Exploding vape pen battery starts fire on SkyWest flight
A vape pen battery caused a fire in an overhead bin on a SkyWest Airlines flight on Wednesday. It’s the
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Google insists it’s doing what it can to purge the Play Store of malicious apps
Google’s efforts to provide a secure and safe Play Store for Android users resulted in the company rejecting 55 percent
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500px: Almost 15 million users caught up in security breach
Almost 15 million members of portfolio website 500px have been caught up in a security breach. The hack occurred in
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Uber’s bikesharing service is eating into its regular business
A bikesharing service acquired by Uber nearly a year ago is causing riders to take fewer car journeys with the
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Skype’s new ‘blur background’ feature could help save your blushes
Skype’s latest feature for desktop lets you blur your background during video calls. The idea is that it keeps you
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Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts is leaving after five years in the job
Apple’s retail boss is leaving the company in April after five years in the job. Angela Ahrendts, who joined Apple
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Drone pilots are already getting caught ignoring Super Bowl flight ban
A restriction on drone flights is already in place around Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, but cops
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FaceTime Bug Lets You Hear Call Recipient Before They’ve Answered
A newly discovered FaceTime bug lets you listen to the audio of the person you’re calling before they’ve even answered.
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Bank robbery suspect uses Jump scooter as getaway vehicle, gets caught
A man accused of robbing a bank reportedly fled the scene on an electric scooter operated by Jump. Trouble is,
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Apple has just added a cash incentive to its ‘Shot on iPhone’ contest
Following complaints that Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” contest appeared to offer no financial reward for the winning photographers, the company has
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Royal fans bid big money as Prince Philip ‘car crash parts’ hit eBay
A couple of days after a car crash that involved the 97-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, debris apparently from
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‘Tech vest’ prevents Amazon workers from colliding with robot co-workers
Amazon workers at its fulfillment centers are using “tech vests” to help protect them from collisions with their robot co-workers.
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Robomart’s self-driving grocery store is like Amazon Go on wheels
Robomart’s driverless vehicle is like an Amazon Go store on wheels, with sensors tracking what you grab from the shelves.
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Apple’s iPhone battery offer was reportedly way more popular than expected
As many as 11 million iPhone owners reportedly made use of Apple’s cheaper battery replacement offer that launched in 2018
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SpaceX nails its first launch and landing of 2019, but job cuts loom
SpaceX has nailed its first launch and landing of 2019 with a mission that deployed more satellites for Virginia-based Iridium
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Ford’s app-based ‘Chariot’ shuttle service is offering its final rides
Chariot, the app-based crowdsourced ride service owned by Ford, is shutting down in the coming weeks. Launched in 2014, the
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This high-tech shopping cart has the same aim as Amazon Go
The technology powering Amazon Go’s cashier-free stores is pricey and a challenge to set up, but this high-tech shopping cart
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Google has found a clever way to make your search history more useful
Google has found a clever way to make more use of your search history by showing links to pages you’ve
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Instagram now lets you post to multiple accounts in one tap
Instagram for iPhone now lets you post to multiple accounts at the same time. It’s not the “regram” feature that
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Photoshop fail gives Aussie leader two left feet in official portrait
The Aussie prime minister doesn’t have two left feet, despite an official photograph of the leader and his family suggesting
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