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Wearable gadgets seek permanent place in users' lives
BARCELONA, Spain – Consumers are snapping up fitness trackers, smartwatches and other connected wearable gadgets – but huge numbers wind up in drawers unused after just a few months once the novelty...
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Netflix boss believes unlimited data for video content is coming
BARCELONA, Spain – Netflix head Reed Hastings predicted Monday, Feb 27, that mobile carriers will soon offer data plans that give users unlimited video streaming to meet the rising popularity of...
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Uber image battered by company culture skids
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Accusations of sexism, cut-throat management, and a toxic work environment have Uber trying to pull its image out of a skid as competition revs in the on-demand ride...
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Online videos of killings pose tricky problem for Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Posting a smartphone video online has never been so easy – even if the video shows a murder. After two recent cases that shocked the world, this has become a tricky but urgent...
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Microsoft quarterly profit up 28% at $4.8 billion
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Microsoft on Thursday, April 28, reported a strong jump in profits in the just-ended quarter but revenue fell short of expectations in the tech giant's first earnings report...
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Russia seeks prison sentence for church Pokemon hunter
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian prosecutors on Friday called for a three-and-a-half year jail sentence for a blogger who hunted Pokemons in church, in a case that has drawn ire from rights activists. Ruslan...
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A recap of TNC Pro Team's exit from Kiev Major
The Philippines' top Dota 2 squad bows out early on the first official day of the Kiev Major after losing to fellow Southeast Asian team Faceless. The two Southeast Asian teams fought tooth and nail...
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Facebook says gov'ts exploited its platform to manipulate opinion
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook just took a step forward in the battle against misinformation, disinformation, fake news, and propaganda.On Thursday, April 27, the social network admitted that organized...
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Elon Musk teases future plans at TED talk
VANCOUVER, Canada – Elon Musk paused while chatting about his series of potentially world-changing endeavors to say he isn't in it to provide salvation.It was during a talk on Friday, April 28, Canada...
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VIRAL: Responses to Tim Yap's 'tasteless' Bb Pilipinas tweet
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino netizens deserve a crown of their own for their hilarious responses to a tweet by celebrity host Tim Yap, who had shared what he thought of the Binibining Pilipinas 2017...
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'Hoax Analyzer' wins at Microsoft software development contest
MANILA, Philippines – From mere rumors being reported as fact to satire-infused pieces, social media has become a breeding ground for hoaxes, alternative facts, and fake news. These types of...
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Anonymous app Yik Yak shuts down
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Yik Yak, a mobile application which gained popularity for allowing users to make anonymous comments and which sparked debate on cyber bullying, has shut down.The app launched in...
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Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Twitter is launching a 24-hour streaming news channel in partnership with the Bloomberg news agency, in a major expansion of its video operations.Bloomberg Media chief executive...
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DICT launches PH 5-year nat'l cybersecurity plan
MANILA, Philippines – Protecting Filipinos, particularly users of the internet, just got more serious.On Tuesday, May 2, the Department of Information and Communications (DICT) formally launched the...
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China creating state-sponsored Wikipedia equivalent
MANILA, Philippines – China is creating a state-sponsored equivalent to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the South China Morning Post reported late Sunday, April 30.Called the Chinese Encyclopedia,...
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Apple delivers higher profits, but iPhone sales slip
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Apple on Tuesday, May 2, reported a rise in quarterly profits but its shares took a hit from slow-growing revenues and weaker iPhone sales ahead of a 10-year-anniversary model on...
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Microsoft out to regain ground in schools with Surface Laptop
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Microsoft on Tuesday, May 2, US time, unveiled a Surface laptop and streamlined operating software in a move aimed at regaining ground in classrooms, where Google Chromebooks have...
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China tightens rules for online news providers
BEIJING, China – China has issued new internet regulations increasing Communist party control over online news providers, the latest step in the country's push to tighten its policing of the web.The...
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Sotto slammed for 'na-ano' comment, called 'sexist', 'basura'
MANILA, Philippines – While Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III found it hilarious to refer to single mothers as "na-ano lang" during the confirmation hearing of Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo,...
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Facebook adding 3,000 people to screen out violent content
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (UPDATED) – Facebook said on Wednesday, May 3, it is hiring an extra 3,000 staff to root out violent content as the social media giant faces scrutiny for a series of killings and...
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