Microsoft's new settings let users contribute recordings to improve its speech recognition systems

15 hours ago | Venture Beat

Microsoft's new settings allow users to contribute voice clips that'll be used to improve the company's AI speech technologies.
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Bill Gates is reportedly the largest farmland owner in America

16 hours ago | New York Post

Bill Gates may no longer be the world's richest man, but he can claim a new title: America's farmland king. The billionaire Microsoft co-founder has become the largest owner of...
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Microsoft, Oracle & Co full speed ahead on Covid-19 vaccine passports, citing incipient government demand

17 hours ago | RT

US tech and health behemoths have joined forces to roll out yet another Covid-19 vaccination passport, dangling a return to international travel but raising more questions...
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Folding iPhone prototype has a big new upgrade, says Prosser

18 hours ago | iMore

That could be a big deal... What you need to know Apple is said to be testing a new type of glass for its rumored folding iPhone. Jon Prosser states APple is working on a...
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Bill Gates now owns 242,000 acres of farmland, making him America's biggest private farmland owner, according to a new report

20 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist Bill Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland in the US - making him the largest private farmland owner nationwide...
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10 things in tech you need to know today

1 day ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Have an Amazon Alexa...
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Apple's Music and Podcasts app could be coming to Windows or Xbox

1 day ago | iMore

Windows or Xbox users are finally going to get Apple Music and Apple Podcasts. What you need to know Apple is working on a Music and Podcasts app for Microsoft platforms. It's...
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Facebook, Microsoft, Google and Amazon are snapping up experts in the Rust programming language months after Mozilla laid them off

1 day ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Over the last few months, programmers specializing in the Rust language have flocked to tech titans including Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and...
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Late drop in Big Tech stocks pulls indexes mostly lower

1 day ago | Star Tribune

A late slide in several Big Tech stocks left major indexes lower on Wall Street, even as small-company stocks marched to another record high. The S&P 500 turned lower in the...
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America's Biggest Owner Of Farmland Is Now Bill Gates

1 day ago | Forbes

The Microsoft billionaire has been quietly building a 242,000-acre portfolio of agricultural land across 18 states.
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Here are the winning numbers for Mega Millions' Friday drawing for $750 million

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The NRA has filed for bankruptcy after years of financial troubles

Summary List Placement The National Rifle Association has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy , the group said in a statement Friday. The move is part of a restructuring process... Read more ...

CDC: New virus variant will have 'rapid growth' in US at beginning of this year

Health officials say by March, a new and more infectious strain of coronavirus will likely become the dominant strain in the U.S. Read more ...

NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas - The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influential gun-rights... Read more ...

Call Is First Contact Between Presidential Campaigns

More than two months after the election, the rival presidential campaigns have had their first direct contact with each other. VP Mike Pence called Kamala Harris to offer his... Read more ...

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, to begin his post-presidential life in... Read more ...

Dustin Higgs becomes 13th and final inmate executed under Trump

Another federal death row inmate in Indiana was executed early Saturday - marking final execution under the Trump administration, and the 13th since July. Dustin John Higgs... Read more ...

You can shop every single product from Netflix's 'Get Organized' right now

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Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2 million

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish... Read more ...

Disneyland cancels its annual pass program

Repeat visits to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure haven't been possible since the theme parks closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, the parks'... Read more ...