Tag: Tech

  • The Surface Book 2 is everything the MacBook Pro should be

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    I’ve been hunting for a great MacBook Pro replacement since early 2017 and while I’ve been happy with my switch to a desktop machine at home, it’s been an interesting journey trying to find something that’s on the same all-around hardware and software experience on the laptop side. Over the past year I’ve spent time with the Razer […]

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  • Facebook removes post with Declaration of Independence excerpt

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    The Declaration of Independence is arguably the most important document in U.S. history. It was also briefly in violation of Facebook’s standards. Through its Facebook page, The Vindicator — a local paper based in Liberty, Texas — wanted its audience to read the Declaration of Independence. It published a series of daily posts to the social network with […]

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  • Elon Musk offers Tesla Powerpacks, Boring Co. tech to help rescue stranded soccer team in Thailand

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    In a recent update on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to lend a hand to the ongoing rescue efforts for the stranded soccer team in Thailand. According to Musk, technology from the Boring Company and Tesla could help rescuers retrieve the 12 young players and their coach from the depths of the Tham Luang […]

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  • 5 ways to slash your smartphone bills

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    Remember, a smartphone is a small computer, and computers are expensive. Even older-model phones can cost hundreds of dollars, never mind the $1,149 you’d have to pay for an iPhone X with 256GB of storage, or the Samsung Galaxy S9, which costs upwards of $950. In fact, there are phones that rival the iPhone and […]

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  • European readers still blocked from some US news sites

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    Major American news sites, including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News, remain unavailable to readers in the EU, a month after new data protection rules were implemented. The websites went dark in Europe after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law came into force on 25 May. GDPR gives EU citizens […]

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  • Facebook has ‘no plans’ to listen in on your conversations (for now), but the creepy stories mount

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      SAN FRANCISCO — California technology analyst Brian Solis was having a conversation with a friend while the two were driving through Texas. His friend was buying a ranch in Texas but was having trouble with the financing because it was considered a “barndominium.” Solis had never heard the term before nor had he ever researched […]

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  • WHY ARE ELECTRIC CARS ALL THE RAGE?

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    Electric cars are the talk of the town as they are undoubtedly the future of automotive industry. Governments across the world are in favor of these low-emission vehicles to save their environments while brands from Maserati to Mazda are either planning to get their electric cars built or have already built them. But these cars […]

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  • Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigns after ‘consensual relationship with an Intel employee’

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    Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned suddenly after a “past consensual relationship with an Intel employee”came to light, the company said Thursday. His unexpected exit comes after internal and external investigations ordered by the chipmaker “confirmed a violation of Intel’s non-fraternization policy, which applies to all managers,” Intel said. “Given the expectation that all employees will respect Intel’s […]

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  • Apple slapped with $6.6M fine in Australia over bricked devices

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    Apple  has been fined AUS$9M (~$6.6M) by a court in Australia following a legal challenge by a consumer rights group related to the company’s response after iOS updates bricked devices that had been repaired by third parties. The Australian Competitor and Consumer Commission (ACCC) invested a series of complaints relating to an error (‘error 53’) which disabled […]

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  • HOW BLOCKCHAIN CAN PREVENT HUMANS RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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    The term “sweatshop” was first coined in the 1850s to depict the arduous conditions of garment factories in London. It’s a dated, yet provocative term still used to evoke imagery of corporate labor abuses in domestic and international manufacturing. While much of the mainstream world shies away from the notion that goods and services can […]

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