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Apple's low-cost MacBook will fill a long-standing gap in its lineup — and bring a new wave of users into the ecosystem. March 4 marks Apple's next big announcement day, which it plans to celebrate ...

Google has agreed to pay $203 million in separate settlements involving claims that it collecting cell data without permission and "wrongfully" recorded and disseminating private audio data. Android ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps, the company told TechCrunch on Monday. The tech giant said the new subscriptions will unlock more ...

Planned Facility Will Offer Alternative to Jail and Hospitalization, Connect People to Treatment; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Work to Improve Street Conditions, Connect People to Treatment, Address ...

Abstract: The growing adoption of social virtual reality (VR) platforms underscores the importance of safeguarding personal VR space to maintain user privacy and security. Teleportation, a prevalent ...

This project is an interactive JavaFX GUI application that allows users to fully style and control text on the screen. The application demonstrates clean GUI structuring, event handling, component ...

Tinder is looking to AI to revitalize its dating app, which has now reported nine straight quarters of paying subscriber declines, as of the third quarter this year. The dating app maker, Match Group, ...

Amazon will issue $1.5 billion in refunds as the result of an FTC settlement. Will you be getting one? Credit: Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Amazon agreed to a whopping $2.5 ...