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May 13, 2019
San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco may become the first U.S. city to ban police and city government use of facial recognition, part of a backlash against the technology.

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May 13, 2019
Supreme Court says iPhone users can sue Apple for excessive prices on its App Store

The Supreme Court opened the door for iPhone users to sue Apple over excessive prices on its exclusive App Store.

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May 13, 2019
The 7 best deals and sales you can find online this Monday

Get a strong start to the week by scoring a great deal.

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May 13, 2019
Amazon wants to help employees start their own delivery businesses

Amazon is expanding its delivery service program. The company plans to pay employees to start their own package delivery businesses.

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May 13, 2019
Wait, is that video real? The race against deepfakes and dangers of manipulated recordings

Images, videos and voices created by computers have gotten so realistic that some people can't tell the difference between what's real and what's not.

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May 13, 2019
Bike to Work Week: Are e-bikes the answer to health, traffic and environmental issues?

E-bike sales are booming while regular bikes aren't doing to hot. Trek says its the company's fastest growing segment.

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May 12, 2019
Elon Musk shows off SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites ready for launch this week

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a first look on of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites packed and ready for launch in a few days.

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May 12, 2019
Virgin Galactic moves to New Mexico, entering ‘home stretch’ toward commercial flight

Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic's winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees to a southern New Mexico.

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May 12, 2019
The best hair dryer is at the lowest price we've ever seen—for now

This award-winning hair dryer has never been more affordable than it is today.

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May 12, 2019
The 7 best deals and sales you can get this Sunday

From clothing to vacuums to DNA kits, this weekend is serving up solid deals and discounts you might want to check out.

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May 11, 2019
This Dyson vacuum is at its best price ever—for today only

A new Dyson for under $200 is a rare and amazing thing, and this Amazon Deal of the Day on the Dyson V7 Animal cordless stick vacuum is not to...

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May 11, 2019
Would trolls, fake news and privacy invasions go away with a new Facebook?

Social network co-founder Chris Hughes calls for radical rethink on company, and internet blows up. But would anything really change?

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May 11, 2019
The 7 best deals and sales you can get this Saturday

From clothing to vacuums to DNA kits, this weekend is serving up solid deals and discounts you might want to check out.

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May 11, 2019
Break up Facebook?

Facebook co-founder calls for government intervention for social network, the talk of the week. Google announces new phones and speaker branding.

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May 11, 2019
Free games do pay off for mobile video game publishers in many different ways

There are different models for mobile video games: free games can come with ads or options to buy in-game features or you pay for the game outright.

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May 11, 2019
Not just balloons. Helium shortage may deflate MRIs, airbags and research

The helium shortage is potentially deflating for a range of purposes: airbags, rocket fuel, MRIs, fiber optics, semiconductors, and, yes, balloons.

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May 10, 2019
Penguin and seal poop gives life to Antarctica, new study finds

Researchers found "hotspots" of biodiversity surrounding Antarctic colonies of seals and penguins. The cause: Gasses from the animals' waste.

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May 10, 2019
Here's how to make dog-friendly ice cream treats

With the dog days of summer coming up, keep your furry friends cool with this easy recipe for dog ice cream, featuring dogs from Last Hope K9.

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May 10, 2019
Alive before Jesus' birth, a 2600-year-old tree in North Carolina is one of USA's oldest

While wars and storms roar around it, the tree has been alive for over 2,600 years, quietly growing along the banks of a river near Raleigh.

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May 10, 2019
The Best Credit Cards for Hotel Guests

From the Chase Sapphire Preferred to the Capital One Venture card, here are the right credit cards to maximize your hotel stay.

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May 10, 2019
The 16 best Mother's Day deals and sales happening this weekend

Give Mom the gifts she really wants without spending too much.

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May 10, 2019
Monster Hunter World Iceborne expansion: What we know so far

The Monster Hunter World Iceborne expansion really wants you to use the slinger. Adds new custom mods to boot.

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May 10, 2019
35 amazing deals you can get at Anthropologie's massive Mother's Day weekend sale

Don't miss a chance to save on literally everything at Anthropologie.

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May 10, 2019

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May 10, 2019
Elon Musk cracks a lewd joke at Jeff Bezos' new 'Blue Moon' lander

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a lewd dig at 'Blue Moon,' the moon lander created by the aerospace company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

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May 10, 2019
25 amazing Mother’s Day gifts you can get before Sunday

We'll help you find the best gifts for mom.

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May 10, 2019
The 8 best deals and sales you can get online this Friday

Snag a great product at a low price—just in time for Mother's Day.

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May 10, 2019
How long does it take to get to Mars?

While it may be shorter than you think, NASA's trying to figure out how to further shorten the trip in order to send humans to Mars in the 2030s.

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May 10, 2019
Back-seat passengers in Uber, Lyft, ride-hailing vehicles face germs, safety risks

Rising awareness about the dangers of sitting in the back seat could give you pause the next time your Uber or Lyft rolls up to the curb.

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May 10, 2019
Back-seat passengers in Uber, Lyft, rideshare vehicles face germs, safety risks

Rising awareness about the dangers of sitting in the back seat could give you pause the next time your Uber or Lyft rolls up to the curb.

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May 10, 2019
5 ways Uber changed our lives as company IPO arrives

Even with questions lingering about its finances as its IPO arrives, this much is settled: Uber has forever altered the way we travel, talk and work.

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May 9, 2019
Nike says you might be wearing the wrong size shoe, so it created an AR tool to help

Nike announced a new feature coming to its iOS app this summer called Nike Fit. Using AR, you can scan your feet to find the right shoe size.

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May 9, 2019
Instagram to start blocking hashtags with vaccine misinformation

Instagram will start blocking hashtags that contain misinformation related to vaccines, the social media company revealed Thursday.

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May 9, 2019
Nike unveils new solution to help consumers find perfect shoe size

Nike Fit will utilize smartphone cameras and augmented reality to scan users' feet and measure the full shape of both feet.

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May 9, 2019
This flying dinosaur had wings like a bat

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a feathered bat-like dinosaur that would have been slightly bigger than a blue jay.

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May 9, 2019
Amazon says small business owners make $90,000 a year from selling in its stores

According to Amazon's new small business impact report, entrepreneurs earn an average of $90,000 per year in Amazon sales.

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May 9, 2019
'Fortnite' Season 9 is here! Everything you need to know

The ninth season of Epic Games' hit action game 'Fortnite' arrived Thursday. Here's everything you need to know about it.

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May 9, 2019
Amazon secretly recording and storing what your kids say, complaint says

Privacy groups say that Amazon's Echo Dot Kids Edition is illegally collecting voice recordings on users under 13.

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May 9, 2019
Forget Batman. New species of bat-winged dinosaur discovered

Another dinosaur species with bat-like-wings has been discovered, scientists announced in a new study published Wednesday. The 163-million-year-old fossil, which was a complete skeleton, was found by a farmer in...

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