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Google accused of threatening employees' jobs over leaks

An email from a Google exec counseled employees not to share confidential information with reporters, court papers allege.

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​Supreme Court ends venue-shopping for 'patent trolls'

Now patent suits can only be filed where a defendant company is headquartered, which means patent plaintiffs can't just seek out the friendliest courts.

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<p>European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has led the fight against Google.</p>

Europe vs. Google: The end is finally in sight

The European Commission "in the next few months" will conclude its investigation into Google's alleged abuse of its dominance in search and Android.

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Twitter co-founder apologizes for Trump, Arnie is back

In today's tech news, Evan Williams calls Twitter's role in increasing Trump's popularity a "very bad thing." LeEco's CEO resigns, and Arnold Schwarzenegger will return in a new Terminator film.

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Egg freezing, so hot right now

Facebook started the trend. Now more than a dozen tech firms offer benefits that pay for female staff to put their eggs on ice.

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<p>In the left corner, America First. In the right corner, Tim Cook.</p>

Dear Apple, Americans aren't in love with 'America First'

Commentary: The president has long been pressing Apple to manufacture here. Is that what Americans want? A new survey suggests it might not be.

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Facebook rules reportedly allow livestreaming of self-harm

The social network "doesn't want to censor or punish people in distress," according to documents revealed by The Guardian.

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<p>Yueting Jia has stepped down as LeEco's chief executive.</p>

LeEco CEO steps down in troubled times for China's tech giant

Jia Yueting's resignation comes a month after a $2 billion deal for Vizio fell through.

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<p>Twitter cofounder Evan Willams calls the internet broken because it rewards extremes.</p>

Twitter's co-founder is sorry if the site helped elect Trump

Evan Williams calls the notion that the social media platform helped put Trump in the White House "a very bad thing."

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<p>You missed this Apple event?</p>

Apple's biggest launch of the year may have been last week

Commentary: You may have missed it. Even when I tell you about it, you could think it's not important. But it just might be.

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Google Lens will give Assistant eyes, and WannaCry wreaks havoc

In this week's wrap-up, Google shows off new features coming to Google Assistant and Google Photos that let the apps give you information on things based on images alone. On the dark side of tech, the ransomware known as WannaCry continues to make a mess of things.

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New details for MacBooks and MacBook Pros coming to WWDC 17

We're just a couple weeks away and 2017 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference has a chance to surprise with MacBooks, a Siri speaker and new iPad Pro.

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