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How to successfully work remotely 03/11/2020 08:00pm • The past decade has seen the rise of remote work or teleworking for a number of professions, but with the coronavirus outbreak, many people who might never have left the comforts of a traditional office are suddenly thrust into remote life. A number of companies throughout the U.S., large and sma 1 dead in Loudoun County double shooting 03/09/2020 09:12am • A man is dead after a double shooting Sunday in Sterling, Virginia, according to authorities. The Loudoun County Sheriff���s Office said Jeremiah D. Gray, 20, of Temple Hills, Maryland, died after the shooting in the Rusty Blackhaw Square area. A second man remains in the hospital with life-th Data Doctors: Does dark mode save battery life? 03/06/2020 01:27pm • Q: I was told that using dark mode on my laptop and smartphone will save battery life. Is this true? With all of the time we spend staring at digital displays throughout the day, it���s likely that you���re experiencing eye strain, blurred vision, dry eyes and maybe even headaches. Dark mode i Virus spread prompts Fed to slash rates in surprise move 03/03/2020 03:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Chairman Jerome Powell said at a news conference that the Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much? 02/29/2020 09:28am • From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird. To others, the Chinese-owned online video service is an unnerving black box that could be sharing information with the Chinese governme Data Doctors: Is my device infected by the new Wi-Fi bug? 02/28/2020 10:48pm • (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Grassetto) A recent discovery by security researchers at ESET exposed a very serious bug in what is one of the most commonly used Wi-Fi security protocols: WPA2 ��� Personal and Enterprise. It���s being referred to as the "Kr00k" bug, and it affects any Wi-Fi enabled 'I'm absolutely crushed': Father remembers son killed in downtown DC shooting 02/14/2020 07:16pm • Terence Dantzler Jr., 29, of Marshall, Virginia, was shot to death in the 700 block of Eighth Street Northwest on Thursday night, police said. (Credit: Google Street View) Terence Dantzler Sr. just received devastating news: His son, his namesake, is dead. D.C. police identified the 29-year- Data Doctors: Is the Brave browser safe to use? 02/14/2020 06:24pm • The private web browser Brave. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) If you���re like most users, you spend more time using a browser than any other program on your computer or smartphone. You probably don���t think about what browser you���re using; the 1 dead, 4 injured in Montgomery Co. crash with vehicle into carport 02/09/2020 11:40am • A vehicle sped into the carport of a Germantown, Maryland, single-story home following a crash in the early morning hours of Feb. 9, 2020. (Courtesy MCFRS/Pete Piringer) A man is dead and four other people injured after a crash involving two cars in Germantown, Maryland, early Sunday morning, wi Where did they go? Millions left Chinese city before quarantine 02/09/2020 08:17am • ��� SHANGHAI (AP) ��� For weeks after the first reports of a mysterious new virus in Wuhan, millions of people poured out of the central Chinese city, cramming onto buses, trains and planes as the first wave of China���s great Lunar New Year migration broke across the nation Data Doctors: How much data is needed for streaming? 02/07/2020 04:48pm • If you're planning to stream high quality video or audio, you'll always be better off using an Ethernet cable instead of a wireless connection. Q: How fast should my internet connection be for streaming TV services? A: With so many options for streaming TV, making sure your network is up to t Barnes & Noble suspends reissues of classics with new images 02/05/2020 03:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Barnes & Noble is withdrawing a planned line of famous literature reissued with multicultural cover images that has been met with widespread criticism on social media. "We acknowledge the voices who have expressed concerns about the Diverse Editions 12 Maryland black historic sites awarded funds for repairs and improvements 02/05/2020 11:54am • The Liberty Grace Church of God in Baltimore is one of 12 black heritage sites receiving state funding for repairs. (Courtesy Google Street View) Twelve Maryland nonprofits, including some in the D.C. metro region, will receive a total of nearly $1 million from a state grant supporting the acqui Artist pulling wagon fakes out Google Maps, creates traffic jams on empty streets 02/04/2020 07:45am • We're always looking to provide more reasons for you to want to get your traffic information from WTOP ��� but we never thought of this one. Artist Simon Weckert focuses on technology, and wanted to draw attention to the blind trust some people put in tech companies. Artist Simon Weckert pull The best and worst of Super Bowl ads 02/03/2020 09:51am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Boston accents got poked. ���Groundhog Day��� got ��� surprise ��� resurrected, complete with Bill Murray. Google pulled out tears, and Cheetos and Doritos danced. All to the tune of $5.6 million for 30 seconds ��� to reach 100 million people with your product. During adverti