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New design school and more planned for Virginia Tech campus in Falls Church 07/26/2019 09:46am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, TysonsReporter.com, and republished with permission. With a new commercial center in the works next door, Virginia Tech is ramping up its plans to expand its Falls Church campus. The Virginia Tech campus is just south of the West Falls Chu Data Doctors: Google Chrome and what to know about browser hacking 07/25/2019 05:59am • Q: When I use Google Chrome to search, I get a list of sites that have no relation to my query. When I click on one I just get another useless list. A: Google didn’t become one of the most powerful companies on the internet by providing irrelevant results to your search queries. Based on you Early morning crashes kill one, clog Capital Beltway and I-270 for 8 hours 07/23/2019 10:35am • A truck carrying magazines crashed early Tuesday on the Capital Beltway's Inner Loop near the Mormon Temple. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer) The wet weather that came with the overnight cold front produced more than just downed trees and utility poles, it also created Banner’s Hallmark to reopen on Saturday in North Point 07/22/2019 02:30pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner RestonNow.com and republished with permission. Banner’s Hallmark in North Point Village Center is reopening on Saturday, July 27. The gift shop, which offers, ornaments, greeting cards, and gifts, closed on July 22 for renovations. The store is The cheapest ways to travel: 15 tips to save money on your next vacation 07/22/2019 01:00am • If your primary travel goal is checking destinations off a bucket list, you're likely going to need to know how to stretch your funds. This list of travel tips aims to help you see the world without wrecking your finances, covering everything from scoring free trips to paying less for common travel Data Doctors: Should I be concerned about my privacy if I used FaceApp? 07/19/2019 07:34am • Q: If I have used FaceApp, should I be concerned? A: FaceApp, which allows you to use AI to age a picture of yourself among other options, has become a viral sensation that has been fueled by the #FaceAppChallenge hashtag on social media. If the app developers, Wireless Lab, were not based in Today in History: July 18 07/18/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, July 18, the 199th day of 2019. There are 166 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 18, 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick (chap-uh-KWIH'-dihk) Island near Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne (koh-PEHK'-nee), 28; Prime Day alternatives: Best other sales to shop 07/14/2019 08:00pm • It's hard to avoid the Prime Day hype. And if you're not an Amazon Prime member, perhaps you're feeling left out of the two-day deals event. However, you don't have to miss out. Plenty of other retailers throw sales to compete with Prime Day and offer the same (or nearly the same) pricing as Amaz Data Doctors: What's Google Lens and how does it work? 07/12/2019 04:26am • Q: What can you tell me about Google Lens and does it work as well on an iPhone? A: Google’s image recognition technology known as ‘Lens’ came to be through multiple acquisitions over many years, including one of my favorite early augmented reality text translation apps called ‘Word Lensâ Experts tell Congress: Instagram, Snapchat need to do more to protect kids from predators 07/09/2019 02:30pm • Sexual predators are increasingly going after children on popular online platforms, including Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, and tech companies need to do more to protect kids from being exploited, experts told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. "Young people, particularly young girls, Trying to build your business website? Here's what to know 07/05/2019 02:53pm • Q: I'm trying to decide which tools to use to build my business website. What's the difference between Wix, Weebly and WordPress for a novice? In the past, it was nearly impossible for someone with no coding experience to create their own website, but that’s not the case anymore. Two of the too Trump reversed course on Huawei — what happens now? 06/29/2019 06:02pm • Six weeks after Huawei was blacklisted by the US government, President Donald Trump had what the Chinese telecom firm described as a "U-turn." Trump said Saturday that "US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei," allowing the transactions won't present a "great, na 22 Hours: An American Nightmare - Episode 3: The Money Drop 06/24/2019 09:21am • EPISODE 3: THE MONEY DROP Hours after the victims are taken hostage, a ransom is delivered to the mansion on Woodland Drive. But it doesn’t save the victims — the calls, text messages and voicemails end, leaving key parts of the timeline unexplained. But after the trial, a new theory emer How did the NYT's Kevin Roose crack YouTube's algorithm? By watching a YouTube video 06/14/2019 06:12pm • New York Times journalist Kevin Roose's investigation into YouTube's artificial intelligence started because it was the platform mentioned most frequently when he asked online extremists questions about how they were radicalized. "They kept just saying YouTube, and over and over again I heard sto Column: Reviewing Yelp and other online review sites 06/14/2019 04:53am • Q: Why do the reviews for my business on Yelp seem to be more negative than all the other review sites? Am I imagining things? A: Online reviews can make a big difference in any business, so keeping tabs on what your customers are saying is critical. Just think about how you make decisions almos