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Google sibling Verily launches COVID-19 screening website
Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you probably can't use it to...
Samsung’s new foldable phone: Cheaper, but still a novelty
Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
CES gadget show: Pizza from robots, underwater scooters
Robots were front and center at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas. One even made pizza.
CES 2020: Say no to junk food; machines make cocktails
The four-day show, which opened Tuesday, is a place for companies to unveil their products and services for the coming year
Michael Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues
With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of his Democratic rivals, and Bloomberg ¶¶Ňőap...
Tesla Cybertruck unveiling features stainless steel, broken glass and buzz
The much-hyped unveiling of Tesla's electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass shattered twice when hit with a large metal ball.
“Immediate credibility”: Fitbit buy is Google’s latest step into gadgetry
Google’s acquisition of wearable pioneer Fitbit may be a bold plunge into health and fitness technology. But it¶¶Ňőap also just the latest step in the internet giant¶¶Ňőap often-halting effort to...
The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too
Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. But so far, that doesn't appear likely to happen.
Twitter bans all political advertisements following controversy around Facebook ads
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.
Privacy questions arise as humans review user audio at Facebook
Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses.