Wednesday, September 4, 2019

A Top White House Reporter Is Taking Over The Washington Free Beacon

Eliana Johnson, of Politico now and formerly National Review, will lead the neoconservative outlet.


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European satellite changed course to avoid SpaceX craft

In the first incident of its kind, a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite was forced to perform an evasive maneuver Monday to avoid hitting a SpaceX spacecraft.


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This Is What You Should Watch For In The First Ever Climate Crisis Presidential Town Hall

Each of the top ten candidates will have 40 minutes to talk exclusively about the climate crisis.


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Pete Buttigieg Wants To Make Solving The Climate Crisis “A National Project”

“I’ve seen what happens if we don’t act and I’m determined to make sure Americans understand this isn’t just a coastal issue, and it’s not a distant issue only — this is a nationwide issue,” Buttigieg said.


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Facebook rolls out face recognition to all users but says it will be off by default

Facebook is now offering facial-recognition features to all of its users, but says it will keep the capabilities turned off by default.


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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Dozens of states prepare antitrust probe of Google's advertising practices

More than half of the country's state attorneys general are readying an antitrust investigation into Google's advertising practices, with an announcement of the probe set for next week in Washington, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.


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YouTube says it's removing more hate speech than before but controversial channels remain up

YouTube said it had removed more than 100,000 videos and over 17,000 channels for violating its hate speech rules during the second quarter.


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New Chinese 'deepfake' face app backpedals after privacy backlash

A new Chinese app that lets people swap faces with celebrities is updating its policies after a backlash from users concerned about their privacy and how its convincing fake image technology could be used.


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Monday, September 2, 2019

Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential Campaign Suddenly Has A Purpose

Beto O'Rourke has broken through the Democratic primary’s noise with expressions of raw anger and a divisive new stance on gun control.


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Huawei is launching a new smartphone without Google services

Huawei's new phone is about to go on sale, but it won't come with YouTube, Gmail or Google Maps.


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