Tech

British parliament says Facebook struck deals over personal data

Documents released by a British parliamentary committee have revealed that the social media giant gave companies, including Netflix and Airbnb, access to users’ data.

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Hints of Democratic agenda as Google CEO testifies

Pichai reiterated Google's position that it has no plans "right now" to re-enter China with a search engine generating censored results to comply with the demands of that country's Communist government.

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Apple plans major US expansion including a new $1 billion campus in Austin

Beyond a lot of new faces, the new campus will include more than 50 acres of open space and — as is standard with Apple’s operations these days — it will run entirely on renewable energy.

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Google Maps now shows nearby Lime bikes and scooters in 13 cities

This is now live in Auckland, New Zealand, Austin, Texas, Baltimore, Md., Brisbane, Australia, Dallas, Texas, Indianapolis, Ind., Los Angeles, Calif., San Diego, Calif., Oakland, Calif., San Jose, Calif., San Antonio, Texas, Scottsdale, Ariz. and Seattle, Wash. Google says additional cities are in the works.

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You can spy on people using your Apple AirPods

Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation? A little-known feature on the latest iPhone operating system will make you the next James Bond.

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Over 770 million email addresses shared online in largest data breach in history

A security researcher has blown the lid off the largest data breach in history as over 770 million emails and 21 million unique passwords have been exposed, eclipsing the Equifax and Yahoo hacks by a significant margin.

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Apple disables Group FaceTime after bug allows iPhone users to listen in before call starts

Apple disables Group FaceTime after bug allows iPhone users to listen in before call starts originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

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How a high school student 'stumbled upon' Apple's FaceTime bug and tried to report it

Grant Thompson was trying to get some friends together to play video games one Saturday when he discovered an alarming glitch in Apple's popular FaceTime application.

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Apple punishes Google over app rules

Apple has revoked Google’s ability to offer its employees internal-only iPhone apps, likely causing significant disruption to the search giant.

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Google Maps is using giant virtual arrows to stop people from getting lost

For now, Google is trying to keep these images simple. An earlier prototype of the AR feature displayed fireworks when a user approached their destination in Google Maps, said Gorecki. The team decided that wasn't a good idea.

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Tidal Now Lets Users Block Artists and Songs

The new feature comes amid growing concerns from fans over how streaming services should handle music by artists with troubling pasts, such as R. Kelly.

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Airbus announces end to production of the A380 superjumbo

The A380, the “big, ugly, comfortable beast” of the sky, is loved by passengers, but not airline execs. Now its days are officially numbered.

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The Samsung Galaxy S10 can wirelessly charge other phones

The new feature should be compatible with all phones that charge via the Qi standard.

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Google's cloud business lags far behind Microsoft and Amazon, and the stock is falling

A new Reuters analysis found that Google lags far behind its peers, Amazon and Microsoft, in the cloud business.

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Huawei Mate X smartphone folds face out

Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did the same.

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Appeals court upholds decision allowing AT&T to buy Time Warner

• The case holds wide-ranging impact on the type of vertical integrations that have become common among tech and telecom companies, and has taken on a political bent with regard to the Trump administration.

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