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Byline: MATT O'BRIEN-AP Technology Writer

01 Sep

Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones

published on September 1, 2020 - 12:53 PM

Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the

13 Aug

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

published on August 13, 2020 - 12:42 PM

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump’s administration to court over his sweeping order to

19 May

Google says it won’t build AI tools for oil and gas drillers

published on May 19, 2020 - 1:32 PM

Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself

10 Feb

Amazon wants to question Trump over losing $10B contract bid

published on February 10, 2020 - 12:49 PM

(AP) — Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company’s losing bid for a $10

14 Jan

NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

published on January 14, 2020 - 12:50 PM

The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could allow hackers

07 Jan

White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI

published on January 7, 2020 - 12:54 PM

The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and

20 Nov

Disney Plus blames past hacks for user accounts sold online

published on November 20, 2019 - 12:53 PM

(AP) — Disney said Disney Plus account passwords being sold in underground hacking forums are coming from previous breaches at

04 Nov

Apple commits $2.5B to combat California housing crisis

published on November 4, 2019 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — Apple has committed $2.5 billion to ease California’s housing crisis, eclipsing similar pledges by fellow Silicon Valley giants

01 Nov

Google steps into fitness, buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion

published on November 1, 2019 - 1:46 PM

(AP) — Google, the company that helped make it fun to just sit around surfing the web, is jumping into

02 Jul

Meet Big Tech’s new foe – a congressman who fought City Hall

published on July 2, 2019 - 12:52 PM

(AP) — Can the congressman who took on an entrenched machine politician in Rhode Island also stand up to Big

BLOG – Fresno Labor Leader Hits Back: ‘We oppose folly disguised as inevitability’

Posted: April 21, 2026 at 3:05 pm

Hear ye, hear ye! I, the “False Prophet,” do humbly
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BLOG – Ignore ‘false prophets:” SEDA, southwest area key to Fresno’s housing future

Posted: at 1:57 pm

At 96, I have seen many cycles of growth, debate
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