Furry Friends: Cooper’s an energetic herding dog in need of a home
Cooper is an energetic border collie-heeler mix who warmed up quickly this week to everyone at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
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Santa hitches ride on Bend Fire ladder truck to light NW Crossing Christmas tree
A Bend Fire & Rescue ladder truck gave Santa a trip to the top of the NorthWest Crossing Christmas tree for Thursday’s lightning…
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Downtown Bend Christmas tree lightning, return of Christmas parade on tap
The annual Christmas tree lighting and related festivities in downtown Bend Friday evening will be followed Saturday by the return of the Bend…
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The Giving Plate seeking gift donations for upcoming ‘Jingle Store’
The Giving Plate is gearing up for its biggest year yet for their annual Jingle Store on December 18th and…
Continue ReadingFacebook Oversight Board reiterates calls for Meta to be more transparent
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook parent company, Meta, is once again urging the social media giant to be…
Continue ReadingFacebook sold ads comparing vaccine to Holocaust
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Facebook has sold ads promoting anti-vaccine messages, comparing the US government’s response to…
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Deschutes County SO back with ‘Shop with a Cop,’ again with volunteers filling role
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Planning and preparations are underway for the 2021 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Shop with a Cop program. Shop with a Cop…
Continue ReadingFTC sues to block Nvidia’s $40 billion takeover of Arm
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block US chipmaker Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion takeover of UK…
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Assistance League of Bend Holiday Décor Sale has all you need to deck the halls
Assistance League of Bend is having a spectacular holiday sale on Friday and…
Continue ReadingSpotify Wrapped shows how our personal data gets sliced and diced
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Like many other Spotify users, I opened the music streaming app on Wednesday and received a cheerful message:…
Continue ReadingWhere are all of the consoles? How gamers are handling the global shortage
By Jennifer Korn Like many gamers in recent weeks, Nicole DeSantis, 33, from outside Philadelphia, combed through social media sites trying to find…
Continue ReadingWhere are all of the consoles? How gamers are handling the global shortage
CNN, POOL By Jennifer Korn Like many gamers in recent weeks, Nicole DeSantis, 33, from outside Philadelphia, combed through social media sites trying…
Continue ReadingUber partners with Meta to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Uber wants to make booking a ride in India as easy as sending a WhatsApp message. The San Francisco-based company has…
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Time to help the Boy Scouts in Bend when you buy your Christmas tree
Once again, the Boy Scouts Troop 90 in Bend is selling Christmas trees in the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store lot on Third…
Continue ReadingRansomware attack on Planned Parenthood exposes 400,000 patients’ personal data
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Los Angeles chapter of Planned Parenthood suffered a ransomware attack in October that compromised the personal information…
Continue ReadingSquare is changing its name to ‘Block’
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Days after Jack Dorsey resigned as CEO of Twitter, his other company is changing its name. Square, the digital…
Continue ReadingTop Meta exec blames users for spreading misinformation
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Individual users, not tech platforms, shoulder the responsibility for the spread of misinformation online,…
Continue ReadingJury in Elizabeth Holmes trial fails to reach a verdict for second straight week
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rishi Iyengar and Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The high-profile criminal fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Holmes testifies she reached out to Rupert Murdoch to try to kill a damning Wall Street Journal story
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business When Elizabeth Holmes got wind that then-Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou was working on a…
Continue ReadingFacebook says Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stoke border crisis
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, says it has evidence the Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to…
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