Articles filed under Washington Post
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Should this manager step in to quell gossip?Apr 15, 2018 1:00 am - Q: A colleague at my private-sector employer recently let a contractor go for poor work. I was not surprised, nor were most other members of my team. One of my direct re...
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Can't afford to be a bridesmaid? How to say noApr 15, 2018 1:00 am - Q: A friend asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, but I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it. How do I say no and keep our friendship intact? A: You don't need to...
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Analysis: No, Mark Zuckerberg, we're not really in control of our dataApr 14, 2018 1:15 am - The Mark Zuckerberg that showed up in a suit in Washington this week is mature. He's sweat-resistant. But he's still hiding something. Some 45 times - I was counting - t...
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Space hotel hopes to welcome guests by 2022 - for almost $800K a nightApr 14, 2018 1:08 am - Looking for a getaway that offers unmatched views of sunrises and sunsets? Specifically, 384 of them in 12 days? Try outer space. Houston-based Orion Span hopes to launc...
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What personality traits put you at risk for smartphone addiction?Apr 14, 2018 1:07 am - When the Trump-affiliated firm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users, it used the "Big 5" or "Five Factor Model" personality test to ta...
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Teaching kids how to survive the internetApr 14, 2018 1:06 am - NEWARK - The fifth-graders of Yolanda Bromfield's digital-privacy class had just finished their lesson on online-offline balance when she asked them a tough question: Ho...
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Apple HomePod disappoints with slow sales after tardy debutApr 14, 2018 1:05 am - When Apple's HomePod smart speaker went on sale in January, it entered a market pioneered and dominated by Amazon's Echo lineup of Alexa-powered devices. Apple has been ...
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Analysis: Facebook's default privacy settings are worse than Zuckerberg saysApr 14, 2018 1:04 am - While Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was boasting to Congress this week about how much Facebook is doing to protect privacy for its billions of us...
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Privacy debate catching on in rural town where Facebook stores its dataApr 14, 2018 1:03 am - FOREST CITY, N.C. - It was slow at the thrift shop, and manager Stephanie Henderson, 38, was looking at her laptop, trying to discover all that Facebook had collected on...
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Dropbox shows it's still possible to defy the oddsApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - In the age of the tech giants, start-ups face daunting odds. Through aggressive acquisitions, blatant mimicking of smaller rivals, and the built-in advantages of their u...