Pet Pals: Don’t let this kitty’s name – ‘Joe Dirt’ – fool you
This kitty arrived at the Humane Society of Central Oregon dirty and a bit disheveled, so they named him ‘Joe Dirt.’ But he cleaned up just fine, and…
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Apple parts ways with newly hired ex-Facebook employee after workers cite ‘misogynistic’ writing
Apple parted ways with a new employee this week after thousands of workers petitioned the company to investigate how it hired the man, who had…
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Furry Friends: Max is energetic, but also knows how to relax
Max is a young mixed-breed dog who likes to play but won’t be in your face all day. Visit him at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
Continue ReadingThis AI tool writes real estate descriptions without ever stepping inside a home
“L O V E L Y Oakland!” the house description began. It went on to give a slew of details about the 1,484 square-foot home —…
Continue ReadingBird pioneered scooter sharing. Now it’s going public
Bird, the startup that pioneered shared electric scooters, plans to go public as soon as this summer. Bird will merge with a special purpose…
Continue ReadingRansomware took down the Colonial Pipeline. You could be at risk too
Ransomware attacks draw headlines when they take down major operations: hospitals, cities and most recently, a US fuel pipeline. Not only do…
Continue ReadingAlibaba’s sales surge but cloud growth slows
Alibaba has reported earnings for the first time since China imposed a record fine on the tech giant — and the numbers were not as awful as some…
Continue ReadingBitcoin plunges 12% after Elon Musk tweets that Tesla will not accept it as payment
The price of bitcoin has nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company was suspending plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for…
Continue ReadingChips are in short supply. Manufacturers are spending big to prevent a repeat
As the world grapples with a shortage of semiconductors, South Korea’s chipmakers are spending huge amounts of money to shore up their…
Continue ReadingBitcoin drops around 12% after Elon Musk tweets that Tesla will not accept it as payment
The price of bitcoin has taken a nosedive after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company was suspending plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for…
Continue ReadingAfter months of hyping bitcoin, Elon Musk suddenly says Tesla will stop accepting it
Elon Musk says Tesla is abandoning plans to accept bitcoin as payment for the company’s electric vehicles, citing the cryptocurrency’s…
Continue ReadingReality show ‘Unicorn Hunters’ is looking for the next $1 billion company
A new reality TV show called “Unicorn Hunters” borrows the pitch-for-fame-and-fortune concept popularized by “Shark Tank” but…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline posted a cyber security manager job weeks before the attack
It might seem a bit late to fill the job, but Colonial Pipeline had been looking for a cyber security manager weeks before the ransomware attack. Too…
Continue ReadingUS agrees to lift Trump-era ban on China’s Xiaomi
The US government will no longer blacklist Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, lifting a short and contentious ban on Americans investing in the company…
Continue ReadingWhat an ancient poem says about China’s fearful tech tycoons
A thousand-year-old poem just cost Chinese delivery giant Meituan tens of billions of dollars in market value, further rattling a tech industry that…
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OSU students test-fire high-altitude rocket motor, reach final 8 in $1M challenge
A team from Oregon State University is the first college student group in Oregon to fire a liquid bipropellant rocket engine and one of eight…
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Amid housing crunch, construction projects delayed around Central Oregon
Central Oregon seems to have ongoing construction projects around every corner, but developers are still not building homes as fast as they’d…
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Bend’s median home sales price jumps 10.3% in a month, hits $651,000
The Bend area’s median home sales price jumped by more than 10% last month, up $61,000 to $651,000, fueled by numerous sales of over $1 million,…
Continue ReadingMore than 40 attorneys general urge Facebook to stop plans for an Instagram for kids
Facebook’s plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13 continues to get backlash. On Monday, 44 attorneys general…
Continue ReadingSpaceX claims it will accept dogecoin as payment for an upcoming moon mission
SpaceX is claiming it will accept dogecoin — the somewhat satirical but popular cryptocurrency — as payment for an upcoming mission. A Canadian…
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