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Drone footage offers a peek at the devastating effects of California’s wildfires

Nov27
by on November 27, 2018 at 2:15 am
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As millions of American’s cozied up to a weekend of turkey sandwiches, California’s firefighters were just settling into their own beds at night. Some for the first time in weeks. After a historic fire season — made only more historic after following up last year’s record-setting fire season, which bested the previous record-setting fire season, and so on — the state’s firefighters finally have a reason to settle in for a much-needed nap. The Camp Fire, in particular, raged for nearly a month, killing at least 81 people, gutting more than 18,000 structures, and scorching over 150,000 acres. Admittedly, these…

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Microsoft briefly toppled Apple as the most valuable company in the world

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 11:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Today, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world, surpassing Apple for the first time in years. Well, for a few moments anyway. Microsoft briefly overtook Apple’s market value during trading hours, but as of writing, it’s a bit of a wash. Apple closed at 828.64 billion, while Microsoft sat at $822.90 billion, according to Bloomberg. It’s notable nonetheless. It’s been eight years since Microsoft was ahead of Apple, having fallen behind in 2010, but it’s seen success from an increased focus on cloud and the enterprise. You might remember that Apple became the first trillion-dollar company earlier this…

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Microsoft briefly toppled Apple as the most valuable company in the world

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 11:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Today, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world, surpassing Apple for the first time in years. Well, for a few moments anyway. Microsoft briefly overtook Apple’s market value during trading hours, but as of writing, it’s a bit of a wash. Apple closed at 828.64 billion, while Microsoft sat at $822.90 billion, according to Bloomberg. It’s notable nonetheless. It’s been eight years since Microsoft was ahead of Apple, having fallen behind in 2010, but it’s seen success from an increased focus on cloud and the enterprise. You might remember that Apple became the first trillion-dollar company earlier this…

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Report: Google quietly asks for donation back from GOP politician accused of racist remark

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 10:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider


Google is reportedly rescinding a $5,000 donation to US senator Cindy Hyde-Smith over controversial remarks the Mississippi politician recently made. But, apparently, the company is trying to keep it under wraps. Wishy-washy is definitely in this year. In leaked emails obtained by investigative news source Popular Information, it appears Google has officially requested the campaign offices of Hyde-Smith return the company’s $5,000 donation. According to the report, an email sent by someone at the head of Google’s NetPAC (a political lobby) indicated the company desired the donation’s rescinding as a direct response to Hyde-Smith’s recent controversial remarks where she joked with…

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