After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways

Technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons does exist, but experts say installing such a system in the New York City subway would be challenging.

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Nike sold an NFT sneaker for $134,000

The market for collectible sneakers has skyrocketed in recent years. And until recently, so had the market for NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, which function as digital certificates of ownership for works of art as well as tattoo designs and virtual real estate.

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Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media censorship

A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.

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U.S. retakes top spot in supercomputer race

The United States has regained a coveted speed crown in computing with a powerful new supercomputer in Tennessee, a milestone for the technology that plays a major role in science, medicine and other fields.

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Can I talk to a human? Spain presents customer service bill

A bill before the Spanish Parliament would require companies to offer a real customer service worker when a caller asked — and to answer calls within 3 minutes.

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Why isn’t new technology making us more productive?

Economies grow not only by adding more capital and labor. Another vital ingredient is a nation’s skill in creating and commercializing innovation, which makes investment and workers more productive.

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An American comeback on Amazon | Commentary

One essential ingredient for Amazon’s success is the explosion of businesses based in China that sell products through its vast digital mall.

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The era of borderless data is ending

Every time we send an email, tap an Instagram ad or swipe our credit cards, we create a piece of digital data. Now the era of open borders for data is ending.

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Recorded Future CEO on cybersecurity firm’s journalistic aim

The cybersecurity firm Recorded Future boasts some 1,400 clients and enjoys considerable respect.

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Apple spent millions to pull dozens of people out of homelessness. Here’s how that went

Apple spent millions of dollars to give dozens of people a nine-month motel stay and help them find housing. Now, that nine-month motel reprieve is expiring.

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‘Quantum internet’ inches closer with advance in data teleportation

Researchers believe devices could one day speed the creation of medicines, power advances in artificial intelligence and crack the encryption that protects computers vital to national security.

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This bacterial disease can be deadly for your pet. Researchers are using AI to catch it early

Veterinarians and researchers have developed a new way to detect leptospirosis, a life-threatening bacterial disease, in dogs.

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How to get up and running with LastPass; plus, what to do when anti-virus programs clash

In his weekly Q&A, Patrick Marshall answers questions about LastPass and removing Malwarebytes from a PC.

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Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe

A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a vanishing whale from lethal collisions with ships.

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I tried Apple’s self-repair program with my iPhone. Disaster ensued.

Apple’s do-it-yourself tools and instructions are far from ideal for most of us. I know this because I broke my phone trying to use them.

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Amazon vote totals show shareholders nearly shot down $350M pay plans for execs

Amazon shareholders delivered a rebuke to the company over the pay for CEO Andy Jassy and other top executives, with an unusually close vote. 

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Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chats

Texas authorities say the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school discussed his interest in purchasing a gun on private social media conversations.

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Disney visitor reports $40,000 credit card fraud after losing Apple Watch at Epcot

A woman who lost her Apple Watch while on a ride at Disney's Epcot reported that someone used it to make charges on her credit card.

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Shooter warning signs get lost in sea of social media posts

The 18-year-old man who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in Texas left a digital trail that hinted at what was to come.

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Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he ‘deflated’ stock price

Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk, accusing him of unlawfully sowing doubt about his bid to buy Twitter.

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Spain vows legal reforms in wake of spying allegations

The Spanish government will tighten judicial control over the country’s intelligence agency.

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‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, began to spread online only hours after the carnage.

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Broadcom to buy VMware for $61 billion in big tech tie-up

Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the cloud technology company VMware, one of the biggest deals of the year despite rising inflation and some economic uncertainty.

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How the labor market is changing for Black Americans

For Black Americans, job prospects have improved since 2020. That's the good news. The bad news — the gains eked out over the past two years appear as fragile as ever.

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Twitter to pay $150M penalty over privacy of users’ data

Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span.

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EXPLAINER: Social media and the Texas shooter’s messages

Could Facebook have known about ominous direct-message threats made by a gunman who Texas authorities say massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school.

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Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk’s takeover drama

Twitter’s regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won’t include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform.

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Here are the investors putting $1 billion into Trump Media

A leaked document offers a first peek at the investors who poured $1 billion into former President Donald Trump’s fledgling social media company.

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Democrats: Google must protect privacy of abortion patients

More than 40 Democratic members of Congress are asking Google to stop what they see as the unnecessary collection and retention of peoples' location data.

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Electric battery maker, coal union announce WVa labor pact

An energy startup has signed a memorandum of understanding with the nation’s largest coal miners’ union on a labor-management agreement for an electric battery factory in West Virginia.

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Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising

Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read.

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DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

The District of Columbia has sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg.

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Our in-person shopping hurts Big Tech | Commentary

We're now buying less online than many had predicted, and it's throwing tech companies and the economy for a loop, write Shira Ovide.

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Boards for Meta, Twitter face backlash from NY pension fund

A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook’s corporate parent and Twitter believes it’s time to shake up the companies’ boards of directors because of their inability to keep violent content off their influential social media services.

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Video game workers create first union at big U.S. game maker

Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company.

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Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional

A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against conservative thought is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.

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Breach exposed data of half-million Chicago students, staff

Chicago Public Schools says the personal information of more than a half-million district students and staff was compromised in a ransomware attack on a district vendor last December.

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China, U.S. are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals

Leaders are again racing to achieve dominance in outer space. But there's one big difference: this time around the superpowers can't agree on basic principles.

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Can some files be stored on OneDrive and others on PC | Q&A with Patrick Marshall

Patrick Marshall answers questions about storing files on OneDrive, Wi-Fi speeds and security for Apple products.

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Elon Musk accused of sexual harassment, reportedly paid $250,000 hush money

A former SpaceX employee said Elon Musk exposed himself to her and propositioned her for sex in 2016.

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Boeing docks crew capsule to space station in test do-over

Boeing's astronaut capsule has arrived at the International Space Station in a critical repeat test flight.

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Musk denies sexual misconduct allegation by flight attendant

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has denied a claim of sexual misconduct by a SpaceX flight attendant who worked on his private jet in 2016.

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Musk, Tesla and Twitter fan

A federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud and defamation lawsuit filed by a Tesla investor against CEO Elon Musk, the company and a Musk supporter.

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Dutch leader faces pressure over old-school text messages

The long-serving Dutch prime minister is facing unusual political and public pressure after revelations that he has been deleting text messages about official matters for years.

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Broadcast TV’s reduced role made clear in fall presentations

There were constant reminders this past week, when major entertainment companies hawked their wares to advertisers in Manhattan presentations, of the diminished role of broadcast networks.

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Netflix pays $59 million to settle tax dispute in Italy

Netflix has agreed to pay more than $59 million to settle a tax dispute in Italy.

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European nations, streaming service delete extremist audio

The European Union’s law enforcement agency says authorities in six countries have worked with music streaming service SoundCloud to detect and delete hundreds of files containing extremist propaganda.

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Proposed Nebraska mine has sizeable deposit of rare elements

The mining company that wants to extract a rare heat-resistant element from the ground under southeast Nebraska says a new report shows the deposit it plans to mine holds a significant amount of other rare elements.

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Carbon removal technologies to get $3.5B federal investment

The federal government is investing in machines that suck giant amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air in the hopes of reducing damage from climate change.

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WhatsApp adds messaging tools to attract businesses

WhatsApp parent Meta is moving forward with its push to attract businesses to its popular chat app.

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