Laura Hautala

FBI puts Clinton investigation memos online

What did Hillary Clinton tell the FBI about her approach to email while she was the US secretary of state? Now you can find out for yourself. The agency posted a summary of Clinton’s statements to the FBI online on Friday, along with a summary of the year-long FBI investigation into whether Clinton’s use of …

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Amazon Dash expands to the UK, Germany and Austria

It’s a trick that might amaze Mary Poppins. Amazon Prime customers in the UK, Germany and Austria can now order household items, from condoms to diapers, with the press of a real-world button. Here’s how it works. Say you’re a resident of the UK who relies on Ariel washing powder for all your laundry needs. You can now order the …

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Samsung delays Galaxy Note 7 shipments for quality control

That’s not what people usually mean when they say their phones are blowin’ up. Samsung said Wednesday it will delay shipments of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to do additional quality tests, according to Reuters. The announcement comes after reports on South Korean social media that the phones’ batteries were exploding en route to customers. Photos republished by Apple Insider …

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iPhone packaging pics boost headphone rumors

It’s almost time for Apple to announce its new iPhone, which means rumors are flying fast. On Wednesday, photos reportedly showing the packaging for the new phones hit the internet, offering support to theories that the new devices will ditch the traditional headphone jack for a new system. The photos suggest the phones will ship with Lightning EarPods, according to …

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Social media’s echo chamber fuels migrant backlash in Sweden, Finland

This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. Maria Booth and I sit at a table at Mälarpaviljongen, a gay-friendly bar and cafe in Stockholm. It’s a sunny, breezy day on the Baltic waterway that surrounds the city. The cafe’s floating patio …

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Now you can use a Facebook bot to write the president

Got something to say to the president? Now you can use Facebook to send a note to the White House’s new messenger bot. The messaging service launched Wednesday. “The White House’s Messenger bot, a first of its kind for any government the world over, will make it as easy as messaging your closest friends,” wrote Josh Goldman, chief digital officer …

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See Turf dancing in 360 degrees with 100 GoPros

Intense emotions expressed with creative street dancing moves, laid out on a cardboard mat for a crowd that’s feeling it. That’s Turf dancing, and it already looks awesome. But GoPro tried to up the ante by capturing turf dancers in the San Francisco Bay Area with a custom 360 degree array of cameras that shows their fluid contortions from every …

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iTunes Match soon coming to all Apple Music subscribers

Apple will roll out its iTunes Match service to all Apple Music subscribers, starting Monday, according to Apple news site The Loop. That means it’ll use an algorithm to judge which song is in your iTunes library and then add it to your account, making it available for you to listen to from the cloud. Apple and music Apple Music …

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Warrant denied: Feds can’t search foreign data servers, appeals court rules

No dice. Federal warrants don’t apply to emails, documents and other data stored on servers outside the United States, according to a ruling Thursday by a federal appeals court. That’s great news for Microsoft, which brought the appeal after a lower court ruled that the company must hand over emails stored in Dublin, Ireland, and held the company in contempt …

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How to tell if your Android phone has the HummingBad malware

Now playing: Watch this: Android malware ‘HummingBad’ infects millions 1:18 Bad news: a malicious app has taken hold of about 10 million Android phones around the world, and it’s creepy. Security specialist Check Point says the software, called HummingBad, can take root in your phone, collecting your personal data and making it act like you’ve clicked on ads that you …

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