Seriously, stop sharing your vaccine cards on social media
When one of my editors recently shared a celebratory picture of his vaccine card on Instagram, I sent him a direct message: “Didn’t you…
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YouTube’s TikTok competitor hits the US
YouTube’s TikTok competitor has come to the United States. On Thursday, the company said it’s expanding the beta program for its…
Continue ReadingPinduoduo’s founder leaves as his Chinese e-commerce giant grows bigger than ever
Pinduoduo’s founder stepped down suddenly this week, shaking investors who had watched him take the Chinese e-commerce company from nothing to…
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Miniature donkey injured in NE Bend attack; owner believes it was off-leash dog
A donkey was taken to the vet after it was attacked on Tuesday in northeast Bend. His owner believes a dog at the adjacent off-leash dog park is…
Continue ReadingThe global chip shortage is still hurting Samsung, Honda and Volkswagen
The global chip shortage is continuing to pummel global business, with Samsung, Honda and Volkswagen among the latest major companies to warn of…
Continue ReadingUber’s UK drivers to get paid vacation, pensions following Supreme Court ruling
Uber is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling last month that they should be classified…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s like to live in the robocall capital of America
Melinda Walsh, a former marketing consultant, gets up to eight robocalls on her cell phone on any given day — not counting the few that come…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping renews call for crackdown on Chinese tech companies
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country’s regulators this week to step up their crackdown on tech companies and extend scrutiny to…
Continue ReadingNokia is cutting up to 10,000 jobs
Nokia will slash the size of its workforce over the next two years to free up money to invest in its 5G networks business. The Finnish…
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Elon Musk is now ‘Technoking’ of Tesla. Seriously
Elon Musk is not your typical CEO. Now he has a new title to prove it. In a filing with his least favorite regulator, the Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft says Teams and other services are returning to normal after earlier outage
Microsoft says its workplace communication platform, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services should be returning to normal after an earlier software…
Continue ReadingXiaomi wins temporary reprieve from US ban on American investment
Xiaomi has won at least a temporary reprieve from a US ban on Americans investing in the Chinese smartphone maker. The Trump-era ban was halted…
Continue ReadingTesla removed some drivers from its self-driving test for not paying attention
Tesla has expanded its “full self-driving” software to roughly 2,000 Tesla owners, but some drivers were revoked access for not paying…
Continue ReadingWe bought an NFT. Here’s what we learned
As headlines about people bidding eye-watering sums on GIFs of Pop Tart cats, the first-ever tweet, a Kings of Leon album and other NFTs piled up…
Continue ReadingWireless companies shelled out billions of dollars to fix this 5G problem
Excitement around 5G, and its promise of lightning fast download speeds and huge data capacity, has ratcheted up since the first 5G-enabled iPhone…
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Pet Pals: Astor is a fun orange tabby cat
Six-month-old Astor is a playful kitten looking for his forever home. You can visit the Humane Society of Central Oregon in Bend if you’re interested…
Continue ReadingTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is pregnant, likely delaying her criminal trial
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed biotech company Theranos, is pregnant — a new development that could once again delay the start date of…
Continue ReadingBezos declines invitation from Sanders to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will not be testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, according Mike Casca, a spokesman for Senator Bernie…
Continue ReadingGoogle and Microsoft are in a public feud
Google and Microsoft openly sparred on Friday as the latter prepared to testify at a Congressional hearing focusing on Big Tech’s impact on…
Continue ReadingSanders invites Bezos to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income…
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