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Apple vs. Netflix: Why Turf Wars are Flaring in Big Tech

Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:49:50 +0000

Apple’s latest move into streaming video illustrates an escalating trend: Tech’s biggest companies, faced with limits to their growth, are encroaching on each other’s turf. Apple is taking on Netflix. Facebook is edging into Amazon’s sphere with its e-commerce plans. Google, which has already challenged Amazon and Microsoft in cloud computing, is launching an online…

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Trump Calls for Investment in Artificial Intelligence

Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:35:43 +0000

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in artificial intelligence. The plan, called the American AI Initiative, follows big investment pledges from China and other countries intended to advance and apply AI technology in fields ranging from warfighting to health care. The White House plan that…

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14-year-old’s FaceTime Bug Discovery Could Rattle Apple

Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:37:21 +0000

At the heart of Apple’s shocking FaceTime bug, which allowed just about anyone to turn an iPhone into a live microphone, stands a 14-year-old boy who stumbled upon the eavesdropping flaw more than a week before Apple took action. “The thing that surprised me the most was that this glitch happened in the first place,”…

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YouTube Overhauls Kids’ App After Complaints About Content

Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 07:42:26 +0000

YouTube is overhauling its kid-focused video app to give parents the option of letting humans, not computer algorithms, select what shows their children can watch. The updates that begin rolling out Thursday are a response to complaints that the YouTube Kids app has repeatedly failed to filter out disturbing content. Google-owned YouTube launched the toddler-oriented…

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Intel CEO: Fixes on the Way for Serious Chip Security Flaws

Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:31:17 +0000

Intel has big plans to steer toward new business in self-driving cars, virtual reality and other cutting-edge technologies. But first it has to pull out of a skid caused by a serious security flaw in its processor chips, which undergird many of the world’s smartphones and personal computers. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich opened his keynote…

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Who’s Affected by Computer Chip Security Flaw

Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 11:44:47 +0000

Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world’s personal computers and smartphones. The two hardware bugs discovered can be exploited to allow the memory content of a computer to be leaked. Such a leak could potentially expose stored…

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