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Facebook Launches Portal Video-Chat Devices for the HomeThe two voice-controlled tabletop systems feature cameras, microphones and touch screens—and Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant.
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RIP Google+. We Hardly Knew Ye.Few tears were shed Monday over the death of Google+, the search giant’s oft-derided effort at challenging Facebook in social media.
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Cocaine, Reefer and the F-Word: Sometimes Alexa Goes a Little CrazyAmazon’s Echo device and Alphabet Inc.’s Google Home can handle a growing array of tasks. They are also freaking people out, seeming to drop into...
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Facebook Pushes Into AfricaFacebook is working to get more Africans onto a faster internet, but critics say the company’s efforts threaten to funnel traffic to its own...
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Alexa Heads to the WarehouseShippingEasy will make e-commerce fulfillment operations available through Amazon’s voice assistant, bringing more consumer technology into...
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The Internet Gave Us Great TV---Now Where's Our Great TV Guide?The Golden Age of Television comes with too many apps and devices, and there aren’t enough tools to help you find and play the best shows.
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Steve Ballmer Talks About His Best and Worst BetsA young Steve Ballmer knew a good thing when he saw it. A later foray into furniture proved not so prescient.
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In the 5G Race, Airwave Auctions Are the Next RivalryA new battle for cellular airwaves is under way as governments around the world start to auction off spectrum for mobile coverage that could power...
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How a German Social-Media Company Tamed the TrollsGerman social-media app Jodel decided to ban nudity, racism, sexism, bullying and insults of any kind, and empowered users to police each other’s...
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Silicon Valley Investors Shunned Juul, but Back Other Nicotine Start-UpsThe willingness to back some nicotine start-ups while condemning others illustrates the delicate ethical dance that investors are trying to perform.
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Yesterday in Styles: 2001: When the Internet Was, Um, Over?After the 2000 dot-com crash and the Sept. 11 attacks, it seemed as if the era of cocky young Silicon Valley techies minting easy millions was over...
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Facebook’s New Gadget Is a Video-Chat Screen With a Camera That Follows YouAt a time when trust in its services is eroding, the social network introduced Portal and Portal Plus, its first major effort to build consumer...
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry expecting first babyKensington Palace announced Monday that Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is pregnant.
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Warren releases DNA analysis on Native American heritage, firing back at Trump attacksDemocratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren took the rare step Monday of releasing her DNA test results examining her possible Native American ancestry, in...
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Cologne police: Hostage incident at train stationThe incident appears to have started Monday at 12:45 p.m.at a pharmacy.
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Bank of America 3Q profits rise 32 percent, beats forecastsThe bank was able to charge more for loans and benefited from a lower tax rate.
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WATCH: President Trump to visit FloridaSearch and rescue personnel are using dogs to locate any survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael as the death toll is expected to rise. ABC...
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'I don't know that it's man-made': Trump asks for proof of climate change“I'm not denying climate change. But it could very well go back,“ Trump said.
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'I don't know that it's man-made': Trump asks for proof of climate change“I'm not denying climate change. But it could very well go back,“ Trump said.
