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Google wants to pump 1.5 million gallons of water per day to cool servers at its data center in Berkeley County, S.C. "It's great to have Google in this region," conservationist Emily Cedzo said. "So by no means are we going after Google ... Our concern,

Google Moves In And Wants To Pump 1.5 Million Gallons Of Water Per Day

8:21pm May 08, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

The company says it needs that much water to cool its servers at a South Carolina data center. Now, community leaders are having to balance economic benefits with environmental impact.

An Austrian court ruled on Friday that the "hate postings" against an Austrian politician must be deleted from Facebook worldwide. The case concerns posts insulting Eva Glawischnig, the leader of the Austrian Green party. Above, a poster featuring Glawisc

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Austrian Court Rules Facebook Must Delete Hate Speech

5:41pm May 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The decision could have global consequences: The court ruled that the harsh words against an Austrian politician must be deleted from Facebook worldwide.

Walt Mossberg has been reporting on technology since the 1990s. He plans to retire in June.

After Decades Covering It, Tech Still Amazes Walt Mossberg

5:34pm May 08, 2017

He began covering personal technology in the 1990s, when he says tech columns were written "by geeks for geeks." As he retires, Mossberg reflects on how tech has evolved, often in unexpected ways.

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Restaurants With Low Yelp Ratings Suffer Under Higher Minimum Wages

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Sam Harnett

Minimum wage increases in the San Francisco Bay Area have had an impact on the local restaurant industry, according to a study released by Harvard Business School. Restaurants with low or middling Yelp reviews have become more likely to go out of business. Places with high reviews have been unaffected. The study doesn't attempt to determine whether the wage increases have been good for employees or the local economy overall.

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When You're Not Quite Sure If Your Teacher Is Human

9:54am May 08, 2017

by Tasnim Shamma

When this computer science professor became overwhelmed with the number of questions students were asking, he recruited artificial intelligence to help serve up some answers.

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On The Eve Of French Election, Hackers Release Data From Macron Campaign

6:41pm May 06, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

French voters head to the polls on Sunday in the presidential election runoff. They're choosing between two candidates with starkly different views about the future of France.

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has started the process to roll back Obama-era regulations for Internet service providers.

FCC Chief Makes Case For Tackling Net Neutrality Violations 'After The Fact'

10:36am May 05, 2017

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is repealing Obama-era regulations for Internet providers. He tells NPR he prefers taking targeted action against actual harms, not preemptively regulating hypothetical ones.

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New Software Can Mimic Anyone's Voice

5:14am May 05, 2017

A company in Canada has come up with away to recreate anyone's voice and get it to say almost anything. It opens up dangerous possibilities, however.

Google Doc Users Hit By Massive Email Phishing Scam

4:37pm May 04, 2017

A new phishing scam comes in the form of a Google doc link from what looks like a known source. An IT professional explains.

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A reader handles an Amazon Kindle at a book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2015.

EU Drops Its Antitrust Probe Over Amazon E-Book Contracts

3:45pm May 04, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The European Union's executive arm closed the investigation after accepting Amazon's promise to strip its publisher contracts of clauses that the commission feared were "harmful to consumers."