YouTube Music is really good, but probably not enough to pull you away from Spotify

Here's a look at YouTube Music, Google's new Spotify competitor.

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Trump administration is telling Congress it has an agreement to save China's ZTE: New York Times

President Donald Trump's administration is telling Congress it has come to an agreement to boost Chinese telecommunications company ZTE.

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Cryptocurrency stunt to climb Mount Everest reportedly turns deadly

A publicity stunt by a Ukranian social media network encouraging "crypto enthusiasts" to climb Mt. Everest and bury a hard drive holding $50,000 worth of digital tokens reportedly indirectly led to a man's death, according to the Financial Times.

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Chinese police take down gang of inventive online reputation cleaners

Police in Shanghai have busted what they say is a gang who duped websites into deleting negative reviews by posing as government censors and media personnel, the South China Morning Post reports.

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Wyoming's plan to diversify its economy from fossil fuels ... to blockchain

A few bitcoin miners have asked about Wyoming's new blockchain laws, but nothing major has come of the legislation just yet.

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Facebook, Google face complaints worth $8 billion over alleged breach of new EU data law

Max Schrems' non-profit organization NOYB filed complaints against Google, Facebook and Facebook-owned services WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Apple's self-driving partnership is the next phase of 'Apple as a service,' Gene Munster says

Apple's software and services segment has been a particular growth point for the iPhone maker in recent years.

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Why you're suddenly getting lots of emails from sites you haven't visited in years

You might be noticing that your inbox is getting flooded with emails from sites and services you haven't used in years.

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'Fortnite': This is how a free video game might make $3.5 billion

"Fortnite" is a massively popular video game, generating hundreds of millions of dollars each month in revenue.

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Apple blocks Steam's plan to extend its video games to iPhones

Apple has blocked the plans of the biggest distributor of PC-based video games to extend its reach into iPhones, according to the game distributor.

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PayPal upgraded by Stifel because of its addition of new financial services

Stifel raises its rating to buy from hold for PayPal shares.

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US media websites down in Europe after a huge data law shakeup

Websites of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and others owned by Tronc were among those blocked to EU visitors.

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Tencent's WeChat drops 'sugar daddy' dating website

China's top social media app WeChat has removed "sugar daddy" dating website SeekingArrangement from its platform.

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Autodesk forecasts second-quarter profit below estimates

Autodesk forecast second-quarter profit on Thursday below Wall Street expectations, sending the AutoCAD software maker's shares down nearly 4 percent.

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One of the biggest names in advertising thinks you're going to get paid for sharing your data

Maurice Levy, the former CEO and now chairman of Publicis Groupe, said that a third party would be used to collect revenues for willing participants.

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New Boeing 777 will have folding wings

Boeing's new 777X aircraft will have an expanded 235-foot wingspan and the ability to fold it up.

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Facebook and Twitter announce stricter political ad guidelines ahead of midterms

Facebook and Twitter are regulating political ads ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

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The United Auto Workers just filed a labor complaint against Tesla

The union alleges that Musk was threatening to take away employee stock options if they unionize.

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Elon Musk has a history of wild ideas — some of them have worked out

He's teased a food and beverage venture, sold out branded flamethrowers and challenged himself to a record build in under a 100 days.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tells an NBA player how he's improving social media for sports fans

Twitter will start suggesting accounts or tags related a user's expressed interests, Jack Dorsey said.

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