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Eric Lundgren is obsessed with recycling electronics.
He built an electric car out of recycled parts that far outdistanced a Tesla in a test. He launched what he thinks is the first “electronic hybrid recycling” facility in the United States, which turns discarded cellphones and other electronics…
Seven months after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told ZDNet the laws of Australia will trump the laws of mathematics, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton has discussed looming legislation that would force companies to help the government access communications.
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Walmart reported fourth quarter e-commerce sales growth of 23 percent, marking a significant decline from 50 percent growth the previous quarter.
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In a deal that highlights the growing popularity of collectible sneakers, Culver City’s GOAT, an online marketplace for high-value sneakers, is buying Flight Club, an influential sneaker consignment store with outposts in New York and Los Angeles.
The two brands trade in the kinds of high-end,…
This deal brings Red Hat, the leading Linux company, and CoreOS, a leading container and Kubernetes company, together.
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Samsung just announced the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, followed quickly by each US carrier revealing when, where, and for how much you can pay to get this newest Samsung device in your hand.
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The Adecco Group, a global HR services firm headquartered in Switzerland, announced today that it has acquired Vettery. The financial terms were not disclosed, but a source with knowledge of the deal told us that the price was a little over $100 million. (It’s not clear how much of that is cash versus stock.) Read More
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The country is part of a global ranking of the five nations most targeted by cybercriminals, says study.
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For the second time in a week, Google reveals another unpatched Windows 10 vulnerability.
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The leak of Apple’s iBoot source code onto GitHub is likely to turn older devices into a toxic hellstew of vulnerabilities.
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