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The PlayStation 5, which goes on sale on Thursday, is the centerpiece of what is now Sony's biggest, most profitable division
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Employees at SpaceX have written an open letter denouncing Elon Musk's behavior. “Elon’s behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks,” read the letter.
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A single Bitcoin transaction now requires more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, or enough energy to power the average American household for 73 days, researchers estimate.
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Some Facebook users who recently watched a video featuring Black men saw an automated prompt from the social network asking if they would like to continue “seeing videos about Primates.”
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Linux, an open-source operating system, has been an alternative to the Windows and Mac software for years and is growing in popularity
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Facebook employees have formed an internal group to agitate for representation of conservative views, a sign of dissent over the social network’s largely liberal workplace culture
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Cryptography pioneers Martin Hellman & Whitfield Diffie (shown in 1977) win Turing Award
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“Apple can find better ways of earning hundreds of millions of dollars than fighting a decade-long lawsuit,” said Brian Love, a Santa Clara University law professor who tracked the legal fight between Apple and Samsung.
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"I sat still, looking away as he moaned and undulated." A new memoir by Steve Jobs's daughter contains disturbing material, in which the Apple founder engages in what seems like inappropriate affection in front of her.
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An incisive look at the retailer that argues it is aspiring to the reach -- and power -- of Rockefeller's Standard Oil. http://t.co/l6qvsaAP
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When the pandemic shut down motorsports, sim racing filled the gap. Can it hold on to fans and sponsors when sports get back to normal?
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As Congress meets to certify Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the November election, President Trump and his supporters continue to spread rumors, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the vote.
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"You can be unethical and still be legal; that's the way I live my life." - Mark Zuckerberg, March 5, 2004. http://t.co/Uv8tDmW6
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Apple won on paper, but it failed in its goal to gain a competitive advantage over Samsung and other phone makers in its series of lawsuits against them, our @jacknicas is told:
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Two former Twitter employees have been charged by the Justice Department with acting as agents of a foreign power inside the U.S., in the first complaint of its kind involving Saudis in the country.
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The White House eliminated the position of cybersecurity coordinator on the National Security Council, the latest in a series of steps that appeared to run counter to the prevailing view in Washington of cybersecurity’s importance.
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A fun graphic shows what happens on the Internet in a single second. http://t.co/DHwPX9jzZ8
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We have "reached an inflection point in digital privacy,” writes @bxchen , who would like to persuade you to use a new type of web browser called a private browser, which offers stronger privacy protections than browsers like Google Chrome.
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Google is restructuring. Here's a breakdown: http://t.co/nmFezP8XyE http://t.co/t1rLr1QlH9
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Meet @AyuntamientoJUN , the small Spanish town that runs on @Twitter
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Do bots change our beliefs and behaviors? The holy grail of bot research, one bot researcher said, is to figure out whether bots matter.
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Google Unveils Inbox, a New Take on Email. And Possibly a Replacement for Gmail. http://t.co/otfspLmByM
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Google said it would not distribute Truth Social, the social media platform founded by Donald Trump, on its Play store until the app removed content that incites violence.
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The new Apple iPhone SE:
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Apple's new MacBook weighs 2 pounds, the lightest Mac ever made. It's also 24% thinner http://t.co/iXT4vyH5Qy http://t.co/J9CYNhmXSf
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President Biden began his first diplomatic mission in Asia on Friday by touring a Samsung semiconductor facility — part of his effort to rebuild the waning economic influence of the United States in the region, and address supply chain problems back home.
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He is the third person known to be falsely arrested based on a bad facial recognition match, @kashhill writes. In all three cases, the people mistakenly identified by the technology have been Black men.
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Our June profile of Tim Cook. "We do things because they're just and right." http://t.co/pcY3jaG5VF (Minh Uong/NYT) http://t.co/WjS3oOANqb
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What you need to know about Apple's new iPhone pricing plans http://t.co/SOEfA1ymu1 http://t.co/Mt0NHAkBeg
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Hackers can be dangerous. They interfere in elections, steal passwords, create chaos. But we need more hackers.
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Alphabet, Google's parent company, passed Apple to become the world's most valuable company. This is how:
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The Department of Homeland Security has suspended the work of a panel focused on the subject of disinformation after its creation set off a firestorm of criticism.
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While her expensive, delicate dark matter detector was being assembled beneath a mountain in Italy, Elena Aprile was stuck in her Brooklyn apartment “living on Cheerios and milk”
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Tony Vacarro, who was known for his searing photos during World War II, and for his work as a fashion, travel and celebrity photographer for America’s leading magazines, has died at 100.
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Take a look at the features of Apple's newest products http://t.co/wCp70DI67f http://t.co/MbA5rlesR5
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A lack of broadband at home takes a harsh toll on students caught in a “homework gap,” President Obama said
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In the 1970s, David Boggs helped create Ethernet, the powerful etworking technology that connects PCs to printers, other devices and the internet in offices and homes. He has died at 71.
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It listens to each mosquito's wing beats, then catches them one by one
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Getting ready for Apple's WWDC keynote to get started. (Photo by Jim Wilson/The NYT) http://t.co/tqSerhzlxT
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A smaller iPhone and other things to expect at today's Apple event
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Our tweet on online video etiquette wasn't the best and we deleted it. We love your pets and kids. Stay safe.
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"Today," Apple's Tim Cook said, "we are launching the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone." http://t.co/PwdpFTJpLD
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Google said 18 channels were “likely associated” with the Russian agents that posted political videos to YouTube.
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The Apple Watch lets you read and respond to messages and find frequently used apps http://t.co/AV1GtwWbuy http://t.co/OIVaQdalOq
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The new iPads will come equipped with Touch ID fingerprint sensors http://t.co/O5fMQS0FF0 (Photo: Jim Wilson/NYT) http://t.co/zemklNt2Cj
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Is 4chan the future of human consciousness? ^JW http://bit.ly/4vqeOy
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The Zuckerbergs Announce They’re Expecting a Baby — After a Personal Struggle http://t.co/8OtnUr4HDY
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Analysts at Bank of America predict that Tesla’s share of electric car sales worldwide will plummet from 70% last year, to 11% by 2025.
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Apple's beautiful ecosystem is a bit like the Hotel California: Once you check in, you might never leave http://t.co/UCVpoP9yLJ
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Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, and members of the Walton and Koch families are supporting a fund for Midwest start-ups
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Stop Asking Me for My Email Address http://t.co/aAkOoHNmtT
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Apple announced its new music-streaming service called Apple Music http://t.co/5VzmtdmKsI http://t.co/0VmrSfDlr3
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“Do you own an Apple product? Update it today,” said John Scott-Railton, one of the researchers who discovered the vulnerability.
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When you Google "do a barrel roll," Google responds in something of a Siri-like fashion. http://t.co/4IjlW5Vu
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The State Department now grants visas to professional gamers, under the same program used by traditional athletes http://t.co/0FgqKYZm2y
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Friends With Benefits is what’s known as a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO — a kind of digital co-op that uses cryptocurrency tokens to coordinate access, make payments and vote on group decisions.
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After an outcry, SXSW will hold a full day of discussions about online harassment.
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Here's how to watch the Super Bowl if you're a cord cutter
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Amazon hires Jay Carney, former Obama press secretary http://t.co/K73QnwQ3je http://t.co/5BSecCs8Yc
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No, voting machines aren’t rigged, ballot fraud isn’t rampant, and dead people and illegal immigrants aren’t being exploited, @ceciliakang writes.
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The report released by cybersecurity firm Check Point provides new evidence of Chinese efforts to spy on Russia, pointing to the complexity of the relations between two countries that have drawn closer in solidarity against the United States.
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The committee chairman, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, called the hearing in October after Twitter and Facebook labeled or limited the reach of a New York Post story on Hunter Biden, the son of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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An M.I.T. scientist is working on a robot that's something of an alarm clock on steroids http://t.co/LDcfPjA8el http://t.co/i02yRDJjZo
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Malcolm Gladwell on the Amazon publisher dispute: "It's sort of heartbreaking when your partner turns on you." http://t.co/e1qeqeoxR6
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It’s Official: Instagram Is Bigger Than Twitter http://t.co/YuRQVE0Ekc
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Throwing Huawei and a handful of Chinese technology surveillance companies out of the country, American leaders now have cast their fearful gaze at the app TikTok, owned by a Chinese company called Bytedance.
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Apple's iOS 9 will have a better battery life. And Siri will get much smarter. http://t.co/SOUmUI89Ok
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Twitter has an ambitious project to change how it's built and how it interacts with users. The effort is an echo of the idealism of the company’s early days.
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Beware of the High Cost of ‘Free’ Online Courses http://t.co/HHFryCr7m4
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A programmer built a shopping bot that buys random stuff for him on Amazon. The first package has arrived. http://t.co/PYe2ZWsQ
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For children, there are pandemic winners — and chief among them is Roblox, an online gaming site and app
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China has the world's strictest internet censorship regime. Now India wants to emulate parts of it, proposing that internet companies be required to automatically block a vast array of content the government considers unlawful.
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Twitter Sues U.S. Government Over Data Disclosure Rules http://t.co/2OYfx2zs94
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The video game Plague Inc. has been popular for years, but suddenly it's a disturbing variation of the world we are all living in. Some players are finding solace in it, too.
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PayPal, Square and Apple Pay announced years ago that they would not allow their services to be used for the sale of firearms. Bigger financial players wouldn't have to go as far to make a difference.
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Review: The HoloLens: A Vision of the PC’s Future http://t.co/qsizjVJzhP
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“Given the role they played in this election, they now have a major responsibility to help solve this problem”
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Twitter employees say hundreds of workers can delete the accounts of "Very Important Tweeters."
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Zuckerberg Says WhatsApp Deal Was a Bargain http://t.co/Nef4LREj8G
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Snapchat Plans to Offer Original Media Content http://t.co/sZQArc3Msc
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A young Steve Jobs pontificates that video games could become a powerful educational medium. http://t.co/SptQcWab
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Lina Khan, a prominent critic of tech giants, was approved as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. The nomination has buoyed progressive hopes that President Biden will try to rein in Silicon Valley.
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One reporter finds out what it really means to 'like' something on Facebook. http://t.co/Ebw9NEbWsx
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Formula E provides a high-speed laboratory for automakers addressing the unique challenges of battery-powered transportation: range, charging technology and management of the performance-sapping heat that bedevils electric cars
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