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A viral TikTok is igniting a debate over data centers taking over Virginia's countryside

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 14:36

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A data center is under construction in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on July 16, 2023. — Data centers have come to dominate Northern Virginia.
Ted Shaffrey/AP

Tech, AI, tiktok, Virginia, data-centers

Why investors think Reddit is worth $1 billion more than The New York Times

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 14:18

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For now, investors think Reddit is worth more than The New York Times Co.

Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

Media, Tech, Reddit, reddit-ipo, NYT, new-york-times, Advertising

I love Facebook Marketplace. But can Mark Zuckerberg please fix this one thing?

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 13:48

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Mark Zuckerberg messaging on an iPhone: — Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Marketplace is one of Facebook's best features. But this standardized message is getting on sellers' nerves.
Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Tech, facebook-marketplace, facebook, meta, mark-zuckerberg, online-shopping

How your iPhone could get worse if the DOJ gets its way with Apple

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 12:33

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The US Department of Justice has sued Apple in an attempt to get the iPhone maker to open up its app ecosystem.

Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

Tech, apple, iPhone, tim-cook, apple-antitrust

Your iPhone is reportedly getting a 'new home screen' when iOS 18 drops

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 12:11

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A close-up of a person's hand holding an iPhone. — iOS 18 will reportedly give iPhone users more freedom with home screen customization.
AP/Jeff Chiu

Tech, apple, ios-18, iPhone

Why this obsolete mechanism makes watches more expensive

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 09:44

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A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity.