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Twitter can't attract more tweeters to save its life

Even with all the attention from President Trump and Twitter's central role in politics, the social network wasn't able to convince more of us to start tweeting.

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<p>Google CEO Sundar Pichai, on left, speaks at the "Google for Nigeria" event in the country's capital Lagos on July 27, 2017.</p>

Google doubles down on digital training in Africa

After giving online skills training to 1 million people in the region, the web giant pledges to train 10 million more.

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<p>Airbnb limits rentals in London and Amsterdam.</p>

Canceled visit? That's OK, Airbnb will let you post a review

Before now, if guests had a bad home rental experience they couldn't leave a review unless they completed their stay. That's changing.

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Jeff Bezos is the richest person on Earth... for now

Amazon stock increases finally put Bezos in the top spot, breaking Bill Gates' four-year-plus streak.

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<p>HackerRank's survey found that Washington is home to the country's best developers.</p>

California, home to Silicon Valley, ranks third in developer survey

HackerRank looked at average coding scores on its platform to find out who performed best. The result may surprise you.

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Ransomware is so big, hackers are staffing help desks

Malware is being run like a professional business, with customer service staff to help victims make ransom payments.

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Twitter still has a lot to show and prove

Pushing back against trolls and edging forward with a redesign, Twitter hoped to attract new users. Its second-quarter numbers tell a different story.

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Google drops Instant Search, Waze heads to Android Auto

The biggest stories in tech include Google dropping Instant Search results, a Cochlear implant that works with iOS and Waze heading to Android Auto.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love high-tech meditation

Emails, tweets and phone alerts are stressing us out. Now there's tech to ease the anxiety.

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PayPal taps into China's 100M Baidu Wallet users

If you're a PayPal global merchant, you'll now have access to another 100 million potential online shoppers.

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Apple's developing its own OLEDs for future iPhones

Adobe's Flash is dead. Just as Steve Jobs said seven years ago. The Apple Watch 3 could come by September, and new iPhone 8 renders sport the look I want.

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USB feels the need for double speed

The new USB 3.2 standard will potentially double data transfer speeds to 20 gigabits per second. So when will we get to see it?

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