FOX NEWS: Melinda Gates says White House response to COVID-19 is 'costing lives'

Melinda Gates says White House response to COVID-19 is 'costing lives'



Melinda Gates is not mincing words regarding the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic -- which as of Monday has killed more than 80,000 Americans.

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FOX NEWS: Technology deployed to keep those on front lines of COVID-19 fight as virus-free as possible

Technology deployed to keep those on front lines of COVID-19 fight as virus-free as possible



Hospitals, local law enforcement embrace drones, autonomous vehicles with novel uses; Phil Keating reports.

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FOX NEWS: Tech how-to: Pay using your phone at stores instead of your credit card

Tech how-to: Pay using your phone at stores instead of your credit card



Think back just a month. It may have seemed obsessive-compulsive to wash your hands after every interaction. Now we know it’s one of the best ways you can protect yourself.

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FOX NEWS: Apple, Facebook donating millions of masks to health care workers at risk during coronavirus pandemic

Apple, Facebook donating millions of masks to health care workers at risk during coronavirus pandemic



Silicon Valley giants like Facebook and Apple are pledging to help in the worldwide battle against coronavirus by donating millions of masks so that healthcare workers can remain protected.

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FOX NEWS: What is Daylight Saving Time?

What is Daylight Saving Time?



In the coming weeks, many Americans will continue the annual exercise of setting their clocks forward an hour in the name of daylight saving time. 

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FOX NEWS: New app sparks debate over facial recognition technology

New app sparks debate over facial recognition technology



Clearview AI claims it can identify anyone with just a single image; Bryan Llenas reports.

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FOX NEWS: Los Angeles wiping out 66,000 old marijuana convictions, with tech nonprofit's help

Los Angeles wiping out 66,000 old marijuana convictions, with tech nonprofit's help



Los Angeles County prosecutors are partnering with a nonprofit technology firm to wipe out or reduce up to 66,000 marijuana convictions that disproportionately impacted minorities over decades.

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FOX NEWS: Justice Department suing five companies over robocalls

Justice Department suing five companies over robocalls



Five companies, three people being sued for calls that scammed people into 'massive financial losses.'

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FOX NEWS: Great Britain to use Chinese telecom giant Huawei despite US concerns

Great Britain to use Chinese telecom giant Huawei despite US concerns



Senators on both sides of the aisle slam the British government's decision to allow Huawei to help build Britain's next-generation 5G network; Gillian Turner reports.

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FOX NEWS: Silicon Valley scrambles to stop coronavirus misinformation

Silicon Valley scrambles to stop coronavirus misinformation



The coronavirus's rapid spread worldwide is forcing Big Tech to confront the equally viral proliferation of misinformation -- in the form outright falsehoods and half-truths about the outbreak.

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FOX NEWS: ‘PigeonBot,’ first robot to bend its wings like a real bird, is unveiled

‘PigeonBot,’ first robot to bend its wings like a real bird, is unveiled



Could pigeons be the model for a new generation of flying robots?

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FOX NEWS: Justice Department, Apple spar over access to Saudi shooter's phones

Justice Department, Apple spar over access to Saudi shooter's phones



Attorney General Bill Barr calls out Apple for not helping federal investigators unlock two iPhones owned by the Saudi man who shot and killed three sailors at Naval Air Station Pensacola; David Spunt reports.

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FOX NEWS: Ivanka Trump delivers CES keynote, touts innovation, job growth

Ivanka Trump delivers CES keynote, touts innovation, job growth



Ivanka Trump delivered a keynote address amid controversy at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, touting innovation as an engine for U.S. job growth.

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FOX NEWS: Digit, a walking package-delivery robot, is now for sale

Digit, a walking package-delivery robot, is now for sale



Interested in a robot that can deliver packages? It'll set you back six figures.

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FOX NEWS: iStreamItAll, which claimed to be larger than Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, shut down; 2 plead guilty

iStreamItAll, which claimed to be larger than Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, shut down; 2 plead guilty



Two Las Vegas computer programmers have pleaded guilty to running an illegal streaming website that boasted more titles than Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime but did not have permission from copyright owners, the Justice Department announced Friday.

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FOX NEWS: Humans can 'self-generate' their own misinformation, study shows

Humans can 'self-generate' their own misinformation, study shows



Although social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have taken heat for spreading misinformation, it turns out that we -- all of us -- may be our own worst enemies in the battle against the scourge of fake news.

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FOX NEWS: Netflix boss defends pulling 'Patriot Act' episode in Saudi Arabia: 'We're not in the truth to power business'

Netflix boss defends pulling 'Patriot Act' episode in Saudi Arabia: 'We're not in the truth to power business'



Netflix CEO Reed Hastings defending the streaming platform's decision to pull an episode of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minaj" in Saudi Arabia this past January -- claiming that the company is not in the "truth to power business."

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FOX NEWS: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg used users' data as a bargaining chip to consolidate company's power, leaked documents reportedly reveal

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg used users' data as a bargaining chip to consolidate company's power, leaked documents reportedly reveal



A trove of leaked Facebook documents paint a negative portrait of CEO Mark Zuckerberg -- reportedly detailing his efforts to consolidate his company's power and beat its competitors by using users' data as a bargaining chip.

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FOX NEWS: Instagram removes fictional depictions of self-harm, suicide

Instagram removes fictional depictions of self-harm, suicide



Instagram is banning drawings, memes, video and comics that depict self-harm or suicide, along with other imagery that includes "associated materials or methods," the company announced on Sunday.

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FOX NEWS: PragerU takes aim at YouTube, sends truck to blast 'censored' videos outside company's HQ

PragerU takes aim at YouTube, sends truck to blast 'censored' videos outside company's HQ



An LED-covered video truck is driving around Silicon Valley Thursday blasting out PragerU videos that the organization says have been restricted by YouTube.

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