Twitter to start removing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Twitter said Wednesday that it will begin removing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations from its site.
Dec 16, 2020
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Shopping app Wish falls in its stock market debut
The parent company of Wish, a shopping app that sells cheap clothing, toys and electronics, sputtered in its stock market debut.
Dec 16, 2020
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Texas leads US states suing Google for anti-competitive practices
Several US states led by Texas filed a suit against Google Wednesday over alleged anti-competitive practices, branding it an "internet Goliath" that had eliminated competition in online advertising and was harming consumers.
Dec 16, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Simulated system could help develop better artificial intelligence, treatments for brain disorders
Getting computers to "think" like humans is the holy grail of artificial intelligence, but human brains turn out to be tough acts to follow. The human brain is a master of applying previously learned knowledge to new situations ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Facebook building tool to let fans pay celebrities for face time
Facebook Inc. is building a new video product that will let people pay content creators or celebrities for the chance to interact with them during a live broadcast.
Dec 16, 2020
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Robotics
Butler on wheels, robot cutting salad: How COVID-19 sped automation
For decades, the attitude of unions and their advocates to increased automation could be summed up in one word: no. They feared that every time a machine was slipped into the workflow, a laborer lost a job.
Dec 16, 2020
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Business
Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride
Virtual currency bitcoin—which broke the $20,000 barrier in trading for the first time Wednesday—morphed from an academic paper to one of the world's most closely-watched crypto currencies.
Dec 16, 2020
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Facebook to implement UK accounts switch after Brexit
Facebook said Wednesday it will switch legal responsibility for British users from its EU base in Ireland to its US headquarters next year in a change sparked by Brexit.
Dec 16, 2020
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Internet
Trump Twitter account hacked, no charges: Dutch prosecutors
Dutch prosecutors Wednesday said a man had cracked US President Donald Trump's Twitter account in October despite denials from Washington and the company, but added that the so-called "ethical hacker" would not face charges.
Dec 16, 2020
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Facebook goes to war with Apple over targeted ads
Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday opened fire on Apple, saying the iPhone maker's new measures on data collection and targeted ads will hurt small businesses.
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