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The honeymoon is over in Silicon Valley

Between Russian meddling, fake news and disturbing content on their platforms, this was a year of reckoning for Facebook, Google and Twitter.

Here's where Nazi sympathizers go to raise money

Here's where Nazi sympathizers go to raise money

On the internet, neo-Nazis now rely on their own.

YouTube is cutting access to Amazon Fire TV on Jan. 1

YouTube is cutting access to Amazon Fire TV on Jan. 1

Google, which owns YouTube, and Amazon are going to war over streaming services and plenty more. YouTube is also disappearing again from Amazon’s Echo Show video device.

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Think 2017 was bad? Get ready for more hacks in 2018
No really, get ready. Do these security basics now, because online criminals are going to get even more aggressive next year.
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 by Katie Collins
Apple TV 4K no longer forces you to watch everything in HDR
 by David Katzmaier
YouTube to beef up staff, algorithms policing content
 by Steven Musil
DirecTV Now passes 1 million customer mark
 by Roger Cheng
$1B Lyft investment, led by Google, gets upped to $1.5B
 by Dara Kerr
These PCs start up, connect and last like smartphones
 by Shara Tibken
Cryptocurrency fund-raising 'scam' frozen out by US
 by Stephen Shankland
Android Go seeks a smoother ride for low-end smartphones
 by Sarah McDermott
Pulp Enterprise? What Tarantino's 'Star Trek' movie could be
Rumor has it filmmaker Quentin Tarantino wants to make a "Star Trek" movie, with J.J. Abrams' approval. Here's our ideas on what Tarantino should do with the Enterprise and its crew.
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