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Jul
14
2021
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Pilot files intellectual property lawsuit against Delta

Pilot files intellectual property lawsuit against Delta

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A pilot has filed suit against Delta Air Lines, alleging the company stole his idea for a text messaging platform used by crews. The messaging app, which was rolled out in 2018, is used by gate agents, flight dispatchers, pilots, flight attendants and other workers who hustle to get planes out on time. They text updates on the status of everything from cleaning, catering, fueling and loading bags. It replaced a decades-old mish-mash of communications by two-way radios, jetway phones, word of mouth and jaunts down the jet bridge to relay messages, according to Delta.…
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Jul
14
2021
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Broken phones and tech at the center of Biden’s right to repair debate: What’s going on now

Broken phones and tech at the center of Biden’s right to repair debate: What’s going on now

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Jason Cipriani | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT The next time your dishwasher breaks or you crack the screen on your phone, you just might be the one fixing it instead of spending a fortune on an authorized repair. It's happened to all of us at some point: That moment where you drop your smartphone, and your stomach turns as you watch it tumble to the floor. Then there's the split-second moment of suspense as you pick it up, praying it's still all in one piece. And if you see a crack, your next thought is usually, "How much is…
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Jul
14
2021
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Ziply Fiber home internet review: So far, so good

Ziply Fiber home internet review: So far, so good

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David Anders | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Since acquiring networks in the Northwest from Frontier Communications last year, Ziply Fiber has largely impressed with simple pricing and gigabit speeds. Ziply Fiber is one of the newest contenders in home internet, officially launching service in May 2020 after relieving Frontier Communications of all DSL and fiber networks in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The company's short time in business makes it difficult to give a full, in-depth review, but it's safe to say that Ziply Fiber is off to a good start.  After a year or so of service, Ziply Fiber stands…
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Jul
12
2021
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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson returns after reaching space

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson returns after reaching space

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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert — enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth — and then safely glided back home to a runway landing. “Seventeen years of hard…
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Jul
11
2021
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TED Talks Are Coming to Clubhouse

TED Talks Are Coming to Clubhouse

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Beginning on Monday, TED will host rooms on the live social audio app with speakers like A. J. Jacobs. TED, the organization behind those viral TED Talks, has partnered with Clubhouse to bring TED speakers to the live social audio app, the companies said on Sunday. The first show, Thank Your Ass Off, will launch on Monday with A. J. Jacobs, an author and TED speaker who has spoken about trying to thank everyone involved in making his morning coffee and living a year of his life following the Bible as literally as possible. He will be joined by…
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Jul
11
2021
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Hollywood Stars Stake Claim in Podcast Boom During Pandemic, Report Finds

Hollywood Stars Stake Claim in Podcast Boom During Pandemic, Report Finds

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Twenty-two of the top 200 new podcasts last year were hosted by names like Rob Lowe, Jason Bateman and Zach Braff, according to a study from the podcast app Stitcher. Hollywood stars entered the podcasting space with aplomb during the pandemic, making up 22 — or 11 percent — of the top 200 new podcasts launched in 2020, according to a reportfrom the podcast app Stitcher on Wednesday. While The Joe Rogan Experience, This American Life and The Daily remained the top three most-listened shows in 2020, new offerings from top names like Rob Lowe (Literally! With Rob Lowe); Jason Bateman, Will Arnett…
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Jul
11
2021
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Windows 11: What to know about the beta download, new features, device compatibility, price and more

Windows 11: What to know about the beta download, new features, device compatibility, price and more

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Alison DeNisco Rayome | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Windows 11 is coming soon. These are all of the new features and other details about Microsoft's big update you need to know. Windows 11 is on its way. Microsoft unveiled "the next generation of Windows" at its virtual event in June, and with it, some big changes to the long-standing operating system, including its first name change in six years. The announcement follows Microsoft's roll out the latest version of Windows 10, the Windows 10 May 2021 update (also known as version 21H1).  Windows 11 includes a slew of new features, like the ability to download…
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Jul
10
2021
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TikTok Fixes “Significant Error” in Creator Marketplace After Phrases “Erroneously” Flagged as Hate Speech

TikTok Fixes “Significant Error” in Creator Marketplace After Phrases “Erroneously” Flagged as Hate Speech

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT A video by the comedian Ziggi Tyler appeared to show that phrases like "pro Black" and "Black Lives Matter" were flagged as "inappropriate content" on creator bios. TikTok said it fixed a “significant error” in its Creator Marketplace that “erroneously” flagged phrases as hate speech in response to a widely viewed video from a TikTok creator that appeared to show the platform marking words like “pro Black” and “Black Lives Matter” as “inappropriate content” on creator bios. “Our TikTok Creator Marketplace protections, which flag phrases typically associated with hate speech, were erroneously set to…
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Jul
08
2021
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BMW’s CE04 electric scooter is coming from the future to save the planet

BMW’s CE04 electric scooter is coming from the future to save the planet

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Tim Stevens | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT BMW's new scooter gets a major tech boost plus a manga-approved design. The electric mobility revolution is already sweeping the four-wheeled world, with dozens of players vying for a small but quickly growing wedge of the overall car market. For the two-wheeled side of things, that growth is happening more slowly -- despite the best efforts of players like Harley-Davidson. Today, BMW is unveiling its latest electrified ride, and it looks like an artifact sent back in time. It's called the CE04, a production version of the Definition CE04 concept that we saw last year,…
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Jul
07
2021
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YouTube recommendations serve up most videos viewers wish they’d never seen, study says

YouTube recommendations serve up most videos viewers wish they’d never seen, study says

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Joan E. Solsman | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT When YouTube viewers volunteered to report videos they regretted watching, 71% of them were recommended by YouTube's own algorithms, according to a Mozilla study. YouTube's almighty recommendations surfaced most of the videos that a crowdsourced army of volunteers said they regretted watching, according to a study released Wednesday by Mozilla based on "regret" reports from YouTubeusers. Of the videos people said they regretted, 71% were recommended by YouTube's artificial intelligence. YouTube also recommended people watch videos that it later removed for breaking its own rules, the report said, and videos that people regretted were…
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