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BAE to Modernize WWII-Era Ammunition Plant
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Seattle Businesses Pinched, Virus Keeps Workers Home
Amazon and other companies told tens of thousands of people to work from home.
March 10, 2020
In this Sept. 16, 2016 file photo, a customer compares her iPhone 6, left, with an iPhone 7 at an Apple Store in Chicago.
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The company is settling claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries.
March 3, 2020
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Judge Freezes Pentagon Contract
The company sued over the $10B military cloud contract, dubbed JEDI, that was awarded to a rival.
February 14, 2020
People look at different Samsung Galaxy S20 5G phones displayed at the Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.
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Foldable Phone Cheaper, Still a Novelty
The Galaxy Z Flip is the second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
February 12, 2020
A Sublue diver moves around with the Sublue WhiteShark Mix outfitted with dual propellers for power and balance shown at their water tank booth during the CES tech show Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas.
Product Development
CES: Pizza Robots & Underwater Scooters
Need a faster way to travel underwater? Sublue has your back.
January 9, 2020
An employee holds a tablet showing a video demonstrating the Alexa pay for gas feature in the Amazon booth at the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas.
Product Development
CES: Voices for Gas Pumps, Plant
A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.
January 9, 2020
Hyun-Suk Kim, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Division at Samsung, holds Ballie, an AI rolling robot during a Samsung keynote before the CES tech show, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Las Vegas.
Product Development
CES: Junk Food Wristband; Keurig for Booze
New gadgets will help you say 'no' to junk food and give you a robot friend.
January 8, 2020
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Product Development
CES: From Flying Taxis to Toilet Paper Robots
Charmin's robot solves a common problem: being stranded on the toilet with an empty toilet paper roll.
January 7, 2020
This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad. YouTube's trust and safety team is tasked with deciding what the video site allows to reach its enormous audience, and what gets taken down. Team leader Matt Halprin constantly has to balance safety and civility with what the company considers a core mission: freedom of expression.
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How YouTube Decides What to Ban
Matt Halprin oversees the teams that decide what is allowed and what should be prohibited.
January 6, 2020
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Fifth Fired Google Worker Files Federal Labor Complaint
The engineer says Google fired her after she created a pop-up notification for employees to inform them of their labor rights.
December 18, 2019
In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, an empty chair reserved for Google's parent Alphabet, which refused to send its top executive, is seen before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet.
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Google Co-Founders Leave as Antitrust Scrutiny Heats Up
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down.
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In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo shows signage outside the offices of Google in San Francisco with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. Four workers fired from Google in November 2019 are planning to file charges against the company with a federal agency. They are claiming the company unfairly retaliated against them for organizing workers around social causes.
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Fired Google Workers Plan Labor Complaint
They say the company unfairly retaliated against them for organizing workers around social causes.
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Tesla Edges Into Pickup Truck Market
The vehicle will have an estimated battery range of between 250 miles to more than 500 miles.
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Izzy Lewkosky, of Kansas City, Kansas, tastes a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon while looking out at the wildfire incinerated Soda Rock Winery in Healdsburg, California.
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Despite Fires, California Wine is Fine
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