FIXbend holds low-cost spay and neuter clinic
FIXbend held a low-cost spay neuter clinic “Love Not Litters” on Saturday, in honor of World Spay Day on Feb. 22. Another is planned on March…
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Snapchat launches a real-time location sharing feature
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Snapchat on Friday announced a buddy system-like feature that allows its users to share their real-time location with friends…
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Pet Pals: adorable bunny would love a new home
Huckleberry the bunny, waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon, will “hound” you for…
Continue ReadingFire that left cargo ship full of luxury cars stranded in the Atlantic may finally be going out
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jennifer Korn and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The fire on board the large car-carrying cargo ship Felicity Ace could soon be…
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Furry Friends: Boots is a sweet people-lover
Boots, a recent arrival at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center, had to have some matted fur shaved, but it’ll grow back – and he may just grow on…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s blockbuster Activision Blizzard deal could raise uncomfortable challenges for US antitrust enforcers
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business It has been about two decades since Microsoft and the US government went head-to-head in one of the country’s…
Continue ReadingA cargo ship full of luxury cars is on fire and adrift in the middle of the Atlantic
By Jennifer Korn An abandoned cargo ship packed with cars is adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, after a rapidly-spreading fire on board forced the crew to…
Continue ReadingWe tested Apple’s new option to unlock an iPhone while wearing a mask
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business I stood outside a busy New York City subway stop recently, dressed like a celebrity trying not to be…
Continue ReadingWhat to expect at Apple’s first product event of the year
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is about to hold its first big product event of 2022 and the focus will be on…
Continue ReadingWorld’s first electric plane start up parts ways with CEO in mysterious rift
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Eviation, the company behind what is supposed to be the world’s first all-electric passenger airplane, has…
Continue ReadingGoogle plans to change Android app tracking in a bid to improve user privacy
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Google plans to develop new privacy measures that remove the ability to track users across apps on Android devices,…
Continue ReadingUber now lets you see how many one-star ratings you received from drivers
By Jennifer Korn Confused how you ended up with a low rating on Uber? A new feature will offer a bit more insight. Uber on Wednesday announced an…
Continue ReadingSenators launch bipartisan bill to regulate kids’ use of social media
By Brian Fung, CNN Two US senators are pushing to curb the potentially harmful impacts of social media on young people with a new bill targeting tech…
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My Morning Jacket, Bonnie Raitt coming to Bend for August concerts
The Hayden Homes Amphitheater announced two more summer concerts Tuesday — My Morning Jacket and Bonnie Raitt. See the whole list – 16 so far — and…
Continue ReadingVirgin Galactic reopens space tourism ticket sales
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Virgin Galactic is reopening sales of its $450,000 tickets that get customers a 90-minute joyride aboard an…
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Woof! Bend’s beloved Pet Parade set to return on the Fourth, after 2-year absence
After a two-year hiatus, Bend’s beloved July 4th of July Pet Parade is set to return this summer, just in time for its 90th birthday, the Bend Park…
Continue ReadingMeta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users’ online activity
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit over a practice that…
Continue ReadingThe 3G shutdown will affect everyday devices you probably own
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The looming shutdown of 3G networks won’t just impact older phones. With AT&T’s 3G network…
Continue ReadingWhy you can’t have legs in virtual reality (yet)
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Mark Zuckerberg stares at a cartoon version of himself in a virtual world and tries to pick an outfit for his avatar to…
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Foo Fighters to wrap 2022 N. American tour Oct. 7 at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters will be giving the people even more of what they want. The band has added no less than 10 more evenings of…
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