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States settle with Google, iHeartMedia over misleading ads 11/28/2022 06:51pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements Monday with Google and iHeartMedia related to misleading radio advertisements about a Google cellphone. The settlements stem from complaints alleging Google paid to have radio personalities endors UK waters down online restrictions after free speech outcry 11/28/2022 05:34pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The British government on Monday abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups. The U.K. has watered down its Online Safety Bill, an ambitious but controver 'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2022 11/28/2022 12:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� ���Gaslighting��� ��� behavior that's mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful ��� is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn't a single Judge to decide on Florida face-biter insanity plea 11/26/2022 11:02am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� A former college student who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim���s face finally goes on trial Monday, with a judge deciding whether he goes to prison for life or to a mental hospital. Austin Harrouff, 25, has Data Doctors: Tips for slow-starting computers 11/25/2022 01:56pm • Q: I���ve got a Windows computer that takes forever to start up; are there ways to make it faster? A: A well-maintained computer should start up at about the same speed as when you first got it, so if you haven���t done much to clean it up, I���d start there. More Tech News More Dat Apple-Apps-Top-10 11/23/2022 11:24am • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Shadowrocket, Shadow Launch Technology Limited 3. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 4. HotSchedules, HotSchedules 5. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 6. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 7. Papa���s Freezeria To Go!, Flipline Studios 8. Rovio Classics: AB, Rovio Entertainment What to know about checking, debit cards and free ATMs 11/21/2022 11:01am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. When you���re building your budget, every penny counts. So why waste any money when you don���t need to? ATM fees are just one place where needless costs can really rack up ��� so here are some tips to find the right che Track and manage subscriptions with these 7 apps 11/20/2022 05:00am • Subscriptions are available today for everything from multivitamins to movies, and their cost can quickly add up. While consumers estimate they spend $86 per month on subscriptions, average monthly spending is actually $219, according to a 2022 study from C+R Research. What's more, people tend to With Twitter in chaos, some ways to protect your account 11/18/2022 07:10pm • Twitter is in chaos. Elon Musk, its new owner, has decimated its staff and this week gave those remaining an ultimatum ��� work grueling hours and be ���extremely hardcore ��� or leave. Hundreds chose the latter and headed for the door. There are already signs that the exodus is stressing the syste Offices on K Street to be converted into luxury apartments 11/17/2022 09:06am • D.C. leads the nation for developers snapping up older office buildings and converting them to apartments or condos, and another one is in the works. A group of developers, including D.C.-based Bernstein Management Corp., Bethesda-based Urban Atlantic and D.C.-based Placemakr have partnered t DC's oldest bank plans a Nasdaq stock listing 11/16/2022 10:56am • Alexandria, Virginia-based Burke & Herbert Bank will list its stock on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange within the next six months. Burke & Herbert is currently thinly-traded on the Pink Sheets market. The move to the Nasdaq will lift its profile as a publicly-traded company. "We believe 6 seniors taken to hospital after fire at DC building 11/15/2022 02:08pm • A fire in a senior building in the Foggy Bottom section of the District Tuesday has caused six residents to be taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation, with two in critical condition. "Considering their age, it's a tenuous situation," Jennifer Donelan, with DC Fire and EMS, told WTOP. Residen Apple-Apps-Top-10 11/15/2022 12:33pm • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 3. Shadowrocket, Shadow Launch Technology Limited 4. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 5. HotSchedules, HotSchedules 6. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 7. Papa���s Freezeria To Go!, Flipline Studios 8. Rovio Classics: AB, Rovio Entertainment 6 of the Best Altcoins to Buy 11/14/2022 07:00pm • Bitcoin isn't the only crypto game in town.Bitcoin (BTC) gets the lion's share of cryptocurrency media coverage, and rightfully so. But in the years since the first Bitcoin transaction in 2009, thousands of additional cryptocurrencies have popped up, creating a confusing landscape for investors. Som 40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M 11/14/2022 03:30pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations, state attorneys general announced Monday. The states' investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press story, which