Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack

With some help from Twitter's new owner, misinformation about the grievous attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is surging online.

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Musk tests waters on paid verification for Twitter accounts

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform.

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Instagram working on issue that locked users out of accounts

Instagram said it was working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts Monday morning.

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Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes

Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods.

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Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs

Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s new iPhone have walked out of their factory to avoid COVID-19 curbs after some coworkers were quarantined following a virus outbreak.

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White House invites dozens of nations for ransomware summit

The White House is bringing together three dozen nations, the European Union and a slew of private-sector companies for a two-day summit that looks at how best to combat ransomware attacks.

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Musk tweets link to an unfounded conspiracy theory

Elon Musk tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech.

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Looming elections in US, Brazil pose test for Musk’s Twitter

Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States are likely to pose the first big challenges to Elon Musk and his promise to relax content moderation on Twitter.

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Tech Q&A: From email marketing to speeding up downloads and uploads

Learn what email senders know about your activity and why routers can help improve your internet speed.

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The latecomer’s guide to TikTok

TikTok has become massively influential. Here's how it all works.

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Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course

Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, is about to get a crash course on global content moderation.

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Meta must pay $10.5M to cover WA legal fees in campaign violation case

Facebook parent's company, Meta, must pay Washington $10.5 million in legal fees, in addition to a record $25 million fine for violating state campaign finance law.

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How Twitter will change as a private company

As part of his $44 billion acquisition of the social media service, which closed Thursday, Elon Musk is taking it out of the hands of public shareholders.

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Musk now gets chance to defeat Twitter’s many fake accounts

Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk.

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Why did Elon Musk just spend billions to take over Twitter?

Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and fired its CEO and other top executives.

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Musk in control of Twitter but where will he go from here?

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty.

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Timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter

Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion.

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Hard-drive maker Seagate Tech faces China sanctions warning

Seagate Technology says the U.S. Department of Commerce has warned it may charge the computer hard-drive maker with violating restrictions on exports of high-tech products to China.

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China’s Huawei says revenue down 2.2% so far this year

Figures reported by Chinese tech giant Huawei indicate its revenue rose in the latest quarter as infrastructure sales helped to offset damage to its smartphone business from U.S. sanctions.

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USDA announces $759M for high-speed internet in rural areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet.

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Samsung officially names third-generation heir Lee chairman

Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.

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Meta’s profit slides by more than 50% as challenges mount

A year ago, Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta and said he was going all in on the metaverse. On Wednesday, the company posted falling sales and said it was “making significant changes” to operate more efficiently.

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Facebook parent company fined $25M for WA campaign finance violations

Attorney General Bob Ferguson had asked for the maximum possible fine after his office had previously sued Facebook in 2018 for violating the same law.

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Ford disbands Argo AI autonomous vehicle unit, posts loss

Ford is disbanding Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle company it co-owns with Volkswagen.

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Musk posts video of himself strolling into Twitter HQ

Elon Musk posted video Wednesday showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.

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Edmunds: Ford Lightning vs Rivian R1T

The 2022 Rivian R1T was the first all-electric pickup on the market, but the Ford F-150 Lightning wasn’t far behind.

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South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix worries about China future

South Korean computer chipmaker SK Hynix says it might be forced to sell its manufacturing operations in China if a U.S. crackdown on exports of semiconductor technology and manufacturing equipment to China intensifies.

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Microsoft profits down 14% as Windows hit by weak PC sales

Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 14% drop in profit for the July-September quarter compared to the same time last year, reflecting a weak market for personal computers affecting its Windows business.

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Google’s ad sales slow dramatically as parent’s profit falls

Summertime revenue growth at Google’s corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago.

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Chinese officers charged in plot to obstruct US Huawei probe

Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct the U.S. criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei.

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Naomi Alderman novel ‘The Future’ scheduled for next fall

Novelist Naomi Alderman is a “what if” kind of writer, as in: What if women were endowed with the ability to electrocute others.

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Amazon to allow US customers to pay with Venmo

Amazon is rolling out a feature that allows shoppers to pay for items using their Venmo accounts. It will be widely available by the day after Thanksgiving.

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Users report problems sending, receiving WhatsApp messages

People around the world are reporting problems sending and receiving messages on the popular chat app WhatsApp.

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Renters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs

Americans who live in apartments without private garages are stringing extension cords across sidewalks and waiting in line at public charging stations to power up their electric vehicles.

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Renters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs

Americans who live in apartments without private garages are stringing extension cords across sidewalks and waiting in line at public charging stations for hours to power up their electric vehicles.

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Chinese officers charged in plot to obstruct US Huawei probe

Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct the U.S. criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei.

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Justice Department claims 2 Chinese citizens tried to spy for Huawei

The indictment was part of three unrelated legal actions against Chinese operatives in the United States that senior law enforcement officials announced Monday.

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Twitch CEO aligns with Uber on how to classify gig workers, creators

Emmett Shear thinks the work of creators isn't a W-2 job, and it's not quite a contracting job.

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Drizly agrees to tighten data security after alleged breach

Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators’ allegations that its security failures led to a breach exposing the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.

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EXPLAINER: Dirty bombs sow fear and panic, cause few deaths

Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere.

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BMW boss says hydrogen, not electric, will be ‘hippest thing’ to drive

Electric vehicles are growing in popularity now. BMW believes the next trend will be hydrogen because it's more scalable.

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Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why

RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics worry the company’s algorithm hurts competition.

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How to fix browser and core-isolation issues | Patrick Marshall

What to do if videos won't play in your browser. Plus, do you really need core isolation for protection? Patrick Marshall answers readers' tech questions.

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I tried the $1,500 Quest Pro and saw the best of the Metaverse

I’ve seen the best of what the metaverse could offer. It’s not what Mark Zuckerberg promises with Meta's new VR goggles.

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Republican committee sues Google over email spam filters

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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Twitter tries calming employees as deal with Elon Musk looms

With Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to buy Twitter set to close no later than Oct. 28, the company is trying to reassure workers about their employment and compensation.

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French police probe multiple cuts of major internet cables

French police say they’re investigating multiple cuts to fiber-optic cables in France’s second-largest city.

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Social media stocks slip amid Musk, Snap news

Shares of social media companies are tumbling before the market open on Friday after a slew of news in the sector that concerned investors, including a report that Elon Musk may cut almost 75% of Twitter’s workforce and Snap’s muted fourth-quarter outlook.

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Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads

TikTok’s algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end.

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Thai regulator approves $7.3 billion telecoms carrier merger

Thailand's telecoms regulator has agreed to allow a merger between the country's two main phone carriers in a decision that raises worries over whether reduced competition will harm consumer interests.

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