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A tax loophole allowed Google to avoid paying $3.6 billion last year

Thanks to a tax loophole, Google decreased its effective tax rate to a measly 6.4 percent last year, translating to a savings of $3.6 billion worldwide.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Control your smart home with a new touchscreen hub known as WooHoo

Meet WooHoo, branded as the "world's first AI-embedded, interactive, and affordable smart home hub."
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DARPA wants to make communication possible no matter where you are

DARPA and its AMEBA (A Mechanically Based Antenna) team are working on methods to ensure that the answer to "Can you hear me now?" is always "Yes."
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The Apple Watch and Fitbit aren’t doing as well as previously expected

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Instacart and eMeals are working together to help you cook healthier at home

Online meal-planning company eMeals is collaborating with grocery delivery service Instacart to create "the ultimate meal kit alternative."
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Pinterest learns that diversity goals are easier set than done

Nothing worthwhile ever came easily. One tech company is certainly discovering this to be true when it comes to diversity, namely Pinterest.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Is your Android phone’s battery always low? You’re probably using these apps

On Monday, Avast Software released a new report unveiling 2016's most battery- and storage-draining apps for Android.
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Egypt blocks access to private messaging app Signal

In Turkey, it's Tor that's being blocked. In Egypt, it's Signal.

Need to book a trip? Just have an Expedia chatbot help you through Skype

On Monday, Expedia launched a new chatbot, this one on the videochatting platform Skype.
Police surveillance of U.S. citizens' cell phone data has skyrocketed

Never heard of a Stingray? That doesn’t mean it hasn’t heard your conversations

Haven't heard of Stingray? That doesn't mean it hasn't heard you. Now a bipartisan committee wants Congress to do something about this kind of surveillance.

You don't have to binge-watch Netflix alone now that Atticus is here

Meet Atticus, a new chatbot from AT&T "built to talk entertainment." Just think of him as the perfect boyfriend.
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Can’t get enough Shake Shack? You can order it on your phone across the country

On Monday, Shake Shack answered the prayers of burger devotees everywhere by rolling out its mobile order-and-pay-ahead feature across the U.S.
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Eager to see TCL’s version of the BlackBerry? You’ll only have to wait until CES

Chinese company TCL has some more big news -- it's debuting its version of the BlackBerry of the future at CES 2017.
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Your next Samsung phone could be powered by an LG battery, report says

According to new reports, Samsung is considering a new source for its batteries and that source is none other than LG Chem.
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The latest victim of Turkey’s campaign of censorship is Tor

Over the weekend, watchdog group Turkey Blocks pointed out that the Tor anonymity network has been blocked in Turkey.
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BlackBerry bids au revoir to smartphones and bonjour to smart cars

BlackBerry is trading smartphones for smart cars. The mobile phone manufacturer will be switching gears and opening an autonomous driving research center
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Wish your wallpaper would evolve with your taste? With Lumentile, it can

Meet Lumentile, a new kind of wall decor described as digital wallpaper.
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Facebook launches group voice calls on its desktop version of Messenger

Back in April, Facebook launched group voice calls on its Messenger app for mobile, but now, the full version is ready for your desktop.
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Are you a Lynda.com user? You may want to check your email

Another day, another digital breach. The latest victim of a cyberattack is online learning company Lynda.com, a LinkedIn subsidiary.
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Good for the Earth — Volkswagen will pay $200 million to a pollution reduction fund

This week, Volkswagen agreed to commit more than $200 million to a fund whose primary purpose is to cut diesel pollution.
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German Justice Minister says his country must do more to fight fake news

Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas insisted that German judges and state prosecutors ought to lay down the law on fake news spread via Facebook.
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Traveling for the holidays? Check out Waze data for maximum efficiency

Waze has released information on traffic trends for the holiday season to help drivers more efficiently navigate congested roads in the coming weeks.
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eHarmony reveals compatibility algorithm for the first time

Don't wait for the fates to deliver your soulmate - use science to conduct that search on your own. eHarmony unveiled its compatibility scoring this week.
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Coreyak is a VR kayaking machine offering a new kind of exercise

Meet the Coreyak, branded as "an innovative home fitness machine that mimics kayaking and rowing."
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Looking to up your putting game? Check out the SmartGolf Putter

Here to help you improve your game on the green is a new connected device that claims to be the "world's first smart golf putter."
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Soylent isn’t done yet — meal replacement company releases one final powder for 2016

On Friday, Soylent announced that it would begin its latest Soylent Powder – version 1.7. This new iteration promises to be an improvement upon Powder 1.6.
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Charge your iPhone quickly and wirelessly with the SonicPower

Meet the SonicPower, heralded as the "fastest conductive wireless charger" for the second-newest iPhone.
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We might be closer than ever to using CRISPR to cure diseases

Thanks to new research from a team at Western University, we may be closer than ever to curing some of humanity's most devastating diseases.
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Watch out for your wearable — new report expresses concerns about big data

As per a new research report, your handy, trendy wearable device is turning you, the wearer, into a treasure trove of information for advertisers.
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Japan’s Kounotori has docked at ISS, and the junk collector will soon be deployed

Japan sent a cargo ship to the International Space Station that has a "space junk" collector made in conjunction with a fishnet company, and it just docked.