Washington Post : ZTE ends ‘major operations’ after U.S. export ban
Thursday, 10 May 2018 16:03
ZTE, one of China's leading technology companies, has announced it will end "major operations" after the U.S. government barred American firms from doing business with the telecom equipment maker. The announcement by the fourth largest wireless equipment maker in the country comes amid an escalating trade battle between…
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Washington Post : These are the 3,400 Facebook ads purchased by Russia’s online trolls around the 2016 election
Thursday, 10 May 2018 14:00
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released about 3,400 Facebook ads purchased by Russian agents around the 2016 presidential election on issues from immigration to gun control, a reminder of the complexity of the manipulation that Facebook is trying to contain ahead of the midterm elections.…
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Washington Post : Ford suspends F-150 production after supplier fire
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 23:26
Ford was forced to temporarily halt production of its popular F-150 pickup truck Wednesday after a fire at a supplier last week caused a parts shortage. Production at Ford's Dearborn, Mich.; and Kansas City, Mo., truck plants will end following Wednesday's shift, the company said. It is unclear when…
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Washington Post : Nintendo changes its repair policies after an FTC warning about its warranty stickers
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 19:00
Nintendo has changed its warranty policies after the U.S. government warned them that they were violating the law. The Japanese game company was one of six firms the Federal Trade Commission told to change their policies because they wrongly told customers that using an unlicensed repair shop on their…
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Washington Post : Why the Internet is suddenly protesting on net neutrality all over again
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 10:30
Internet activists and tech companies are holding a day of protest Wednesday to draw attention to net neutrality once again. What's at stake now is a key piece of legislation that the Senate is also expected to introduce Wednesday on the hot-button issue. When the GOP-led Federal Communications Commission voted last…
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Washington Post : Google wants to cure your smartphone addiction
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 22:04
Google has some ideas to make your phone a little more humane. On Tuesday, it introduced features for its coming Android P operating system designed to help consumers and parents curb smartphone addiction and detox from our beloved glowing screens. The features, unveiled at Google’s I/O developer…
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Washington Post : A Google program can pass as a human on the phone. Should it be required to tell people it’s a machine?
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 22:29
Google's artificial-intelligence assistant sounds almost exactly like a human when it calls the salon to book a woman's hair appointment. It responds to questions, negotiates timing and thanks the receptionist for her help. It even says "um" and "mm-hmm." What it doesn't say, however, is that it's a…
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Washington Post : From ‘pretty please’ mode to Digital Wellbeing, Google unveils tech with a responsible message
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 20:15
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Google’s annual developer conference is normally a relentlessly positive cheerleading session to excite developers to create products for the company and its Android operating system. But this year, there was a hint of a more serious tone as the company discussed creating technology that…
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Washington Post : Every type of personal data Equifax lost to hackers, by the numbers
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 16:34
Ever since Equifax lost control of millions of Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, names, dates of birth and other sensitive personal information in a massive data breach last year, the credit-reporting agency has gradually upped its estimates of the number of people affected. First it was 143 million consumers,…
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Washington Post : White House will host Amazon, Facebook, Ford and other major companies for summit on AI
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 10:00
The White House on Thursday plans to convene executives from Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel and 34 other major U.S. companies as it seeks to supercharge the deployment of powerful robots, algorithms and the broader field of artificial intelligence. The Trump administration intends to ask academics, government officials…
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