Thursday, January 31, 2019

Nintendo's Switch magic may be wearing off

When it was first released, Nintendo's Switch console was so popular that the company struggled to ship enough devices to meet the huge demand.


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Study: Leaving Facebook makes people happier but less informed

Deactivating Facebook causes people to be happier but less informed, according to the findings of a new study from New York University and Stanford University.


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Amazon has its first $200 billion sales year, but growth is slowing

Amazon now finds itself in an elite group of companies whose annual revenue can be measured in the hundreds of billions.


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Facebook and Twitter remove thousands of fake accounts tied to Russia, Venezuela and Iran

For anyone hoping that foreign operations are no longer using social media to try to meddle in and influence debate and policy in the US and all over the world, Thursday should be a wakeup call.


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Foxconn going ahead with construction in Wisconsin

Foxconn says it is moving ahead with its construction plans in Wisconsin, despite uncertainty about what it might eventually build on the site.


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Apple Banishes Facebook Data Reaper From iPhones

Apple has blocked a Facebook app that paid users for total access to all network data passing through their mobile phones. Facebook had been paying users $20 a month for root network access to their phones. Facebook was on-boarding users of its Research program, which included teenagers, through Apple's Enterprise system, which Apple said was a violation of its policy. The Enterprise system is supposed to be used only for the distribution of internal corporate apps to employees, not to paid external testers.

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Drinkable water is scarce. These companies are pulling it out of the air

These water-generating device for homes and offices pull water out of the air. If they can make their systems affordable and efficient enough, they may have a chance at alleviating some of humanity's fresh water problems.


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Marie Kondo tries to get my digital life in order

The clutter that weighs down my life most is online, not offline. It is in my pocket, and on my mind, every hour of the day. Netflix star and decluttering expert Marie Kondo offers a few tips to help manage it.


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Amazon and Walmart are about to take a big hit in India

New internet regulations in the works could threaten companies like Amazon, Walmart, Facebook and Twitter.


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Intel names Bob Swan CEO, shedding his interim title

Chipmaker Intel elevated Bob Swan to permanent CEO Thursday.


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