Fintech firm Plaid announces $425 million funding round
Financial technology firm Plaid on Wednesday announced a $425 million Series D funding round, more than doubling the total amount the company has…
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Samsung says profits likely jumped 44% despite chip supply problems
Samsung expects to have pulled off a strong first quarter, even as one of its chipmaking facilities was temporarily shut by a brutal US winter storm…
Continue ReadingRapper will.i.am is selling a smart mask for $299
Rapper will.i.am wants to make face masks a high-end, high-tech statement. The Black Eyed Peas member announced this week he is teaming up with…
Continue ReadingOne of WFH’s biggest losers: Cybersecurity
Business leaders had a lot on their plates over the past year, and many have let cybersecurity fall by the wayside. Nearly half of businesses say…
Continue ReadingOne of the web’s pioneers will be wiped from the internet in May
Yahoo Answers, a question-and-answer platform that launched more than 15 years ago and became one of the largest troves of information — and…
Continue ReadingSo you’re one of 533 million in the Facebook leak. What now?
If you were a Facebook user in 2019, it’s possible that your information is among the millions of records posted on a website used by hackers.…
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RPA student enlists talent of award-winning recording artist to cover ’80s classic
Redmond Proficiency Academy sophomore Cecilia Clark recently recorded a beautiful cover of the Tears for Fears classic, “Everybody Wants to Rule…
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Credit union’s new ‘Green Horizons’ initiative offers lending incentives
OnPoint Community Credit Union, the largest credit union headquartered in Oregon, announced Monday new commitments to fighting climate change,…
Continue ReadingAmazon illegally fired two employees, labor board finds
Amazon illegally fired last year two of its corporate employees who had been vocal critics of the company, the National Labor Relations Board has…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court hands Google a victory in a multibillion-dollar case against Oracle
The Supreme Court has handed Google a win in a decade-old case in software development, holding that the technology giant did not commit copyright…
Continue ReadingLG was a smartphone pioneer. Now it’s quitting the business
LG is getting out of the “incredibly competitive” business of making smartphones. On Monday, the South Korean tech giant announced that…
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Pet Pals: Scooter is a happy poodle mix
Meet Scooter, a happy 6-year-old poodle mix waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central…
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Bend woman gears up to hike Continental Divide Trail, fundraising for a cause
Blisters, exhaustion and sore muscles will soon be a reality for Britney Ingram. In two weeks, the Bend woman will begin a five-month trek on the…
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Furry Friends: Venus just loves her belly-rubs
Venus, an energetic 2-year-old arrival from Texas, loves her belly rubs and one-on-one attention. She’s waiting for a new home at Redmond’s…
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First to close, last to open: C.O.’s live events industry pleads for recovery assist
Central Oregon members of the Live Events Industry of Oregon, a state chapter of the National Live Events Coalition, have signed a petition asking…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s TSMC is pouring $100 billion into chipmaking to prevent another shortage
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, announced Thursday that it expects to pour $100 billion…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s TSMC is pouring $100 billion into chipmaking over the next three years
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, announced Thursday that it expects to pour $100 billion…
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Another COVID-19 victim: C. Oregon’s annual Home and Garden Show
The annual Home and Garden Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo Center has been canceled for 2021. However, the Central Oregon Builders…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft earns contract worth up to $21.9 billion to make AR devices for the US Army
Microsoft has scored another major government contract, this time to produce augmented reality devices for the US Army. The Army announced Wednesday…
Continue ReadingDrones could help fight coronavirus by air-dropping medical supplies
These are dangerous times for people with chronic health conditions. They often need to visit hospitals for treatment or to collect medication, but…
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