Brandon Bailey
The Associated Press
Silicon Valley, CA, United States
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Why fingers make handy, if not foolproof, digital keys
SAN FRANCISCO — It sounds like a great idea: Forget passwords, and instead lock your phone or computer with your fingerprint. It's a convenient form of security — though it's → Read More
Why fingers make handy, if not foolproof, digital keys
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It sounds like a great idea: Forget passwords, and instead lock your phone or computer with your fingerprint. It's a convenient form of security -- though it's also perhaps not as safe as you'd think. In their rush to do away with problematic passwords, Apple, Microsoft and other tech companies are nudging consumers to use their own fingerprints, faces and eyes as digital… → Read More
Why Fingers Make Handy, If Not Foolproof, Digital Keys
It sounds like a great idea: Forget passwords, and instead lock your phone or computer with your fingerprint. It's a convenient form of security — though it's also perhaps not as safe as you'd think. In their rush to do away with problematic passwords, Apple, Microsoft and other tech... → Read More
Ambitious Airbnb adds local tours and activities
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Not content with just renting out spare rooms and vacant homes, Airbnb is adding local tours and activities like surfing lessons and pub crawls to its travel services in major cities around the world. → Read More
Facebook glitch made it appear some users had died
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday, when an unexplained glitch caused the social networking service to post a notice that implied they were dead. → Read More
Facebook glitch made it appear some users had died
Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday. → Read More
Facebook glitch made it appear some users had died
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday. Many of the social-media site's users saw their Facebook profile page topped with a message that referred to the process for "memorializing" the page of someone who has passed away. The message said Facebook hoped the users' loved ones would find comfort in seeing posts that others shared about them. Even Facebook CEO… → Read More
Facebook Glitch Made It Appear Some Users Had Died
Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday, when an unexplained glitch caused the social networking service to post a notice that implied they were dead. A number of Facebook users reported that their profile page on the social network was topped with a message that referred to... → Read More
Facebook glitch made it appear some users had died
Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday. → Read More
New recall headache for Samsung: 3M washing machines
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In another black eye for one of the world's leading consumer brands, U.S. authorities announced a recall Friday of nearly 3 million Samsung washing machines following several reports of injuries -- including a broken jaw -- due to "excessive vibration. → Read More
LinkedIn, Glassdoor add tools to reveal your pay potential
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Money isn't everything, but it counts for a lot at work. That's why work-related websites like LinkedIn and Glassdoor are adding new online tools to help professionals understand their salary potential. LinkedIn, which calls itself the social network for professionals, is adding a service that provides members with pay information for a variety of jobs, including a… → Read More
Microsoft Adds New Chat-Based Service for Workers
Taking a cue from competing online services like Slack, which let workers chat and share information on the job, Microsoft is adding a new program called "Teams" to its Office 365 suite of internet productivity software. Analysts say Microsoft is catching up to a trend in which a host of... → Read More
LinkedIn, Glassdoor Add Tools to Reveal Your Pay Potential
Money isn't everything, but it counts for a lot at work. That's why work-related websites like LinkedIn and Glassdoor are adding new online tools to help professionals understand their salary potential. LinkedIn, which calls itself the social network for professionals, is adding a service... → Read More
Microsoft: Windows Flaw Used by Hackers Linked to Russians
Microsoft says a newly discovered flaw in its Windows software was used by a hacking group that other researchers have linked to Russia's government and computer intrusions at the Democratic National Committee. The flaw was detected by researchers at Google, who recently alerted software... → Read More
Apple adds keyboard touch functions to Mac in major refresh
(AP) — Apple unveiled long-awaited updates to its Mac computers Thursday, aiming to spark consumer interest in a product line often overshadowed by newer gadgets like the iPad and iPhone. During the event, Apple also said it wants to unify television viewing on its streaming TV device with a new app simply called "TV." [...] with the Mac's earlier years — when Apple marketed its computers to… → Read More
Apple Adds Keyboard Touch Functions to Mac in Major Refresh
Apple's high-end Mac laptops are getting a touch control strip above the keyboard, part of a long-awaited update aimed at reviving interest in a product often overshadowed by newer gadgets like the iPad and iPhone. The new Touch Bar, which is both a narrow display and a control panel,... → Read More
Apple TV gets an app to manage video from various services
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple is announcing long-awaited updates to its Mac computers, aiming to spark consumer interest in a product line that often seems overshadowed by newer gadgets like the iPad and iPhone. → Read More
Apple refreshes Mac lineup with new keyboard touch functions
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple is announcing long-awaited updates to its Mac computers, aiming to spark consumer interest in a product line that often seems overshadowed by newer gadgets like the iPad and iPhone. As widely speculated, Apple will add a new touch-sensitive panel to the MacBook Pro, its top-of-the-line laptop. The touch panel will enable new keyboard functions. → Read More
Apple says it needs more time before new ear buds are ready
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple says it needs "a little more time" before it starts selling the new wireless ear buds that are designed to work with its newest iPhones -- the ones that don't come with a dedicated headphone jack. The tech giant showed off what it calls "AirPods" last month, during an event where it also introduced the new iPhone 7 smartphones. → Read More
Google Fiber halts expansion plans, continues operating in Charlotte
Google's parent company is halting operations and laying off staff in a number of cities where it once hoped to bring high-speed internet access by installing new fiber-optic networks. → Read More