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Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Clock application is seen on an Apple iPhone in this photo illustration on January 29, 2019. Apple on Thursday threatened to remove applications from the App Store if they record users’ actions without their explicit permission. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that …
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Street sees Q1 profits declining and full-year growth rates cut in half
Earnings growth is expected to turn negative for the first quarter, and an already low growth forecast for the rest of the year could be cut in half, as companies continue to report fourth quarter profits. Fourth quarter earnings growth has been strong, at about 16 percent, but companies are …
Read More »Gucci pulls its ‘blackface sweater’ from stores after complaints
AP Photo A screenshot taken on Thursday Feb.7, 2019 from an online fashion outlet showing a Gucci turtleneck black wool balaclava sweater for sale, that they recently pulled from its online and physical stores. Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said …
Read More »Grassley says Senate will not revise state and local tax deductions
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, takes his seat for the Senate Finance Committee organizational meeting and hearing on pending nomiations on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2019. Americans hoping to get full state and local tax deductibility back will have to wait. Senate …
Read More »How criminals may use Uber, Airbnb to launder stolen credit card money
Trustwave A dark web ad, provided by security researchers at Trustwave’s SpiderLabs, seeks “fake” Uber drivers to help launder illicit cybercrime proceeds. Uber first learned about the money laundering because it was so prevalent in the Chinese market, according to a spokesperson, and has taken several steps to fight this …
Read More »Apple FaceTime bug fixed in iPhone update
Issei Kato | Reuters A customer looks at Apple’s new iPhone XS after it went on sale at the Apple Store in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2018. Apple just released iOS 12.1.4 which includes a fix for a group FaceTime bug that let people eavesdrop on conversations even if they …
Read More »Shelby says immigration border deal may come soon after Trump meeting
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks with reporters in the Senate subway on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Capitol Hill sounds hopeful about an agreement to prevent another government shutdown. Where the White House stands is less certain. Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, the …
Read More »TSA screeners found record number of firearms in carry-on bags in 2018
Jahi Chikwendiu | The Washington Post | Getty Images After filling out a brief disclosure form, commercial air flight travelers are allowed to transport unloaded firearms in locked, hard-sided cases as checked luggage only, as can be seen in props provided by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Dulles International …
Read More »Privacy policies give companies lots of room to collect, share data
Future Publishing | Future | Getty Images A selection of electric toothbrushes, including a Philips Sonicare 3 Series, Oral-B Pro 6500 Black Smart Series Bluetooth, Colgate Proclinical A1500 Expert White, Philips Sonicare DiamondClean, Foreo Issa and Panasonic EW-DE92 Ionic Rechargeable, taken on October 6, 2015. (Photo by Joseph Branston/T3 Magazine …
Read More »Wells Fargo reports outage on mobile app and online banking
Spencer Platt | Getty Images People walk by a Wells Fargo bank branch on October 13, 2017 in New York City. Wells Fargo said Thursday that customers are unable to log in to mobile and online banking and it was investigating the cause of the outage. In a post on …
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