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Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Companies

President Trump signed an executive order targeting social media giants, following a spat with Twitter. Once the darling of the president, and his preferred platform for connecting with his supporters, the social media company drew his ire when it fact-checked him Tuesday on two...
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TikTok Is Clearly the Pandemic Winner

“TikTok is clearly the winner of this chapter,” says social media marketing expert Gary Vaynerchuk. “You have a lot of families at home together and because TikTok won 13-22 (age group) those characters are spending more time with their parents and everyone’s looking for...
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Microsoft AI Virtual Summit Scheduled For June 2

Microsoft has announced a virtual AI summit with company executives and industry leaders, scheduled for June 2. Artificial intelligence has become one of the most important developing technologies, with companies large and small looking to make their mark. AI is seen as one of...
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Social Distancing Without Isolation

Until we have a vaccine or a cure for COVID-19, chances are we are all going to be spending a lot of time at home for the foreseeable future. Social distancing is difficult, mainly because no one really agrees on what it actually means. As it turns out, inviting a bunch of...
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Google Preparing Debit Card to Compete With the Apple Card

Following the success of the Apple Card, Google is preparing its own debit card. According to TechCrunch, Google is developing both a virtual and physical debit card. Unlike the Apple Card, which is a credit card backed exclusively by Goldman Sachs, Google’s debit card will work...
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Apple Takes on File Sharing Services With iCloud File Sharing

Apple has fired a shot across the bow of Dropbox, Box and others with the addition of iCloud File Sharing. Steve Jobs famously tried to buy Dropbox years before the company went public, describing the business as a “feature, not a product.” In the ensuing years, Apple has slowly...
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Coronavirus: Microsoft Throttling Non-Essential Office 365 Features to Cope With Demand

As more work-from-home users rely on Office 365 during the coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft is scaling back and throttling some features in an effort to keep up. Microsoft has already had issues keeping up with demand, as users in Europe experienced problems Monday with Teams...
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Coronavirus: iFixit Creating Medical Device Repair Database

iFixit is working to create a database of information on how to repair medical equipment. iFixit is well-known for their detailed and informative breakdowns of various phones, tablets, computers and other electronic devices. The company also publishes repair guides for...
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Coronavirus: Apple’s WDDC Goes Online Only

Apple has just announced that its biggest event of the year, WWDC, will be online-only as a result of the coronavirus. WWDC is Apple’s developers conference where the latest changes to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS are previewed, giving developers insight into what to...
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U.S. Senate Committee Investigating 5G Supply Chain Security

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, who serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is convening a hearing to investigate 5G vendor security. The hearing will investigate “the security and integrity of the telecommunications supply chain and efforts...