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Whether it’s providing internet to storm-ravaged communities or supporting American troops at war, Craig Garriott has long believed the satellites he builds for Boeing helped protect lives. Now, Garriott, 53, says, it’s the lives of hundreds of technicians at the Boeing facility where he has worked for nearly three decades that need protecting from company
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Most common passwords of 2024 revealed – CBS News Watch CBS News Hackers’ favorites top this year’s list of most common passwords, with “123456,” “password” and “qwerty123” leading the pack. Experts warn these choices make your accounts an easy target. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news,
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Company pilots drone food delivery service – CBS News Watch CBS News In California, a company is running a pilot program for drone food delivery. Itay Hod takes a look at how the service works. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
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Australia’s Senate passed legislation Wednesday that, once signed by the country’s leader who has strongly endorsed it, will ban children under the age of 16 from using most social media platforms. The new law will give Australia the tightest restrictions of any democracy in the world on children’s use of hugely popular social media apps. The
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Starbucks said Monday that a ransomware attack on a third-party software provider is hindering its ability to track baristas’ hours and manage their pay. The November 21 cyberattack targeted supply-chain management software maker Blue Yonder, which lets Starbucks employees view and manage their schedules and allows the company to account for their time at work.
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Microsoft is investigating an issue with its Microsoft 365 service and its Teams app, with some users reporting to DownDetector that they are having problems using services such as Exchange and Outlook. On social media service X, Microsoft posted a message early Monday that it is assessing “an issue impacting users attempting to access Exchange Online or
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How AI can help to plan your next vacation – CBS News Watch CBS News More than one third of travelers says they’ve incorporated artificial intelligence into their travel planning, according to a recent survey. CBS News compared how efficient booking a trip with the help of AI is compared to doing the research yourself.
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A new generation of shopping cart, with GPS and AI – CBS News Watch CBS News At a Price Chopper outside Kansas City, shoppers are test driving the new Caper Cart, featuring digital screens, GPS, cameras equipped with artificial intelligence, and packaging scanners that spit out coupons. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti looks at the technology used
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AI Scambaiters: O2 creates AI Granny to waste scammers’ time by O2 on YouTube Meet Daisy – an AI-generated grandma created by British phone company Virgin Media O2 as the ultimate scam buster. Daisy’s sole purpose is to talk to scammers all day so real people don’t have to. Daisy made her debut on Nov.
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Justice Department targets Google’s search engine monopoly – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a motion calling for Google to sell its Chrome search engine, arguing in court documents that “the playing field is not level.” The Justice Department is also recommending dissolving any contracts in which Google is
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