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Order burgers with your face with this restaurant's facial recognition kiosk
Gone are the days of describing your tricky burger order to an unwitting employee.
Facebook's new facial recognition efforts help blind users know exactly who's in photos
Blind users and people with low vision can learn more about what's on their News Feed.
The Uber ban in London only hurts the people who need it the most
"They are disrupting the white establishment, and people don’t like that."
By Sirena Bergman
China reminds Google and Facebook to play by the rules if they want access
China has more than 700 million users, but there's just one thing if companies want a slice.
By Johnny Lieu
Microsoft surprises a thoughtful 9-year-old who gave up his Xbox to help the homeless
More compassionate than most adults.
By Kellen Beck
Google's taking another big step to stop the spread of fake news
Every change helps.
By Raymond Wong
This mysterious patent may mean Microsoft is making a sick smartphone
Emphasis on "may."
By Monica Chin
How cheap Fire TV devices power Amazon's streaming war
Never underestimate the power of a storefront.
By Pete Pachal
Facebook on how it affects your mental health: It's you, not them
A new Facebook blog post suggests that the way we use social media is what makes us unhappy.
By Rebecca Ruiz
RIP AIM: An era of truly embarrassing communication has ended
Pour one out for AIM tonight.
This state senator wants to revive net neutrality in California
'If the FCC won’t stand up for a free and open internet, California will.'
By Mark Kaufman
Breitbart and Infowars are anti-net neutrality, but could be hit hard under repeal
Right-wing media sites are all for the FCC's net neutrality repeal, but it will ultimately hurts these outlets.
By Sasha Lekach
Amazon to sell Apple TV, Google Chromecast after two-year ban
An olive branch from Jeff Bezos.
By Kerry Flynn
Target sets sights on Amazon with same-day delivery plans
A just-announced $550 million acquisition sets up the retail giant for an Amazon showdown.
San Francisco's tech community reflects on mayor Ed Lee's support after his death
Lee was tight with big tech companies.
By Sasha Lekach
Bitcoin's secretive creator could become the world's first trillionaire
He or she is currently the 53rd wealthiest person in the world. If some of the crazier predictions come true, he could be the wealthiest person, period.
Internet pioneers call on Congress to save net neutrality
Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Wozniak, Vint Cerf, and others call the repeal an "imminent threat to the Internet we worked so hard to create."
By Sasha Lekach
The NFL signs a new Verizon deal that's great for consumers
Get ready for some football.
