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Cisco to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle Government Claims of Flawed Tech

By KATIE BENNER and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Znx5cP Computer Security

London Lab Advances Use of A.I. in Health Care, but Raises Privacy Concerns

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Zq0HGy Computers and the Internet, Electronic Health Records, Artificial Intelligence

The Tools for Covering Tech Are the Same as in 2009

By JOHN HERRMAN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ysjNjb Online Advertising, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications, News and News Media

Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth, Again

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2SQ5i2f Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, International Trade and World Market, Software

Huawei’s Sales Jump Despite Trump’s Blacklisting

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MnPpih Blacklisting, International Trade and World Market, Computers and the Internet, Politics and Government

Your Next iPhone Might Be Made in Vietnam. Thank the Trade War.

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2GEpBea International Trade and World Market

Uber Lays Off 400 People From Its Global Marketing Team

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31cgWHN Layoffs and Job Reductions, Advertising and Marketing

5 Things to Know About Military Romance Scams on Facebook

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MqfRaX Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Frauds and Swindling, Computer Security

Facebook Connected Her to a Tattooed Soldier in Iraq. Or So She Thought.

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JY8KVu Social Media, Defense and Military Forces, Computers and the Internet

Why Whole Foods Hasn’t Satisfied Amazon’s Grocery Appetite

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2SKdSiQ Delivery Services, Supermarkets and Grocery Stores

T-Mobile and Sprint Are Merging. What Does That Mean for You?

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2GwfLuB Wireless Communications, Cellular Telephones, 5G (Wireless Communications)

The Week in Tech: Huge Fines Can’t Hide America’s Lack of a Data Privacy Law

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Yks1o7 Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

In Hong Kong Protests, Faces Become Weapons

By PAUL MOZUR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Oly63X Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

SoftBank Unveils New Tech Fund to Expand Its Sprawling Portfolio

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Y3bSYQ

Alphabet Earnings: Profits Triple and Slump Worries Ease

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Zf2pui Online Advertising, Cloud Computing, Computers and the Internet

Chris Hughers, a Facebook Founder, Is Working With the Government to Break It Up

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Y5ZiIs Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Amazon Earnings: Just How Impatient Are Shoppers?

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2GujVmZ Computers and the Internet, E-Commerce, Delivery Services

Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Sues Google

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OjzmVo Presidential Election of 2020, Online Advertising

Ad Tool Facebook Built to Fight Disinformation Doesn’t Work as Advertised

By MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YjrP8C Political Advertising, Online Advertising, Social Media, Campaign Finance

Facebook Says F.T.C. Has Opened Formal Antitrust Investigation

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Mac6WZ Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

F.T.C. Orders Facebook to Add Oversight of Data Practices

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32MYmrc Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Privacy, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

F.T.C. Orders Facebook to Add Oversight of Data Practices

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LD9pxN Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Privacy, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

When Online Procrastination Is Your Job

By AMANDA HESS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32OS4qU Computers and the Internet, Wearable Computing, Mobile Applications, Movies

A Guide to Picking the Right Phone Plan

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LCsdgz Wireless Communications, Cellular Telephones

YouTube Is a Big Business. Just How Big Is Anyone’s Guess.

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2XYNtUp Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Cloud Computing

Justice Department Opens Antitrust Review of Big Tech Companies

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YhDS6A Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Bird Is Said to Raise New Funding at $2.5 Billion Valuation

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LCyiK2 Venture Capital, Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters, Car Services and Livery Cabs, Start-ups

With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2XY7D0M Artificial Intelligence

The Week in Tech: Some Workers Hate Robots. Retraining May Change That.

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JQaleT Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Inventor Hovers Over Bastille Day Celebration

By EMMANUEL MACRON VIA STORYFUL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2M8ndzZ Automobiles, Airlines and Airplanes, Flying Cars, Science and Technology

Sorry, You Won’t Be Hovering Over Paris Anytime Soon

By HEATHER MURPHY from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32CgG64 Automobiles, Airlines and Airplanes, Flying Cars, Science and Technology

Microsoft Earnings: Tech’s Quiet Giant Keeps Its Focus on the Cloud

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2XNAnt3 Cloud Computing, Computers and the Internet, Enterprise Computing

Is Huawei a Security Threat? Vietnam Isn’t Taking Any Chances

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JFqZz8

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Faces Second Day of Critical Hearings

By NATHANIEL POPPER and MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2XXPCL8 Libra (Currency)

The Sad Truth About Sleep-Tracking Devices and Apps

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NXguLy Sleep, Mobile Applications, Wearable Computing

Covering Protests Where There Is a Distrust of Social Media

By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32xxATl Computers and the Internet, Instant Messaging, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

Amazon Faces E.U. Inquiry Over Data From Independent Sellers

By KEVIN GRANVILLE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JIXNpD E-Commerce, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Google Glass Has an Afterlife as a Device to Teach Autistic Children

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Yfvx7v Computers and the Internet, Innovation

Elon Musk’s Company Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet

By JOHN MARKOFF from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Sna5Yz Brain, Computers and the Internet, Research

‘I Don’t Trust You Guys’: Lawmakers Unite to Take Aim at Big Tech

By STEVE LOHR, MIKE ISAAC and NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NW49ax Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, United States Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Law and Legislation

Senators Grill Facebook Executive on Company’s Cryptocurrency Plans

By MIKE ISAAC and NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2jLzxKA Libra (Currency), Social Media, Virtual Currency, Banking and Financial Institutions

Don’t Scoff at Influencers. They’re Taking Over the World.

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2k0oJIK Computers and the Internet, Social Media

A Feisty Google Adversary Tests How Much People Care About Privacy

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2lb1YC7 Computers and the Internet, Search Engines, Privacy, Maps

Fighting Big Tech Makes for Some Uncomfortable Bedfellows

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2jDLVw0 Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Social Media

Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More.

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2jJ3RoY Social Media, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Computers and the Internet

Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Sbq0cy Computer Vision, Facial Recognition Software, Face, Computers and the Internet