials show the 10mph increase actually improved drivers' safety.
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What to do about August rent now that the evict...
The Senate is expected to renew the law put in place by the first stimulus bill, but it could take weeks to go into effect.
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Cleaner air, fewer cars, and a healthy marine l...
How do we create sustainable changes for the environment that outlast pandemic restrictions?
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Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook and Pichai to appear at...
The meeting seeks to have four of tech's most powerful CEOs answer to accusations of monopoly.
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Self-replicating Chernobyl fungi could protect ...
Radiation shields made from living organisms could help us head deeper into the cosmos.
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Microsoft promises Halo Infinite will be the bi...
Microsoft showed off the holiday release at their Xbox Games Showcase.
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Study shows Venus has active volcanoes on the p...
The new research suggests more than three dozen volcanoes could be ready to blow.
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AMC pushes back reopening as more movies delay ...
US theaters are now planning to reopen in mid- to late August.
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