Saturday, January 18, 2025

Twitter tightens limits on candidates ahead of US election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence and spreading thoughtless commentary in the days leading up to and following the Nov. 3 U.S. election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Twitter tightens misinfo limits ahead of Nov. 3 US election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence and spreading thoughtless commentary in the days leading up to and following the Nov. 3 U.S. election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook braces for contested election, voter intimidation

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said it’s readied new safeguards for the 2020 U.S. elections that have it better prepared to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory or contest official results and the possibility of voter intimidation by alleged — and potentially armed — “poll watchers.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook braces for contested election, voter intimidation

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said it’s readied new safeguards for the 2020 U.S. elections that have it better prepared to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory or contest official results and the possibility of voter intimidation by alleged — and potentially armed — “poll watchers.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?

BOSTON (AP) — Several high-profile cases of voters getting incorrect blank absentee ballots in the mail are raising questions about how often such mix-ups occur and whether they could affect this year's presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?

BOSTON (AP) — Several high-profile cases of voters getting incorrect blank absentee ballots in the mail are raising questions about how often such mix-ups occur and whether they could affect this year's presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook braces for contested election, voter intimidation

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said it’s readied new safeguards for the 2020 U.S. elections that have it better prepared to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory or contest official results and the possibility of voter intimidation by alleged — and potentially armed — “poll watchers.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
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Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
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Facebook broadens measures against QAnon, will remove groups

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
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Facebook says it will ban groups for 'representing' QAnon

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
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Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: Will the Trump administration be able to ban TikTok?

A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

NEW YORK (AP) — Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: Will the Trump administration be able to ban TikTok?

A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

NEW YORK (AP) — Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook critics start rival, independent 'oversight board'

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network's early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their version of an “oversight board” to rival the company's own.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

NEW YORK (AP) — Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

NEW YORK (AP) — Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook critics start rival, independent 'oversight board'

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network's early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their version of an “oversight board” to rival the company's own.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook critics start rival, independent 'oversight board'

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network's early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their version of an “oversight board” to rival the company's own.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

TikTok asks judge to block Trump's ban as deadline looms

NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing app's forced deal with Oracle and Walmart remains unsettled.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

TikTok asks judge to block Trump's ban as deadline looms

NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing app's forced deal with Oracle and Walmart remains unsettled.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US govt: Upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its users

NEW YORK (AP) — A
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US govt: Upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its users

NEW YORK (AP) — A
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Sony's new $500 PlayStation 5 will launch Nov. 12

Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft's Xbox Series X over whose new console will turn up under more trees this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US govt: Upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its users

NEW YORK (AP) — A
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Sony's new $500 PlayStation 5 will launch Nov. 12

Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft's Xbox Series X over whose new console will turn up under more trees this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

ViacomCBS to rebrand CBS All Access as Paramount Plus

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS will rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount Plus, set to debut early next year with new, original shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple debuts discount watch, but no new iPhones ... yet

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple debuts discount watch, but no new iPhones ... yet

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

ViacomCBS to rebrand CBS All Access as Paramount Plus

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS will rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount Plus, set to debut early next year with new, original shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What does a deal between TikTok and Oracle mean?

HONG KONG (AP) — ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Verizon to buy prepaid phone seller Tracfone for up to $6.9B

Verizon, the country's largest phone company, is buying prepaid phone seller Tracfone for up to $6.9 billion, expanding its low-income customer business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Verizon to buy prepaid phone seller Tracfone for up to $6.9B

Verizon, the country's largest phone company, is buying prepaid phone seller Tracfone for up to $6.9 billion, expanding its low-income customer business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What does a deal between TikTok and Oracle mean?

HONG KONG (AP) — ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: T-Mobile pushes internet for virtual school

NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile is pushing to offer internet service to schools that are doing online learning with a program aimed at low-income students who don’t have access. In the U.S., millions of students don't have high-speed internet or computers at home — a difficult enough situation when it …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft says its bid to buy TikTok has been rejected

Microsoft says its bid to buy popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, removing a leading suitor for the Chinese-owned app a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban it in the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: T-Mobile pushes internet for virtual school

NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile is pushing to offer internet service to schools that are doing online learning with a program aimed at low-income students who don’t have access. In the U.S., millions of students don't have high-speed internet or computers at home — a difficult enough situation when it …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russian hackers targeting U.S. campaigns, Microsoft says

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has renewed vigorous U.S. election-related targeting, trying to breach computers at more than 200 organizations including political campaigns and their consultants, Microsoft said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Bring in the experts: It’s time to secure your home network

Not all that long ago, managing your home network’s security didn’t involve much more than installing an antivirus program on your PC. If only it were still so simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter said Thursday that starting next week it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russian hackers targeting U.S. campaigns, Microsoft says

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has renewed vigorous U.S. election-related targeting, trying to breach computers at more than 200 organizations including political campaigns and their consultants, Microsoft said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russian hackers targeting U.S. campaigns, Microsoft says

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has renewed vigorous U.S. election-related targeting, trying to breach computers at more than 200 organizations including political campaigns and their consultants, Microsoft said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russian hackers target U.S. campaigns, parties: Microsoft

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russia GRU hackers target U.S. campaigns, parties: Microsoft

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter said Thursday that starting next week it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Bring in the experts: It’s time to secure your home network

Not all that long ago, managing your home network’s security didn’t involve much more than installing an antivirus program on your PC. If only it were still so simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Bring in the experts: It’s time to secure your home network

Not all that long ago, managing your home network’s security didn’t involve much more than installing an antivirus program on your PC. If only it were still so simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Bring in the experts: It’s time to secure your home network

Not all that long ago, managing your home network’s security didn’t involve much more than installing an antivirus program on your PC. If only it were still so simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple delays debut of anti-tracking tool in iPhone software

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is delaying a new privacy feature in the next version of its iPhone operating system that will make it more difficult for app makers to track people online to help sell digital ads.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple delays debut of anti-tracking tool in iPhone software

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is delaying a new privacy feature in the next version of its iPhone operating system that will make it more difficult for app makers to track people online to help sell digital ads.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook curbs political ads - for 7 days before US election

Bracing for a contentious election with no immediate results and possible “civil unrest,” Facebook is enacting a host of measures to ensure its platform is not used to sow chaos and spread misinformation before, during and after the U.S. presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple delays debut of anti-tracking tool in iPhone software

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is delaying a new privacy feature in the next version of its iPhone operating system that will make it more difficult for app makers to track people online to help sell digital ads.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook curbs political ads - for 7 days before US election

Bracing for a contentious election with no immediate results and possible “civil unrest,” Facebook is enacting a host of measures to ensure its platform is not used to sow chaos and spread misinformation before, during and after the U.S. presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook moves to target misinformation before election

Facebook is trying just two months before the U.S. election to better police political misinformation on its platform, a tacit acknowledgement that the social network is rife with falsehoods that could sway the vote.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Samsung touts $2,000 foldable phone as a 'VIP' experience

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung's second attempt at a foldable smartphone will come with a $2,000 price tag and a few elite perks aimed at affluent consumers still able to afford the finer things in life during tough times.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones

Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook axes small Russian troll network ahead of election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones

Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Samsung touts $2,000 foldable phone as a 'VIP' experience

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung's second attempt at a foldable smartphone will come with a $2,000 price tag and a few elite perks aimed at affluent consumers still able to afford the finer things in life during tough times.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Zoom rides pandemic to another quarter of explosive growth

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Zoom’s videoconferencing service is deepening its integral role in life during the pandemic as tens of thousands more businesses and other users pay for subscriptions to get more control over their virtual meetings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Zoom rides pandemic to another quarter of explosive growth

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Zoom’s videoconferencing service is deepening its integral role in life during the pandemic as tens of thousands more businesses and other users pay for subscriptions to get more control over their virtual meetings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme

BOSTON (AP) — In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk solved a mystery involving a 27-year-old Russian, an insider at an unnamed corporation and an alleged million-dollar payment offered to help trigger a ransomware extortion attack on the firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interface

Elon Musk isn't content with electric cars, shooting people into orbit, populating Mars and building underground tunnels to solve traffic problems. He also wants to get inside your brain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Book-publishing exec Dawn Davis is new Bon Appetit editor

Book-publishing executive Dawn Davis is Bon Appetit's new top editor, taking the helm following a reckoning on race and culture at the food magazine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme

BOSTON (AP) — In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk solved a mystery involving a 27-year-old Russian, an insider at an unnamed corporation and an alleged million-dollar payment offered to help trigger a ransomware extortion attack on the firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interface

Elon Musk isn't content with electric cars, shooting people into orbit, populating Mars and building underground tunnels to solve traffic problems. He also wants to get inside your brain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Book-publishing exec Dawn Davis is new Bon Appetit editor

Book-publishing executive Dawn Davis is Bon Appetit's new top editor, taking the helm following a reckoning on race and culture at the food magazine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme

BOSTON (AP) — In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk solved a mystery involving a 27-year-old Russian, an insider at an unnamed corporation and an alleged million-dollar payment offered to help trigger a ransomware extortion attack on the firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interface

Elon Musk isn't content with electric cars, shooting people into orbit, populating Mars and building underground tunnels to solve traffic problems. He also wants to get inside your brain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interface

Elon Musk isn't content with electric cars, shooting people into orbit, populating Mars and building underground tunnels to solve traffic problems. He also wants to get inside your brain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme

BOSTON (AP) — In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk solved a mystery involving a 27-year-old Russian, an insider at an unnamed corporation and an alleged million-dollar payment offered to help trigger a ransomware extortion attack on the firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Book-publishing exec Dawn Davis is new Bon Appetit editor

Book-publishing executive Dawn Davis is Bon Appetit's new top editor, taking the helm following a reckoning on race and culture at the food magazine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Book-publishing exec Dawn Davis is new Bon Appetit editor

Book-publishing executive Dawn Davis is Bon Appetit's new top editor, taking the helm following a reckoning on race and culture at the food magazine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook: Apple privacy changes will muck up online ads

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices — and putting app developers in the middle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app

HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Google location-tracking tactics troubled its own engineers

Google's own engineers were troubled by the way the company secretly tracked the movements of people who didn't want to be followed until
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Secretive Palantir lifts veil before Wall Street stock sale

BOSTON (AP) — Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining company with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, has shed a good deal of its trademark secrecy about its business in filing for a Wall Street stock offering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app

HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Google location-tracking tactics troubled its own engineers

Google's own engineers were troubled by the way the company secretly tracked the movements of people who didn't want to be followed until
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Facebook: Apple privacy changes will muck up online ads

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices — and putting app developers in the middle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Alibaba's Ant Group files for IPO in Hong Kong, Shanghai

HONG KONG (AP) — Ant Group, the financial technology arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, on Tuesday filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, in what may be the largest share offering since the coronavirus pandemic began.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Secretive Palantir lifts veil before Wall Street stock sale

BOSTON (AP) — Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining company with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, has shed a good deal of its trademark secrecy about its business in filing for a Wall Street stock offering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Secretive Palantir lifts veil before Wall Street stock sale

BOSTON (AP) — Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining company with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, has shed a good deal of its trademark secrecy about its business in filing for a Wall Street stock offering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Alibaba's Ant Group files for IPO in Hong Kong, Shanghai

HONG KONG (AP) — Ant Group, the financial technology arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, on Tuesday filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, in what may be the largest share offering since the coronavirus pandemic began.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Zoom glitches, briefly grinding US schools to a halt

NEW YORK (AP) — Teachers and parents got a brief glimpse of a new kind of pandemic-era nightmare Monday when Zoom — the video-conferencing service that powers everything from distance learning to business meetings to casual, socially distant get-togethers — abruptly went dead.
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TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app

NEW YORK (AP) — Video app TikTok is
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Zoom glitches, briefly grinding US schools to a halt

NEW YORK (AP) — Teachers and parents got a brief glimpse of a new kind of pandemic-era nightmare Monday when Zoom — the video-conferencing service that powers everything from distance learning to business meetings to casual, socially distant get-togethers — abruptly went dead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app

NEW YORK (AP) — Video app TikTok is
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TikTok to fight Trump over his pending order to ban its app

NEW YORK (AP) — Video app TikTok said it will
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Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups and accounts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it, although the company isn't banning it outright.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups and accounts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it, although the company isn't banning it outright.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions

The Trump administration is further tightening restrictions on China’s Huawei, seeking to starve it of crucial components by cutting off all access to U.S. technology.
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Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions

The Trump administration is further tightening restrictions on China’s Huawei, seeking to starve it of crucial components by cutting off all access to U.S. technology.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple drops Fortnite from App Store over direct payment plan

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has dropped the hugely popular “Fortnite" game from its App Store after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft back in the smartphone business with its new Duo

Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft back in the smartphone business with its new Duo

Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago.
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Facebook: Pandemic hurt enforcement on suicide, child nudity

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Looks like the machines aren't ready to take over just yet.
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Facebook: Pandemic hurt enforcement on suicide, child nudity

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Looks like the machines aren't ready to take over just yet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What's up with Trump's orders on TikTok and WeChat?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump moves against Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat apps

NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump is broadly prohibiting unspecified ‘transactions’ with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order in 45 days.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What's up with Trump's orders on TikTok and WeChat?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump moves against Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat apps

NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump is broadly prohibiting unspecified ‘transactions’ with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order in 45 days.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What's up with Trump's orders on TikTok and WeChat?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump moves against Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat apps

NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump is broadly prohibiting unspecified ‘transactions’ with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order in 45 days.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What's up with Trump's orders on TikTok and WeChat?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump moves against Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat apps

NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump is broadly prohibiting unspecified ‘transactions’ with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order in 45 days.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Samsung's new phones test consumer demand for pricey gadgets

Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US talks tougher on Chinese tech, but offers few specifics

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for a big expansion of U.S. government curbs on Chinese technology, saying that it wants to see “untrusted Chinese apps" pulled from the Google and Apple app stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

NYTimes wins new digital subscribers as ad revenue craters

The New York Times Co.'s digital transformation continued during the second quarter, with its online subscription and ad revenue now exceeding its print revenue, even as the economic aftershocks of the coronavirus pandemic slammed its ad sales.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Facebook, citing virus misinformation, deletes Trump post

Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US talks tougher on Chinese tech, but offers few specifics

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for a big expansion of U.S. government curbs on Chinese technology, saying that it wants to see “untrusted Chinese apps" pulled from the Google and Apple app stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Facebook, citing virus misinformation, deletes Trump post

Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

NYTimes wins new digital subscribers as ad revenue craters

The New York Times Co.'s digital transformation continued during the second quarter, with its online subscription and ad revenue now exceeding its print revenue, even as the economic aftershocks of the coronavirus pandemic slammed its ad sales.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Samsung's new phones test consumer demand for pricey gadgets

Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's demand for US cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's demand that the U.S. government get a cut from a potential Microsoft purchase of TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Google exec sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Google exec sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's demand for US cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's demand that the U.S. government get a cut from a potential Microsoft purchase of TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest twist in the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Google unveils budget Pixel phone as pandemic curbs spending

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same high-quality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Google unveils budget Pixel phone as pandemic curbs spending

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same high-quality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest twist in the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns, according to a person familiar with the discussions who spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns, according to a person familiar with the discussions who spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns, according to a person familiar with the discussions who spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump says US 'may be banning' China-owned video app TikTok

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is weighing action against TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national-security and censorship concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Reports: Trump to order China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns, according to reports published Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oprah's O Mag to end regular print editions after 20 years

O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue after 20 years of publication.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oprah's O Mag to end regular print editions after 20 years

O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue after 20 years of publication.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

U.S. agency: Pandemic masks thwarting face recognition tech

Having a tough time recognizing your neighbors behind their pandemic masks? Computers are finding it more difficult, too.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment of the pandemic's potential staying power from the company providing the answers for the world's most trusted internet search engine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oprah's O Mag to end regular print editions after 20 years

O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue after 20 years of publication.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

U.S. agency: Pandemic masks thwarting face recognition tech

Having a tough time recognizing your neighbors behind their pandemic masks? Computers are finding it more difficult, too.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment of the pandemic's potential staying power from the company providing the answers for the world's most trusted internet search engine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oprah's O Mag to end regular print editions after 20 years

O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue after 20 years of publication.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Intel's stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may force the Silicon Valley pioneer to seek help from other manufacturers as it scrambles to catch up in the technological arms race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Intel's stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may force the Silicon Valley pioneer to seek help from other manufacturers as it scrambles to catch up in the technological arms race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus impact saps AT&T in 2Q; hit to WarnerMedia

The coronavirus sapped $2.8 billion in revenue from AT&T in its most recent quarter, mostly in its WarnerMedia TV and film division. Its satellite TV business, DirecTV, continued to bleed customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Intel's stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may force the Silicon Valley pioneer to seek help from other manufacturers as it scrambles to catch up in the technological arms race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak slams YouTube for scam videos

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is launching a legal attack against Google's YouTube video site for allowing con artists to use him as a pawn in a Bitcoin scam believed to have heisted millions of dollars from people around the world.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus impact saps AT&T in 2Q; hit to WarnerMedia

The coronavirus sapped $2.8 billion in revenue from AT&T in its most recent quarter, mostly in its WarnerMedia TV and film division. Its satellite TV business, DirecTV, continued to bleed customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus impact saps AT&T in 2Q; hit to WarnerMedia

The coronavirus sapped $2.8 billion in revenue from AT&T in its most recent quarter, mostly in its WarnerMedia TV and film division. Its satellite TV business, DirecTV, continued to bleed customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak slams YouTube for scam videos

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is launching a legal attack against Google's YouTube video site for allowing con artists to use him as a pawn in a Bitcoin scam believed to have heisted millions of dollars from people around the world.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus impact saps AT&T revenue; 3M sign-ups at HBO Max

The coronavirus sapped $2.8 billion in revenue from AT&T in its most recent quarter, mostly in its WarnerMedia TV and film division. Its satellite TV business, DirecTV, continued to bleed customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Twitter says it's cracking down on QAnon conspiracy theory

HONG KONG (AP) — Twitter says it is cracking down on accounts and content related to QAnon, the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory popular among supporters of President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Twitter says it's cracking down on QAnon conspiracy theory

HONG KONG (AP) — Twitter says it is cracking down on accounts and content related to QAnon, the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory popular among supporters of President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has started adding informational labels to all posts about voting by federal elected officials and candidates in the U.S., as it
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter says it's cracking down on QAnon conspiracy theory

HONG KONG (AP) — Twitter said it would crack down on accounts and content related to QAnon, the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory popular among supporters of President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has started adding informational labels to all posts about voting by federal elected officials and candidates in the U.S., as it
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Alibaba-backed Ant Group to go public in Shanghai, Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Ant Group, the online payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, announced plans Monday for an initial public stock offering that could become the world’s biggest since the coronavirus pandemic began.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Alibaba-backed Ant Group to go public in Shanghai, Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Ant Group, the online payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, announced plans Monday for an initial public stock offering that could become the world’s biggest since the coronavirus pandemic began.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed'

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed'

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

HONG KONG (AP) — A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public, experts said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What's behind the Twitter Bitcoin hack?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities and tech moguls on Wednesday in one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years, highlighting a major flaw with the service millions of people have come to rely on as an essential communications tool.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What's behind the Twitter Bitcoin hack?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities and tech moguls on Wednesday in one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years, highlighting a major flaw with the service millions of people have come to rely on as an essential communications tool.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

HONG KONG (AP) — A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public, experts said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam.
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NBC's video service Peacock stresses 'free,' looks to 2021

Peacock, one of the last major streaming services to launch in the U.S., was supposed to get a big boost this summer by carrying the Olympics. That was out the window once the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games until 2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Obama, Biden, Gates Twitter accounts hacked in bitcoin scam

Con artists on Wednesday apparently hacked into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians and major companies in an apparent bitcoin scam.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

NBC's video service Peacock stresses 'free,' looks to 2021

Peacock, one of the last major streaming services to launch in the U.S., was supposed to get a big boost this summer by carrying the Olympics. That was out the window once the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games until 2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

NBC's video service Peacock stresses 'free,' looks to 2021

Peacock, one of the last major streaming services to launch in the U.S., was supposed to get a big boost this summer by carrying the Olympics. That was out the window once the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games until 2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook's software kit to blame for popular apps crashing

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Friday's widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you're not browsing the social network.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook's software kit to blame for popular apps crashing

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Friday's widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you're not browsing the social network.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook's software kit to blame for popular apps crashing

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Friday's widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you're not browsing the social network.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook's software kit to blame for popular apps crashing

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Friday's widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you're not browsing the social network.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Amazon bans TikTok from phones that access internal email

Amazon has told employees to delete the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Reports: Amazon bars video app TikTok on workers' phones

Amazon has told employees to delete the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Germany seizes server hosting pilfered US police files

BOSTON (AP) — At the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores of U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies obtained in a Houston data breach last month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Germany seizes server hosting pilfered US police files

BOSTON (AP) — At the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores of U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies obtained in a Houston data breach last month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook takes down accounts tied to Roger Stone

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Wednesday said it has removed dozens of accounts linked to the hate group Proud Boys, to President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone and to employees of Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, among others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook civil rights audit: 'Serious setbacks' mar progress

A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Five takeaways from Facebook's civil rights audit

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Facebook takes down accounts tied to Roger Stone

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Wednesday said it has removed dozens of accounts linked to the hate group Proud Boys, to President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone and to employees of Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, among others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Five takeaways from Facebook's civil rights audit

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COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook civil rights audit: 'Serious setbacks' mar progress

A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Black worker files discrimination complaint against Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Black Facebook employee, joined by two others who were denied jobs at the social network, has filed a complaint against the company, saying it discriminates against Black workers and applicants in hiring, evaluations, promotions and pay.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Black worker files discrimination complaint against Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Black Facebook employee, joined by two others who were denied jobs at the social network, has filed a complaint against the company, saying it discriminates against Black workers and applicants in hiring, evaluations, promotions and pay.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

A pinch where it hurts: Can Facebook weather the ad boycott?

On Wednesday, more than 500 companies officially kicked off an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

California sues Cisco for bias based on Indian caste system

NEW YORK (AP) — California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a Dalit Indian.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

A pinch where it hurts: Can Facebook weather the ad boycott?

On Wednesday, more than 500 companies officially kicked off an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

California sues Cisco for bias based on Indian caste system

NEW YORK (AP) — California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a Dalit Indian.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Zoom got big fast. Then videobombers made it rework security

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) —
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Facebook bans violent 'boogaloo' groups, not the term itself

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo” movement, a slang term supporters use to refer to a second Civil War or a collapse of civilization.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook bans violent 'boogaloo' groups, not the term itself

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo” movement, a slang term supporters use to refer to a second Civil War or a collapse of civilization.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Reddit, Twitch clamp down Trumpist forums for hate speech

Reddit, an online comment forum that is one of the internet's most popular websites, on Monday banned a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Reddit bans pro-Trump forum in hate-speech crackdown

Reddit, an online comment forum that is one of the internet's most popular websites, on Monday banned a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US Cybercom virtual war game girds against increased threats

Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US Cybercom virtual war game girds against increased threats

Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias

A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize — and to end their use of the controversial technology.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias

A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize — and to end their use of the controversial technology.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

FCC to vote in July to make '988' the suicide hotline number

Federal regulators will vote in July on whether to make “988” the number to reach a suicide prevention hotline.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter gives workers day off to vote in national elections

Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter gives workers day off to vote in national elections

Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

FCC to vote in July to make '988' the suicide hotline number

Federal regulators will vote in July on whether to make “988” the number to reach a suicide prevention hotline.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Patagonia latest brand to join Facebook July ad boycott

The outdoor gear company Patagonia is the latest company to announce an advertising boycott of Facebook and its Instagram app for the month of July — or longer — saying the social media giant has failed to take steps to stop the spread on its platform of “hateful lies and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips

Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and also announced a long-anticipated shift to a new type of chip to power its line of Mac computers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Patagonia latest brand to join Facebook July ad boycott

The outdoor gear company Patagonia is the latest company to announce an advertising boycott of Facebook and its Instagram app for the month of July — or longer — saying the social media giant has failed to take steps to stop the spread on its platform of “hateful lies and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips

Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and also announced a long-anticipated shift to a new type of chip to power its line of Mac computers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Patagonia latest brand to join Facebook ad boycott

The outdoor gear company Patagonia is the latest company to announce an advertising boycott of Facebook and its Instagram app for the month of July — or longer — saying the social media giant has “failed to take steps to stop the spread of hateful lies and dangerous propaganda on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: Honeywell CEO gears company for pandemic shifts

Honeywell no longer sells its iconic home thermostats, but it's still in the business of making control systems for buildings and aircraft.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: Honeywell CEO gears company for pandemic shifts

Honeywell no longer sells its iconic home thermostats, but it's still in the business of making control systems for buildings and aircraft.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Apple closes stores in 4 states, again, as infections rise

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as coronavirus infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin to rise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Civil rights groups call for 'pause' on Facebook ads

Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn't doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Civil rights groups call for 'pause' on Facebook ads

Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn't doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditions

You can now buy one of those
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Facebook aims to help voters, but won't block Trump misinfo

Facebook is launching a widespread effort to boost U.S. voter turnout and provide authoritative information about voting — just as it doubles down on its policy allowing politicians like President Donald Trump to post false information on the same subject.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage 'unacceptable'

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile's nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Facebook aims to help voters, but won't block Trump misinfo

Facebook is launching a widespread effort to boost U.S. voter turnout and provide authoritative information about voting — just as it doubles down on its policy allowing politicians like President Donald Trump to post false information on the same subject.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage 'unacceptable'

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile's nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditions

You can now buy one of those
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

T-Mobile says it's working to fix widespread network issues

T-Mobile, one of the three largest mobile carriers in the U.S., said it's working to fix a widespread network issue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

T-Mobile says it's working to fix widespread network issues

T-Mobile, one of the three largest mobile carriers in the U.S., said it's working to fix a widespread network issue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia

Faulty software or poorly calibrated vote-tabulation scanners used to count mailed-in ballots in this week's chaotic Georgia primary may have prevented thousands of votes from being counted, election officials and voting integrity activists say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia

Faulty software or poorly calibrated vote-tabulation scanners used to count mailed-in ballots in this week's chaotic Georgia primary may have prevented thousands of votes from being counted, election officials and voting integrity activists say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia

Faulty software or poorly calibrated vote-tabulation scanners used to count mailed-in ballots in this week's chaotic Georgia primary may have prevented thousands of votes from being counted, election officials and voting integrity activists say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Feds seek $225M fine for pair who made a billion robocalls

The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Feds seek $225M fine for pair who made a billion robocalls

The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Feds seek $225M fine for pair who made a billion robocalls

The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Insurance telemarketers fined $225M for a billion robocalls

The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Google: State-backed hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

BOSTON (AP) — Google said state-backed hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were successful.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Google: State-backed hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

BOSTON (AP) — Google said state-backed hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were successful.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Google: State-backed hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

BOSTON (AP) — Google said state-backed hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were successful.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Google: State-based hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

BOSTON (AP) — Google said state-based hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were successful.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Zuckerberg still under fire over inflammatory Trump posts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t budging over his refusal to take action on inflammatory posts by President Donald Trump that spread misinformation about voting by mail and, many said, encouraged violence against protesters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Snapchat to stop 'promoting' Trump amid uproar over tweets

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Snapchat will stop “promoting” President Donald Trump on its video messaging service, the latest example of a social media platform adjusting how it treats this U.S. president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Snapchat to stop 'promoting' Trump amid uproar over tweets

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Snapchat will stop “promoting” President Donald Trump on its video messaging service, the latest example of a social media platform adjusting how it treats this U.S. president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Zoom booms as pandemic drives millions to its video service

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends and family while tethered to their homes during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Tech-rights group sues Trump to stop social-media order

NEW YORK (AP) — A tech-focused civil liberties group on Tuesday sued to block President Donald Trump's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Zuckerberg still under fire over inflammatory Trump posts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t budging over his refusal to take action on inflammatory posts by President Donald Trump that spread misinformation about voting by mail and, many said, encouraged violence against protesters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Zuckerberg still under fire over inflammatory Trump posts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t budging over his refusal to take action on inflammatory posts by President Donald Trump that spread misinformation about voting by mail and, many said, encouraged violence against protesters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Tech-rights group sues Trump to stop social-media order

NEW YORK (AP) — A tech-focused civil liberties group on Tuesday sued to block President Donald Trump's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Zoom booms as pandemic drives millions to its video service

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends and family while tethered to their homes during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

With rare candor, employees protest Facebook's Trump policy

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook employees are using Twitter and Facebook's internal communications tools to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

With rare candor, employees protest Facebook's Trump policy

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook employees are using Twitter and Facebook's internal communications tools to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Facebook employees speak out against company over Trump

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook employees are using Twitter to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

NSA: Russian agents have been hacking major email program

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe

Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US joins G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China

The U.S. has joined an international panel for setting ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. The Trump administration had earlier dismissed the idea.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

NSA: Russian agents have been hacking major email program

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe

Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

All about Section 230, a rule that made the modern internet

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US joins G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China

The U.S. has joined an international panel for setting ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. The Trump administration had earlier dismissed the idea.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

All about Section 230, a rule that made the modern internet

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US joins G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China

The U.S. has joined an international panel for setting ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. The Trump administration had earlier dismissed the idea.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

NSA: Russian agents have been hacking major email program

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe

Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What's next?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter has taken the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What's next?

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter has taken the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe

Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Sale of internet's dot-org suffix nixed after protests

NEW YORK (AP) — After widespread opposition, the organization overseeing internet domain names has voted against the $1.1 billion sale of the dot-org online registry to an investment firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sale of internet's dot-org suffix nixed after protests

NEW YORK (AP) — After widespread opposition, the organization overseeing internet domain names has voted against the $1.1 billion sale of the dot-org online registry to an investment firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Comcast profit slides as pandemic hits movies, theme parks

Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sale of internet's dot-org suffix nixed after protests

NEW YORK (AP) — After widespread opposition, the organization overseeing internet domain names has voted against the $1.1 billion sale of the dot-org online registry to an investment firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Comcast profit slides as pandemic hits movies, theme parks

Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sale of internet's dot-org suffix nixed after protests

NEW YORK (AP) — After widespread opposition, the organization overseeing internet domain names has voted against the $1.1 billion sale of the dot-org online registry to an investment firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hundreds of Apple retail stores to close.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Comcast profit slides as pandemic hits movies, theme parks

Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Twitter stock slips amid pandemic-caused revenue uncertainty

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter's stock tumbled Thursday after the company failed to show that it's weathering the pandemic-borne digital advertising slump the same way its bigger rivals Facebook and Google are.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft's cloud business helps offset pandemic woes

Ongoing demand for Microsoft's cloud computing services help softened the blow of the coronavirus pandemic on the software giant's other products during the first three months of the year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hundreds of Apple retail stores to close.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Twitter stock slips amid pandemic-caused revenue uncertainty

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter's stock tumbled Thursday after the company failed to show that it's weathering the pandemic-borne digital advertising slump the same way its bigger rivals Facebook and Google are.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Comcast profit slides as pandemic hits movies, theme parks

Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Facebook revenue growth slows, but 'signs of stability' rise

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft's cloud business helps offset pandemic woes

Ongoing demand for Microsoft's cloud computing services help softened the blow of the coronavirus pandemic on the software giant's other products during the first three months of the year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Facebook revenue growth slows, but 'signs of stability' rise

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Facebook revenue growth slows amid the coronavirus pandemic

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Tuesday reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft's cloud business helps offset pandemic woes

Ongoing demand for Microsoft's cloud computing services help softened the blow of the coronavirus pandemic on the software giant's other products during the first three months of the year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Facebook Q1 revenue growth slows but stronger than expected

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Tuesday reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft's technology chief pivots to pandemic response

Microsoft's chief technology officer, Kevin Scott, oversees thousands of engineers and scientists working in artificial intelligence, computer science and other research.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lots of companies now want your video chats -- even Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this has become an era of Zoom birthdays, virtual happy hours, FaceTime story times and Google yoga classes. Our friends, coworkers, teachers — and doctors, if we're lucky — now largely exist as faces in rectangles on our phones and computer screens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft's technology chief pivots to pandemic response

Microsoft's chief technology officer, Kevin Scott, oversees thousands of engineers and scientists working in artificial intelligence, computer science and other research.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lots of companies now want your video chats -- even Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this has become an era of Zoom birthdays, virtual happy hours, FaceTime story times and Google yoga classes. Our friends, coworkers, teachers — and doctors, if we're lucky — now largely exist as faces in rectangles on our phones and computer screens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lots of companies now want your video chats -- even Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this has become an era of Zoom birthdays, virtual happy hours, FaceTime story times and Google yoga classes. Our friends, coworkers, teachers — and doctors, if we're lucky — now largely exist as faces in rectangles on our phones and computer screens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lots of companies now want your video chats -- even Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this has become an era of Zoom birthdays, virtual happy hours, FaceTime story times and Google yoga classes. Our friends, coworkers, teachers — and doctors, if we're lucky — now largely exist as faces in rectangles on our phones and computer screens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic and chill: Netflix adds a cool 16M subscribers

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world's most essential services in times of isolation or crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic and chill: Netflix adds a cool 16M subscribers

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world's most essential services in times of isolation or crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Virus dings AT&T results, telecom withdraws year guidance

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic hurt AT&T's revenue and profit in the first quarter, and it withdrew its financial guidance for the year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Facebook to label national origin of popular posts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday it will label posts from popular accounts with their geographic origin in an attempt to curb political misinformation by foreign-based pages that mimic legitimate groups and political parties.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Facebook to label national origin of some political posts

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said it will label some election-related posts with their geographic origin in an attempt to curb political misinformation by foreign-based pages that mimic legitimate groups and political parties.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Virus dings AT&T results, telecom withdraws year guidance

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic hurt AT&T's revenue and profit in the first quarter, and it withdrew its financial guidance for the year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic and chill: Netflix adds a cool 16M subscribers

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world's most essential services in times of isolation or crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic and chill: Netflix adds a cool 16M subscribers

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world's most essential services in times of isolation or crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

NBC's Peacock launching in July with 'handful' of originals

NBCUniversal says its video-streaming service Peacock will launch nationally in July as planned, even though just a handful of its original series will be ready.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

NBC's Peacock launching in July with 'handful' of originals

NBCUniversal says its video-streaming service Peacock will launch nationally in July as planned, even though just a handful of its original series will be ready.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

NBC's Peacock launching in July with 'handful' of originals

NBCUniversal says its video-streaming service Peacock will launch nationally in July as planned, even though just a handful of its original series will be ready.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

NBC's Peacock launching in July with 'handful' of originals

NBCUniversal says its video-streaming service Peacock will launch nationally in July as planned, even though just a handful of its original series will be ready.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

VIRUS DIARY: `The most Passover of Passovers I've ever had'

NEW YORK (AP) — Every year, it’s the same. I return to my childhood home in Phoenix for Passover, my favorite holiday, with my parents, sisters and our family friends, the Zvidas. For a quarter century, the Arbel-Zvida Seder has been my constant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

VIRUS DIARY: `The most Passover of Passovers I've ever had'

NEW YORK (AP) — Every year, it’s the same. I return to my childhood home in Phoenix for Passover, my favorite holiday, with my parents, sisters and our family friends, the Zvidas. For a quarter century, the Arbel-Zvida Seder has been my constant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google to adapt phones for virus infection tracking

Apple and Google launched a major joint effort to leverage smartphone technology to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

VIRUS DIARY: `The most Passover of Passovers I've ever had'

NEW YORK (AP) — Every year, it’s the same. I return to my childhood home in Phoenix for Passover, my favorite holiday, with my parents, sisters and our family friends, the Zvidas. For a quarter century, the Arbel-Zvida Seder has been my constant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

VIRUS DIARY: `The most Passover of Passovers I've ever had'

NEW YORK (AP) — Every year, it’s the same. I return to my childhood home in Phoenix for Passover, my favorite holiday, with my parents, sisters and our family friends, the Zvidas. For a quarter century, the Arbel-Zvida Seder has been my constant.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant

NEW YORK (AP) — Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant

NEW YORK (AP) — Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn't substantiate claims that the startup's technology is used unethically.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn't substantiate claims that the startup's technology is used unethically.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn't substantiate claims that the startup's technology is used unethically.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn't substantiate claims that the startup's technology is used unethically.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

VIRUS DIARY: `When are we going to the playground, Mama?'

OAKLAND, California (AP) — "When are we going to the playground, Mama?" she asks again today, like she did yesterday and the day before that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading

With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise that home internet is showing the strain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Google sibling Verily launches COVID-19 screening website

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google sister company Verily has launched a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Google sibling Verily launches COVID-19 screening website

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google sister company Verily has launched a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone

NEW YORK (AP) — You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members try to videoconference at the same time.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone

NEW YORK (AP) — You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members try to videoconference at the same time.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members try to videoconference at the same time.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone

NEW YORK (AP) — You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trolls

Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone

NEW YORK (AP) — You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trolls

Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trolls

Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger

NEW YORK (AP) — California’s attorney general said Wednesday that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile's $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint, bringing the companies closer to creating a new wireless giant on par with AT&T and Verizon in size.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger

NEW YORK (AP) — California’s attorney general said Wednesday that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile's $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint, bringing the companies closer to creating a new wireless giant on par with AT&T and Verizon in size.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Publisher Simon & Schuster for sale, not 'core' to ViacomCBS

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster, the publisher of such authors as Stephen King and Bob Woodward, is up for sale.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Twitter preps ephemeral tweets, starts testing in Brazil

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Publisher Simon & Schuster for sale, not 'core' to ViacomCBS

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster, the publisher of such authors as Stephen King and Bob Woodward, is up for sale.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Publisher Simon & Schuster for sale, not 'core' to ViacomCBS

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster, the publisher of such authors as Stephen King and Bob Woodward, is up for sale.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

ViacomCBS looking to sell book publisher Simon & Schuster

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Twitter preps ephemeral tweets, starts testing in Brazil

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AT&T launches new online TV service as video customers fall

NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T is launching a new internet-delivered TV service Monday as it struggles with a shrinking DirecTV satellite business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AT&T launches new online TV service as video customers fall

NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T is launching a new internet-delivered TV service Monday as it struggles with a shrinking DirecTV satellite business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

FCC proposes fines for phone companies that shared user data

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AT&T launches new online TV service as video customers fall

NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T is launching a new internet-delivered TV service Monday as it struggles with a shrinking DirecTV satellite business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AT&T launches new online TV service as video customers fall

NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T is launching a new internet-delivered TV service Monday as it struggles with a shrinking DirecTV satellite business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

FCC proposes fines for phone companies that shared user data

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

FCC proposes fines for phone companies that shared user data

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

FCC proposes fines for phone companies that shared user data

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bill to help small telecoms excise Huawei goes to Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill to provide $1 billion for small telecom providers to replace equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE, sending the measure to President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bill to help small telecoms excise Huawei goes to Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill to provide $1 billion for small telecom providers to replace equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE, sending the measure to President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Facebook bans ads with false claims about new virus

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft says virus hurting supply chain more than expected

The virus outbreak in China is hurting Microsoft more than expected, as the company said it won't meet targets that had already factored in the uncertainty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Facebook bans ads with false claims about new virus

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft says virus hurting supply chain more than expected

The virus outbreak in China is hurting Microsoft more than expected, as the company said it won't meet targets that had already factored in the uncertainty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using AI in war

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will cast ballots this year on devices that look and feel like the discredited paperless voting machines they once used, yet leave a paper record of the vote. But
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using AI in war

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will cast ballots this year on devices that look and feel like the discredited paperless voting machines they once used, yet leave a paper record of the vote. But
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will cast ballots this year on devices that look and feel like the discredited paperless voting machines they once used, yet leave a paper record of the vote. But
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Google updates terms in plain language after EU scrutiny

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is attempting to make sure people know exactly what they're signing up for when they use its online services — though that will still mean reading a lengthy document.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos

NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Google updates terms in plain language after EU scrutiny

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is attempting to make sure people know exactly what they're signing up for when they use its online services — though that will still mean reading a lengthy document.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US judge dismisses Huawei suit over government contracts ban

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei's lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government and its contractors from using Huawei equipment because of security concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US judge dismisses Huawei suit over government contracts ban

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei's lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government and its contractors from using Huawei equipment because of security concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: Facebook VP of Messenger discusses privacy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that's used by well over 1 billion people each month. He's playing a key role in helping Facebook integrate that app with its other chat tools, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: Facebook VP of Messenger discusses privacy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that's used by well over 1 billion people each month. He's playing a key role in helping Facebook integrate that app with its other chat tools, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Insider Q&A: Facebook VP of Messenger discusses privacy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that's used by well over 1 billion people each month. He's playing a key role in helping Facebook integrate that app with its other chat tools, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Price worries remain after judge OKs T-Mobile's Sprint deal

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has cleared a major path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, citing T-Mobile's track record in promoting competition, even as legal scholars and consumer advocates warn about higher phone bills.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Equifax hack highlights China interest in U.S. personal data

BOSTON (AP) — In 2014, the Obama administration accused
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Equifax hack highlights China interest in U.S. personal data

BOSTON (AP) — In 2014, the Obama administration accused
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Price worries remain after judge OKs T-Mobile's Sprint deal

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has cleared a major path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, citing T-Mobile's track record in promoting competition, even as legal scholars and consumer advocates warn about higher phone bills.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge clears a major path to T-Mobile's $26.5B Sprint bid

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has cleared a major path to T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, as he rejected claims by more than a dozen states that the deal would mean less competition and higher phone bills.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge clears major hurdle in T-Mobile's $26.5B Sprint bid

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has removed a major obstacle to T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, as he rejected claims by a group of states that the deal would mean less competition and higher phone bills.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Video of Pelosi brings renewed attention to 'cheapfakes'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The issue of misleading political messages on social media has arisen again, as President Donald Trump tweeted an edited video showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly tearing up his State of the Union speech as he honored audience members and showed a military family reuniting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Equifax breach is the latest of many hacks linked to China

BOSTON (AP) — In 2014, the Obama administration accused
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Amazon wants to question Trump over losing $10B contract bid

Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company's losing bid for a $10 billion military contract.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Equifax breach is the latest of many hacks linked to China

BOSTON (AP) — In 2014, the Obama administration accused
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Amazon wants to question Trump over losing $10B contract bid

Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company's losing bid for a $10 billion military contract.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Amazon wants to depose Trump over loss of military contract

Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company's losing bid for a $10 billion military contract.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Video of Pelosi brings renewed attention to 'cheapfakes'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The issue of misleading political messages on social media has arisen again, as President Donald Trump tweeted an edited video showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly tearing up his State of the Union speech as he honored audience members and showed a military family reuniting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as more people drop cable subscriptions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facebook, YouTube: Firm must stop scraping faces from sites

Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work with police.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

LinkedIn CEO steps aside after 11 years, says time is right

NEW YORK (AP) — The LinkedIn professional networking service is getting a new CEO.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as more people drop cable subscriptions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

LinkedIn CEO steps aside after 11 years, says time is right

NEW YORK (AP) — The LinkedIn professional networking service is getting a new CEO.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as more people drop cable subscriptions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

YouTube, Venmo: AI firm must stop scraping faces from sites

Payment service Venmo joined YouTube and Twitter on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work with police.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system

California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a first of its kind for the nation — but is requiring modifications to address serious security and technical problems identified in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Keeping 'Friends' for itself at HBO Max dings AT&T profit

As entertainment companies roll out new streaming services, they're stocking them with the goodies from their own content archives, hoping that the loss of income today will mean more money rolling in from subscribers in the future. In its fourth quarter, AT&T said that bet cost it $1.2 billion in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growth

Microsoft on Wednesday gave another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big businesses and the government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facebook reports 4Q profit, user growth despite challenges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and efforts to fight election interference.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growth

Microsoft on Wednesday gave another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big businesses and the government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facebook reports 4Q profit, user growth despite challenges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and efforts to fight election interference.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facebook posts higher 4Q earnings, revenue

San Francisco (AP) — Facebook's profit and revenue for the final quarter of the year handily surpassed Wall Street's expectations, despite challenges the social network is facing around regulation and efforts to fight election interference.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Keeping 'Friends' for itself at HBO Max dings AT&T profit

As entertainment companies roll out new streaming services, they're stocking them with the goodies from their own content archives, hoping that the loss of income today will mean more money rolling in from subscribers in the future. In its fourth quarter, AT&T said that bet cost it $1.2 billion in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Apple holiday season tops projections as iPhone bounces back

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services and wireless earbuds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Apple holiday season tops projections as iPhone bounces back

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services and wireless earbuds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Apple's banner holiday-season quarter tops projections

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services and wireless earbuds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system

California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a first of its kind for the nation — but is requiring modifications to address serious security and technical problems identified in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system

California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a first of its kind for the nation — but is requiring modifications to address serious security and technical problems identified in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system

California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a first of its kind for the nation — but is requiring modifications to address serious security and technical problems identified in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system

California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a first of its kind for the nation — but is requiring modifications to address serious security and technical problems identified in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

What we know, and don't, about the alleged Bezos phone hack

BOSTON (AP) — U.N. human rights experts are asking Washington to investigate a suspected Saudi hack that may have siphoned data from the personal smartphone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post. But the forensic evidence they cite comes from an incomplete study of Bezos's phone, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

What we know, and don't, about the alleged Bezos phone hack

BOSTON (AP) — U.N. human rights experts are asking Washington to investigate a suspected Saudi hack that may have siphoned data from the personal smartphone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post. But the forensic evidence they cite comes from an incomplete study of Bezos's phone, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Why tech has been slow to fight wildfires, extreme weather

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For three years running, California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley. So far, though, that hasn't spurred much tech innovation aimed at addressing extreme-weather disasters associated with climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Netflix holds its own in the streaming wars - for now

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is holding its ground in the streaming wars, passing its first big test since Apple and Disney launched rival services.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Why tech has been slow to fight wildfires, extreme weather

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For three years running, California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley. So far, though, that hasn't spurred much tech innovation aimed at addressing extreme-weather disasters associated with climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Netflix holds its own in the streaming wars - for now

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is holding its ground in the streaming wars, passing its first big test since Apple and Disney launched rival services.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Netflix holds its own in the streaming wars - for now

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is holding its ground in the streaming wars, passing its first big test since Apple and Disney launched rival services.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It’s complicated

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

Microsoft is pledging to become 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering

BOSTON (AP) — A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs that the original server was hacked.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era

NEW YORK (AP) — NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era

NEW YORK (AP) — NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering

BOSTON (AP) — A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs that the original server was hacked.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NBC Peacock streamer to offer sneak peak of late-night TV

NEW YORK (AP) — Paying subscribers of NBCUniversal's upcoming Peacock streaming service will get Premier League soccer matches unavailable on TV and late-night shows from Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers a few hours early.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

Microsoft is pledging to become 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NBC to give price, details on new Peacock streaming service

NEW YORK (AP) — NBCUniversal is expected Thursday to unveil the price and other details of its upcoming streaming service, Peacock.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It’s complicated

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It’s complicated

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

NSA discovers security flaw in Windows, Microsoft issues fix

The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system and tipped off the company rather than exploit it for its own intelligence needs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers

BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers

BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Voice for the gas pump, sensors for the plant

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Voice for the gas pump, sensors for the plant

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Say no to junk food; machines make cocktails

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A wristband that will help you say “no" to junk food. A machine that will mix drinks for you.
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Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sex tech is gracing
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Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles

David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Voice for the gas pump, sensors for the plant

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Say no to junk food; machines make cocktails

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A wristband that will help you say “no" to junk food. A machine that will mix drinks for you.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sex tech is gracing
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Voice for the gas pump, sensors for the plant

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES Gadget Show: Surveillance is in - and in a big way

From the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital products, the CES gadget show is all-in on surveillance technology — whether it calls it that or not.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

CES tech show: Say no to junk food; machines make cocktails

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A wristband that will help you say “no" to junk food. A machine that will mix drinks for you.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sex tech is gracing
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO