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Equifax hack may shake up US consumer data laws

Federal lawmakers are pushing to give you more control over your data, after hackers stole information from 145 million Americans.

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(FILES) File photo dated September 11, 2013 shows the logo of the social networking website 'Twitter' displayed on a computer screen in London. The San Francisco company Twitter announced on September 12, 2013, in a tweet, that it has submitted papers for a stock offering, the most hotly anticipated in the tech sector since Facebook's last year. "We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale," the company tweeted. Talk of an initial public offering (IPO) has circulated about Twitter for some time, and the Wall Street Journal estimated the company founded in 2006 is worth some $10 billion. Twitter has become one of the fastest-growing and most influential social media services, used widely by celebrities, journalists, politicians and others.

Twitter now has a calendar for tackling abuse and trolls

The end of 2017 is looking busy for Twitter, after it released a calendar of "safety work" to show how and when it will tackle issues on its platform.

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Silliness aside, Amazon now has to pick a new second home

All the wacky stunts from cities to get Amazon's attention will probably wrap up soon, as the hard numbers take over in the company's choice for HQ2.

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Facebook, who's buying hate speech ads? Congress members ask

Reps. Keith Ellison and John Conyers send the social media company a letter asking it to outline its policies on hate speech and advertising.

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Would you want a foldable phone? (The 3:59, ep. 301)

We discuss the new, foldable ZTE Axon M, as well as Walmart's vision for the future of shopping.

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<p>Verizon has agreed to pay $17.7 million to resolve parallel FCC and Justice Department investigations into the company's bidding on E-Rate subsidies.</p>

Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes

Agencies investigated possible violations of bidding rules for subsidies that help deliver broadband to schools and libraries.

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Walmart sees a shopping future filled with VR, AI and chatbots

Marc Lore, Walmart's e-commerce head in the US, offers a vision of future commerce.

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<p>Officers request thousands of location data from suspects without warrants each year.</p>

Google Maps kills off its new calorie counter

The feature, apparently meant to encourage walking, instead brought criticism on social media.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: The new Google logo is displayed at the Google headquarters on September 2, 2015 in Mountain View, California. Google has made the most dramatic change to their logo since 1999 and have replaced their signature serif font with a new typeface called Product Sans. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Google's Advanced Protection helps high-risk internet users

The program is specifically for campaign staffers, journalists, people in abusive relationships and others who face a higher-than-normal chance of hacking.

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Google Doodle celebrates pop icon Selena Quintanilla

The Doodle marks the 28th anniversary of her first studio album release.

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Samsung lets loose new tracking device for your kids and pets

It’s called the Connect Tag and it's the first of its kind to use narrowband technology, according to Samsung. Stay safe, kids.

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<p>A Qualcomm simulation concludes that 5G signals could cover much of San Francisco downtown outdoor areas even with today's existing base stations and short-range 28GHz radio signals central to 5G.&nbsp;</p>

Get ready for 'unlimited data' of 5G networks in 2019

Next-gen networks will have vast capacity so your phone can handle data even in massive crowds. Help for self-driving cars will have to wait longer, though.

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