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Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the F8 Facebook Developers conference on May 1, 2018 in San Jose, California. Facebook on Friday announced its acquisition of GrokStyle, a San Francisco start-up that uses artificial intelligence technology to help users shop for furniture. “We are excited to welcome GrokStyle …
Read More »The stock market comeback is on hold after rising for 6 straight weeks
After many stocks rallied during the best quarterly earnings season in nine years, investors began looking at the current quarter and the year ahead — and the 2019 outlook is not great. Wall Street analysts are slashing earnings expectations for the first quarter of 2019 so sharply that the overall …
Read More »Silicon Valley VC Confidence Index most pessimistic since 2009
Eric Risberg | AP A woman walks in the rain at a vista point with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, near Sausalito, Calif. Storms brought rain to California on Monday and increased the risk of mudslides in fire-ravaged communities in devastated northern wine country …
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Joey Levin, chief executive officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Thursday, July 12, 2018. IAC/InterActive Corp., the holding company behind Vimeo, CollegeHumor, The Daily …
Read More »Apple threatens to remove iPhone apps caught recording users screens
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 …
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 »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 »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 »Ford investing $1 billion, adding jobs to Chicago factories
Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A worker assembles a 2011 Ford Motor Co. Explorer at a plant in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Ford is sinking $1 billion and adding more jobs to plants in the Chicago area to expand production of the redesigned Ford …
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