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FTC Bars Messaging App NGL From Serving Users Under Age 18
The move against the app NGL by the Federal Trade Commission was the first time the agency barred an online service from hosting minors.
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U.S. Plans Up to $1.6 Billion in Funding for Packaging Computer Chips
The proposed funding, part of the CHIPS Act, is intended to stoke chip packaging, a process that helps drive progress in semiconductors but that takes place mostly in Asia.
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Microsoft mandates Chinese staff to use iPhones, not Android
Microsoft has ordered its staff in China to use iPhones for their work starting in September. The decision effectively bars the use of Android smartphones by the tech giant’s Chinese staffers, Bloomberg reports. The decision has more to do with standardising use of the Microsoft Authenticator and Identity Pass app among all personnel rather than security…
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Under an Intense Spotlight, Harris Backs Biden and Slams Trump in Nevada
In her sixth visit to Las Vegas this year, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the stakes of President Biden’s fight against Donald J. Trump.
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What to do if your landlord raises your rent
Amid housing shortages and soaring rents, it can feel like you have zero leverage. But that may not be true, especially if you’ve been a model tenant so far.
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Asking Eric: My boss won’t stop bringing up age
A 50-year-old tech worker worries about a younger boss constantly making ageist comments.
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Vinaigrette-Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
Use some balsamic-Dijon vinaigrette to marinate chicken thighs and the rest as a salad dressing for a relaxed summer meal that packs bright, punchy flavor without a lot of effort.
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Miss Manners: Co-workers don’t knock before trying to open bathroom doors
Shouldn’t this letter writer’s co-workers knock before trying to enter a bathroom?
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Carolyn Hax: Marriage at breaking point over husband’s approach to addicted son
This letter writer wants “my fairy tale marriage back!” but worries drug-addicted stepson will tear the couple apart.
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Synapse Bankruptcy: When a Fintech Isn’t a Bank and Savings Accounts Are Frozen
For unsuspecting depositors of online financial start-ups, the unraveling of a little-known intermediary has separated them from their life savings.