As if air travel isnt hard enough 5G wireless signals could disrupt flights starting this weekend

Airline passengers dealing with weather delays could face a new source of disruptions this weekend.

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Clay Siegall returns to Seattle as CEO of merged biotech firm

Clay Siegall, the longtime CEO of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen, is returning to Seattle to lead a merged biotech firm. 

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Why social media is being blamed for fueling riots in France

Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for helping fuel widespread riots over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver.

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From human ashes to cellphones whats going on with concert fans lately?

From human ashes to cell phones, fans are taking their adoration for their favorite artists to dangerous new heights.

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Apple is close to becoming the first public company valued at $3 trillion

Apple is near to becoming the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, marking another milestone for a technology juggernaut that has reshaped society with a line-up of products that churn out eye-popping profits.

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New Audi CEOs big task is cleaning up years of mistakes

Years of missteps left Volkswagen's cash cow with a stale model lineup and behind in the shift to electric cars.

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Cambodias Prime Minister Hun Sen had been a huge Facebook fan. Now hes threatening to ban it

Cambodia’s long-serving, tough-talking leader, Hun Sen, says he is considering banning Facebook in his country, largely because he is fed up with the abuse he receives on it from his political foes abroad.

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Italian researchers ready to reach the edge of space on Virgin Galactic ship

A team of Italian researchers will be taking a ride aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane.

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Lawyers ask Amsterdam court to reduce Canadian 13-year cyberbullying sentence to Dutch citizen

An Amsterdam prosecutor says that a 13-year sentence a Canadian court imposed on a Dutch cyberbully should be reduced to four-and-a-half years in the Netherlands.

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After Montana banned TikTok users sued. TikTok is footing their bill.

TikTok, the popular video service, had deflected questions about its involvement in the creators’ lawsuit for more than a month.

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Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work torture. Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide

Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide.

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Hows the weather up there? Itll be harder for Alaska to tell as longtime program goes off air

The “Alaska Weather” program has been must-see TV for 47 years in a state where extreme weather dictates everyday life.

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Microsoft CEO Nadella tells a judge his planned Activision takeover is good for gaming

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Nadella said his goal is to get Activision games on as many platforms as possible, much as Microsoft has with its traditional software products.

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Supreme Court makes it more difficult to convict someone of making a threat

The Supreme Court has ruled to make it more difficult to convict a person of making a violent threat.

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Lordstown Motors an electric truck maker files for bankruptcy

Lordstown Motors, the troubled electric pickup truck company that bought a shuttered General Motors factor, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday.

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TikTok is axing an in-app feature called TikTok Now that mirrored BeReal

TikTok is killing off an in-app feature that was a close copy of the social media platform BeReal.

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US industry group to write standards for Tesla electric vehicle plug stepping toward widespread use

A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs.

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Is Goodreads down? Outage reports for book review site continue

Goodreads appeared to be down for many users in an hours-long outage on Monday and Tuesday.

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3-year probe into encrypted phones led to seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs prosecutors say

International prosecutors say that investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs.

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Tesla may have already won the charging wars

Tesla's deals with Ford and GM will make it easier to find a charger but could give Elon Musk control of critical infrastructure.

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Why MLS move to Apple TV has left many Sounders fans searching for answers

As Apple TV became the league's exclusive broadcast platform this year in an attempt to grow its fan base, many Sounders fans are feeling left behind.

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Insider Q&A: John Riccitiello CEO of video game software company Unity on AI and gamings future

John Riccitiello, the CEO of video game software company Unity, has seen the video game industry evolve and shift during his more than two-decades in the industry, beginning in 1997 when he became CEO of games giant Electronic Arts.

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John Goodenough a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery dies at 100

John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones, computers and pacemakers to electric cars, has died at 100.

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Suspected admin of dark web drug site Monopoly Market extradited to US from Austria

Austrian authorities say they have extradited the suspected administrator of a vast dark web marketplace for drugs and other illicit goods to the United States.

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Low-income Americans benefit from cheap internet. So do the providers

Broadband providers have come to count on an internet subsidy program as a fresh source of income at a time when their customer growth rates are slowing.

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Amazon is spending $100 million to teach cloud customersabout AI

Amazon's cloud unit is building a program to help customers develop and deploy new kinds of artificial intelligence products.

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Biden will announce how billions of dollars for expanding broadband internet are being distributed

President Joe Biden will announce how much money each state is set to receive from the largest-ever federal investment in broadband expansion.

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What to stream this week: The Bachelorette Idris Elba The Weeknd Sarah Snook and Jack Ryan

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Lucinda Williams, the kickoff of the 20th season of the reality dating show “The Bachelorette” starring a 27-year-old therapist from Georgia who was featured on the last season of “The Bachelor,” and Idris Elba is stuck on the worst flight ever in the new series “Hijack” for Apple TV+.

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NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations seeking to prevent deadly battery fires

New York City is receiving $25 million in emergency funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish scores of new e-bike charging stations across the city.

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How to use AI to edit and generate stunning photos

An AI-powered version of Photoshop and the image generator Midjourney live up to the hype for tech writer Brian X. Chen. He offers a few tips for getting started.

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Apple Dolby bet a new way of mixing music can revive the album experience

True believers in the immersive audio format Dolby Atmos say it could restore a musical appreciation lost to a generation that has come up during the streaming era.

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Buttigieg warns airlines to finish retrofitting planes to avoid interference from 5G signals

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning airlines to be ready when wireless companies power up their 5G service next month.

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Congressional report says theres an extremely high risk Temus supply chains have forced labor

A Congressional report published Thursday offered a blistering critique of popular Chinese retailer Temu, with lawmakers accusing the company of failing to maintain “even the façade of a meaningful compliance program” to deter forced labor from its supply chains.

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TikTok COO to step down from the company after nearly 5 years in the role

TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer, V Pappas, is leaving the popular social media company after nearly five years in the role.

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Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia

The tech industry’s drive to dot the Virginia landscape with data centers may have hit a snag this week in Prince William County.

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United Airlines is tweaking its app to give customers rebooking options and vouchers during delays

United Airlines is tweaking its app to help out customers whose flights are delayed or canceled.

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Google backs creation of cybersecurity clinics with $20 million donation

Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while also learning more about their professions, are now commonplace.

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Chinas cloud computing firms raise concern for U.S.

The Biden administration is exploring whether it can counter Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Huawei, potentially fueling tensions with Beijing.

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3 hurt when Google critic crashes car into building near companys NYC headquarters police say

Authorities say a man who has claimed for years that Google was torturing users with flashing lights crashed a car into a building near the search engine giant’s New York City headquarters.

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FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling customers in Prime without consent

The FTC alleged that Amazon enrolled consumers in Prime without consent, tricked consumers into automatically renewing and complicated the cancellation process.

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AI is a moment of revolution top Democrat says in urging swift action on regulations

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the development of artificial intelligence is a “moment of revolution” that requires swift action from the government.

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Thousands of Reddit communities stay dark as app policy protest continues

Thousands of volunteer-run message boards on Reddit remained dark on Tuesday, a week after moderators of the communities began what they called a 48-hour protest against Reddit’s planned changes to its business model. More than 3,200 message boards, known as subreddits, remained restricted or private, down from nearly 9,000 last week, according to a website tracking the revolt.

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Andrew Tate appears in Romanian court to face rape and human trafficking charges

Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, has arrived at court in the Romanian capital.

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Cooperation or competition? Chinas security industry sees the US not AI as the bigger threat

China’s security and surveillance industry is now focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the United States and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in artificial intelligence and pressure from rival governments.

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Probe blames Pennsylvania countys November ballot paper shortage on inexperience poor training

A prosecutor’s review of voting problems in a Pennsylvania swing county where ballot paper ran out in November says there's no evidence of criminal activity or purposeful efforts to prevent voting.

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Gannett sues Google Alphabet claiming they have a monopoly on digital advertising

Gannett is suing Google and its parent company Alphabet, claiming that they unlawfully acquired and maintain monopolies on the advertising technology tools that publishers and advertisers use to buy and sell online ad space.

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Recyclers are rapidly prepping for auto battery bonanza

The recycling of electric vehicle batteries might be a newer business, but preparations to reach its full potential are in full swing.

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Europe US urged to investigate the type of AI that powers systems like ChatGPT

European Union consumer protection groups are urging regulators to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems like ChatGPT over risks that leave people vulnerable.

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Biden will host a forum about artificial intelligence with technology leaders in San Francisco

President Joe Biden will convene a group of technology leaders in San Francisco to debate artificial intelligence.

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces new CEO and chairman in major management reshuffle

China's Alibaba Group has announced that Eddie Wu, chairman of its e-commerce group, will succeed Daniel Zhang as CEO in a major management reshuffle.

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