4 minutes ago | CNBC

President Barack Obama spoke at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday hosted by software company Splunk and addressed how tech can help solve problems.
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Tech execs say they're acting faster on extremist content

52 minutes ago | Star Tribune

Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter are telling Congress they've gotten better and faster at detecting and removing violent extremist content on their social media...
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From advocating for nuking Mars to feuding on Twitter, here's how Tesla's controversial CEO Elon Musk spent his summer

2 hours ago | Business Insider

Elon Musk , tech billionaire and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla , tweeted a lot this summer. He still really wants to nuke Mars, or at least sell T-shirts with the slogan. Here's...
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Google's broken smartwatch dreams

2 hours ago | Business Insider

Welcome to Trending, the weekly newsletter highlighting the best of BI Prime's tech coverage. This is Alexei Oreskovic, Business Insider's West Coast Bureau Chief and Global...
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Bill Gates says where you were born is the biggest predictor of your success - and it's a glaring sign of global inequality

3 hours ago | Business Insider

In recent interviews, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said the geography - where you are born - is the single biggest driver of your lot in life. Gender also plays a major...
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Louisiana Tech vs. FIU: How to watch online, live stream info, game time, TV channel

3 hours ago | CBS Sports | 2 articles

How to watch Louisiana Tech vs. FIU football game
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Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Furman Paladins: a View from the Sideline Part 1

4 hours ago | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore

The Team takes the field. | John Schneider - SB Nation Its been one of those weeks, with lots of things going on, and a bye week scheduled so were going to split this up into a...
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Tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg would lose billions under Elizabeth Warren's tax plan

4 hours ago | Business Insider

Amidst her presidential bid, Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed a flat tax on the ultra-wealthy: a 2% annual tax on households with a net worth between $50 million and $1...
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This is the Apple Watch Series 5 feature reviewers think is a must-have

4 hours ago | iMore | 3 articles

What you need to know The one Apple Watch feature reviewers say is a must-have is the always-on display. Most praise how it doesn't impact battery life and is super useful. One...
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Fashion++ turns your fashion Don't into a Do with minimal tweaks

5 hours ago | Venture Beat

Researchers at Cornell, Georgia Tech, and Facebook AI Research developed an AI system - Fashion++ - that makes outfits more stylish.
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Merriam-Webster adds 530 new words from ‘deep state' to ‘dad joke'

The dictionary's editors announced that they have added more than 530 words to its pages in September, as well as 4,000 definitions, etymology and pronunciation revisions. Read more ...

New York, Michigan approve bans on sale of flavored e-cigs

States have responded to severe respiratory problems linked to vaping, implementing bans on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. Read more ...

President Trump reveals new national security adviser choice

President Donald Trump announced his new national security adviser choice Wednesday morning. Read more ...

Trump says US is barring California from setting stricter fuel standards

California officials and environmental groups have pledged a legal counter amid the president's announcement. Read more ...

Trump names U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as national security adviser

President Donald Trump announced plans to name U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien to replace John Bolton as his national security adviser. “I am pleased to announce that I... Read more ...

Pennsylvania state senator resigns amid child porn charges

State lawmaker charged after investigators search his home in Lebanon County, Pa. Read more ...

Nick Carter confirms restraining order against younger brother, Aaron Carter

According to Nick Carter, Aaron Carter "harbors thoughts and intentions of killing wife and unborn child." Read more ...

Police: Teen hit by car while walking little sister to bus stop in possible...

A 13-year-old boy was hit by a car during a possible road rage incident while walking his younger sister to the bus stop, according to police in South Carolina. Read more ...

Isaiah Thomas injury update: Wizards guard has thumb surgery, out 6-8 weeks

The thumb injury, suffered Monday, is the latest setback for Thomas, who has been bothered by hip issues for the past several seasons. Read more ...

Democratic Donor Ed Buck Accused Of Running A Drug Den After 3rd Man ODs

For more than two years, activists say, Buck has avoided being charged with a crime because he is white, wealthy and politically connected. (Image credit: Ann Johansson/Corbis... Read more ...