EXPLAINER: What will Neil Young’s protest mean for Spotify?

Neil Young's protest against Spotify over podcaster Joe Rogan is rocking the world's most popular streaming service, and it's putting a spotlight on its business priorities.

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Sony Buys ‘Destiny’ Game Developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion

Sony is purchasing Bungie, the video game developer behind the popular Destiny and Halo franchises, for $3.6 billion. 

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Safety app for drivers debuts in flood-plagued Virginia city

The increasing threat of sea-level rise on Virginia’s coast means that an afternoon rainstorm can strand drivers for hours and damage cars beyond repair.

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Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship

Many Americans — some traditionally religious, some religiously unaffiliated — are increasingly finding a sense of community through virtual reality.

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Insider Q&A: JB Straubel, CEO of recycler Redwood Materials

Among the biggest challenges to transforming automobiles from combustion engines to electricity to fight climate change is the shortage of metals needed to make batteries.

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Why is Silicon Valley still waiting for the next big thing?

What is going to be the next big thing to come out of Silicon Valley? Recent talk of quantum computing has yet to come to fruition, but ambitious ideas take time, say Silicon Valley's big thinkers.

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Rogan responds to Spotify protest, COVID advisories

Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus.

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Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary US schools

Cybersecurity experts say that ransomware attacks on K-12 schools have increased during the pandemic.

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Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19

Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus.

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T-Mobile to fire corporate staff who don’t get vaccine by April

Bellevue-based T-Mobile US will fire corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 2, according to a memo to staff obtained by Bloomberg News.  In the email to U.S. employees, the wireless carrier’s human resources chief also said that office employees who haven’t received the first dose of a vaccine by Feb. […]

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Ohio lured Intel’s chip plant with $2B incentive package

Ohio’s price tag for landing Intel’s new computer chipmaking factory comes in at roughly $2 billion.

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Finnish diplomats’ mobile devices hacked with spyware

Finland's government says the mobile devices of Finnish diplomats working abroad have been hacked with sophisticated spyware.

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In blow to telecoms, California’s net neutrality law upheld

A federal appeals court has upheld California's net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecom groups to prevent it from going into effect.

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FAA clears Verizon and AT&T to turn on more 5G cell towers

Concern about new high-speed wireless service interfering with airplanes appears to be easing.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise wins $5B fraud suit vs UK tycoon

Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise has won a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against a British businessmen it accused of fraud after purchasing his software company Autonomy a decade ago.

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Executive overseeing investments leaves Japan’s SoftBank

Marcelo Claure, who joined SoftBank Group after turning around one of its key investments, office-sharing business WeWork, is leaving.

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Apple’s profit jumps to $34.6 billion in holiday quarter

Apple, the world’s most valuable public company, beat Wall Street analysts’ expectations, easing fears that the tech industry’s long period of fast growth may be coming to an end.

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Apple’s holiday iPhone sales surge despite supply shortages

Apple shook off supply shortages that have curtailed production of iPhones and other popular devices to deliver its most profitable holiday season yet.

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How to protect passwords and transfer emails

Patrick Marshall answers questions about how passwords can be protected on a stolen laptop and transferring emails from a deleted Gmail account to a new one.

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Fearing tips could get lost, sheriff halts Facebook comments

A Florida sheriff’s office has turned off public comments on its social media posts because too many people are reporting crimes there rather than calling 911 or submitting tips through the agency’s website.

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EU watchdog clears Facebook’s purchase of Kustomer startup

European Union regulators have approved Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of customer service startup Kustomer, after the social network made concessions to ease concerns the deal wouldn’t squeeze out rivals.

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Oura Ring 3 review: A missed opportunity for wearable tech

At a time when we are especially concerned about health, the smart ring, which can track sleep and body temperature, is too flawed to recommend. Here's what tech writer Brian X. Chen found when he tried it.

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Official says Puerto Rico’s Senate targeted by cyberattack

Puerto Rico’s Senate says it was the target of a cyberattack that disabled its internet provider, phone system and official online page.

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Germany: Telegram becoming a ‘medium for radicalization’

A top German security official says his agency has created a task force to investigate individuals suspected of using Telegram to commit crimes, amid growing concerns that the messaging app is becoming a “medium for radicalization.”.

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General Motors to add 8,000 technical workers this year

General Motors says it wants to add more than 8,000 technical workers this year.

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‘Sold by Amazon’ program shut down after WA attorney general’s antitrust investigation

Amazon is shutting down its “Sold by Amazon” program after an investigation from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson found it was anticompetitive and violated antitrust laws.

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EU court annuls Intel’s 2009 billion euro antitrust fine

Chipmaker Intel scored a decisive legal victory Wednesday in a long-running battle against European Union competition watchdogs after a court reversed itself and threw out a billion euro antitrust fine issued more than a decade ago.

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Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave

Pablo, meet Crypto.

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Rights group says Lebanese staffer targeted with NSO spyware

Human Rights Watch says one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group.

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Japanese company joins march back to the moon in 2022

Ispace, a Japanese company, plans to launch a private moon lander by the end of 2022, a year packed with other moonshot ambitions and rehearsals that could foretell how soon humans get back to the lunar surface.

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Canada investigating cyberattack amid tensions with Russia

Canadian officials say hackers launched a cyberattack on the country’s Global Affairs Department last week.

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Google to introduce new system for blocking third-party trackers in Chrome

Google is creating a new advertising system used with its Chrome browser. The new system eliminates cookies but still let's advertisers know a user's areas of interest.

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FTC fines fashion retailer for suppressing negative reviews

The Federal Trade Commission is fining online fashion retailer Fashion Nova $4.2 million, saying that for years it blocked negative reviews of its products from being posted to its website.

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Neil Young reportedly fights Spotify over Rogan and COVID

It's Neil Young versus Joe Rogan for the allegiance of Spotify.

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Microsoft profits up 21%, giving cushion for gaming push

Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21% as the pandemic kept many office workers at home.

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US warns that chip shortage could shut down factories

The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns.

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SAT going digital in shifting college admissions landscape

The administrators of the SAT say the exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format. The format change is scheduled to roll out internationally next year and in the U.S. in 2024.

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Facebook parent Meta creates powerful AI supercomputer

Facebook's parent company Meta says it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputers running today.

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Lee Enterprises asks investors to help fight off hedge fund

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital.

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In global 5G race, European Union is told to step up pace

A European Union watchdog has warned that the EU faces much bigger economic and security threats unless member countries step up cooperation.

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Insider Q&A: Internet guardian Ron Deibert of Citizen Lab

Ron Deibert does digital counterintelligence for the people.

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Is the allure of cryptocurrency fading?

Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer wrote a lengthy Twitter essay about cryptocurrency preying on the most vulnerable. But do economists and financial professionals believe the allure of cryptocurrency fading? Depends who you ask.

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CBS retools streaming service to better resemble TV network

CBS News says it is retooling its streaming service to better incorporate programs and personalities from the television network.

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Assange granted appeal in UK to fight extradition to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the U.S. will go to Britain’s Supreme Court after he was granted the right to appeal a lower court ruling.

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News report: Australian leader’s WeChat account taken over

A newspaper has reported Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s account on Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat has been taken over and renamed.

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UAE bans flying of recreational drones after fatal attack

The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an oil facility and major airport in the country.

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Wiring, cables twice cut and stolen under Magnolia Bridge, bringing internet, phone outages

Copper wiring and fiber-optic cables were cut and stolen, and efforts to restore service continued Saturday evening.

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How to find the cause of and stop an echo during Zoom meetings

Patrick Marshall helps readers diagnose a persistent echo during Zoom meetings; locate a saved email attachment; and troubleshoot outdated internet service connections.

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Intel to invest at least $20 billion in new chip factories in Ohio

Intel has selected Ohio for a new chip manufacturing complex that would cost at least $20 billion, ramping up an effort to increase U.S. production of computer chips as users grapple with a lingering shortage of the vital components.

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Twitter shakes up security team

Parag Agrawal, Twitter's new chief executive, fired the company’s head of security this week. Twitter’s chief information security officer is also leaving.

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