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Libya rivals agree to turn truce into lasting ceasefire: UN

File Photo of a general view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya. /AP Photo Representatives of the warring parties in Libya meeting in Geneva have agreed on the principle of turni

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As a top manager leaves amid fundraising woes, SoftBank’s vision looks dimmer — and schadenfreude abounds

Every once in a while, an organization implodes so fantastically that it’s hard in retrospect to understand why another outcome once seemed possible. With every passing day, SoftBank — w

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Twitter’s manipulated media policy will remove harmful tweets & voter suppression, label others

Twitter today is announcing the official version of its “deepfake” and manipulated media policy, which largely involves labeling tweets and warning users of manipulated, deceptively altere

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Russia’s push back against Big Tech has major consequences for Apple

Last month, Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize Apple for not unlocking two iPhones belonging to the Pensacola shooter, another volley in the struggle between big tech and the world’s governing

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Ancestry.com rejected a police warrant to access user DNA records on a technicality

DNA profiling company Ancestry.com has narrowly avoided complying with a search warrant in Pennsylvania after a search warrant was rejected on technical grounds, a move that is likely to help law enfo

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Southern California’s LoanSnap launches new mortgage calculator for would-be borrowers

LoanSnap, a new lending services technology for banks, has launched a mortgage calculator called LoanPulse for borrowers to get an accurate sense of their ability to take out loans — and at what

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Shopping via smart speakers is not taking off, report suggests

U.S. consumers aren’t adopting voice-based shopping as quickly as expected, according to a new report today from eMarketer. While consumers have been happy to bring smart speakers into their hom

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Koch Industries acquires Infor in deal pegged at nearly $13B

Infor announced today that Koch Industries has bought the company in a deal sources peg at close to $13 billion.Infor, which makes large-scale cloud ERP software, has been around since 2002 and count

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Quibi links up with FaZe Clan for a game show that would let winners join the FaZe team

Quibi has linked up with the popular esports team FaZe Clan on a new game show that would let six subscribers for the new short-form streaming service compete for a slot on the FaZe roster.The show is

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Couchbase launches a fully managed database service

Couchbase, the popular NoSQL database, today announced the launch of Couchbase Cloud, a fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offering for enterprises. Once the service is generally available la

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Coding error blamed for Democratic caucus chaos

The Democratic Party has stated that a coding error in the app designed to speed up the vote was responsible for delays.

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Are U.S. coronavirus travel restrictions too drastic?

02:21 "So far in the United States, there are only a dozen cases and the situation has improved. So imposing such a blanket ban... I would call it an irrational approac

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Messenger Kids adds expanded parental controls, details how much kids’ data Facebook collects

Facebook’s messaging app for families with children, Messenger Kids, is being updated today with new tools and features to give parents more oversight and control over their kids’ chats. N

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Elon Musk promotes Texas ‘career day’ as SpaceX files paperwork for Starship flight as early as March

SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft is already well into development, but CEO and founder Elon Musk clearly would like development to move at an even faster rate. Musk tweeted early Tuesday mor

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Does the US have too many spaceports, or too few?

There are more licensed private spaceports in the United States than you might guess — but depending on who you ask, there aren’t nearly enough.Last year saw new records set regarding the

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Lemonade is getting into pet insurance

Lemonade, the homeowners and renters insurance provider that’s raised $480 million, has announced its plans to expand into pet insurance. This marks the startup’s foray into a new insuranc

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Google’s location tracking finally under formal probe in Europe

Google’s lead data regulator in Europe has finally opened a formal investigation into the tech giant’s processing of location data, more than a year after receiving a series of complaints