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T-Mobile has announced adding 5.6 million net customers during 2020. It’s the most customers added in the carrier’s history, T-Mobile revealed in its preliminary full-year results Wednesday. “Our focus on bringing unmatched value and experience to customers while building and delivering the nation’s best 5G network paid off with record-breaking results in 2020,” said Mike …

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Amazon buys 11 more jets for its delivery fleet

Amazon has announced it’s purchased 11 new jets for its delivery fleet. The four new Boeing 767-300 aircraft from WestJet will join the Amazon Air cargo network in 2021, and the seven aircraft from Delta will join in 2022, the online retail giant said Tuesday. Purchasing its own aircraft will allow Amazon to “continue delivering for customers across the US …

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Ticketmaster pays $10M fine for accessing competitor’s online systems

Ticketmaster will pay a $10 million criminal fine for repeatedly accessing the computer systems of one of its competitors without authorization. The online ticketing company agreed to the fine after being charged with five counts of computer intrusion and fraud by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Ticketmaster employees used …

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App spending hit $400 million during socially isolated holiday season

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. App spending hit a massive $407.6 million during Christmas, according to estimates by Sensor Tower. The record comes as COVID-19 cases continue growing, with lockdowns and quarantines reinvoked across the globe over the holidays. During the same period last year, people spent $100 …

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The latest OnePlus phone changes color when it senses a 5G signal

OnePlus has announced another model of the 8T, this time revealing a color-changing phone. Using electronic color, material and finish, or ECMF, technology, the OnePlus 8T concept phone shifts between dark blue and light silver when the metal oxide inside the glass casing activates. It’s been tied into the phone’s mmWave radar, so that when it receives a 5G signal, …

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OnePlus 9 Lite could launch alongside the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro phones

OnePlus will be releasing three phones in its 9 series, a report Wednesday said: The OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 Lite. It would be the Chinese phone brand’s first “lite” model, and could be priced at around $600, Android Central said. By comparison, the report estimates the OnePlus 9 will cost around $800, and the Pro $950 …

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Google scientists reportedly told to make AI look more ‘positive’ in research papers

Google parent Alphabet has been asking its scientists to ensure that AI technology looks more “positive” in their research papers, says a Wednesday report by Reuters. A new review procedure is reportedly in place so researchers consult with Google’s legal, policy or PR teams for a “sensitive topics review” before exploring things like face analysis, and racial, gender and political …

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Trump vetoes defense bill over Congress’ refusal to repeal Section 230

US President Donald Trump vetoed the annual defense spending bill Wednesday, after it was passed by Congress two weeks ago. Trump had threatened to veto the bill if Congress didn’t use the legislation to repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a law that protects online platforms from liability for content posted by users. The $740.5 billion defense bill, …

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Microsoft developing its own chips for the Surface lineup, says a report

Microsoft is working on a homemade chip to power its Surface line of computers, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg News. This is in addition to the tech giant exploring processor designs for its server computers running Microsoft‘s cloud services, the report said, citing unnamed sources. The moves are part of a bid to end reliance on Intel’s chips, …

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Twitter is beta testing audio chat rooms called Spaces

Twitter says its beta test of audio chat rooms is now live. The feature, called Spaces, will let users share audio clips in tweets and direct messages. Users will also be able to create their own rooms for others to join, and they’ll have control over who can speak in those spaces. It’s “a small experiment focused on the intimacy …

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