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New Facebook features allow users to report fake stories

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 15, 2016
Baby steps.
The new feature allows users to flag a story as fake.
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Another 1 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked in 2013

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 14, 2016
The company released a statement detailing yet another security breach.
Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer delivers a keynote address at the 2014 International CES at The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on January 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Google creates 'Waymo', an independent self-driving car company

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 13, 2016
Google’s plan to take over the world takes another step forward. The company has turned its self-driving car project from a research operation to a full-fledged business division, according to the latest from Reuters. The new venture is called Waymo — which stands for “a new way forward in mobility”. The move seems to suggest […]
This picture taken on June 30, 2016 shows the Google's self driving car project on the Google stand at the Viva technology event in Paris.   
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iPhones are getting a bunch of new Emojis today

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 12, 2016
There's a barfing face!
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The Secret Service is Fifth Avenue's hottest new amenity

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 6, 2016
Buy a $1.2 million condo, share the elevator with federal agents.
New York Police Department officers change shifts at Trump Tower in New York City on December 2, 2016.   
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Carrier to raise commercial prices

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 5, 2016
They say it's not related to what happened in Indianapolis.
Vice President-elect Governor Mike Pence greeets President-elect Donald Trump as he takes the stage to speak to workers at Carrier air conditioning and heating on December 1, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.   
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Open that snap, it could be your college acceptance letter

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 2, 2016
This, and Snapchat glasses that allow you to snap what you're seeing.
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz steps down

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 1, 2016
The coffee magnate will stay at Starbucks and focus on bigger-picture initiatives.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks during during the Starbucks Annual Shareholders Meeting on March 23, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.   
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Office of Government Ethics launches tweetstorm congratulating Trump

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 30, 2016
Who even knew the Office of Government Ethics tweeted?
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tosses a signed hat back to a supporter at a campaign rally on April 25, 2016 at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. 
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Trump picks Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 29, 2016
Wall Street has a friend in the campaign's national finance chairman.
Steven Mnuchin, finance chairman for the Trump campaign, was picked as Treasury secretary.
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