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After German Attacks, Facebook Insists it Works with Probes

Facebook on Monday dismissed complaints by German officials that it had not been helpful in fighting terrorism and urged authorities to better formulate their requests.

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Head of Google's Self-Driving Car Effort Hits the Road

The chief technology officer for Google's self-driving car mission announced Friday he would be hitting the road, and that the day marked his last at the company.

Roboticist Chris Urmson said in a blog post that after leading the autonomous car team and helping make the leap from research to development, he is "ready for a fresh challenge."

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Samsung's New Jumbo Phone Unlocks with Iris Scanner

You'll be able to unlock Samsung's new phone by just looking at it.

The Galaxy Note 7 will come with an iris scanner, which matches patterns in your eyes with what was detected by your phone during setup. It offers an alternative to fingerprint ID, which doesn't work well when fingers are wet. Of course, the four-digit passcode will still work.

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Instagram Adds Everyday 'Stories' in Snapchat Spin

Instagram on Tuesday put its own spin on a key Snapchat feature by letting users post "Stories" that eventually vanish from the Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing application.

Instagram Stories encourages people to share ephemeral collages of everyday moments with friends at a service that has built a reputation as a social network where people post highlights from their lives or artistic works.

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Instagram Ramps Up Fight against Harassment

Instagram on Monday said that is adding a new weapon for fighting harassment at the popular mobile app for sharing pictures and videos.

The Facebook-owned social network began letting some celebrities and others with accounts that attract torrents of feedback filter those comments by keywords or even turn off the option to comment on particular posts.

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New York Bars Sex Offenders from Pokemon Go

It's the smartphone game electrifying the world but New York took steps Monday to ban sex offenders from using the app to potentially prey on child victims.

The game, developed by U.S.-based software company Niantic, a spinoff of Google, has been downloaded more than 75 million times across the United States and has gone viral across the world.

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Interpol: Nigerian behind $60M Online Fraud Network Held

A Nigerian behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than $60 million (54 million euros) has been arrested in southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol said on Monday.

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Tesla Reaches Deal to Buy SolarCity for $2.6 Billion

Electric car maker Tesla said Monday it won agreement from SolarCity to acquire the solar company for $2.6 billion, confirming a deal that has been criticized on Wall Street.

Tesla announced the bid in late June, but it drew jeers on Wall Street, in part because of skepticism over the motives of Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, who is also chairman of SolarCity, as well as a major shareholder.

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False Megaquake Alert Shakes Tokyo

A false warning of a megaquake about to strike Tokyo was issued by Japan's weather agency and quickly canceled on Monday, but not before terrifying users of a smartphone app who received it.

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Russia Claims Cyber Attack Plan Uncovered

The Russian secret service on Saturday said it uncovered a planned cyber attack against some two dozen government and military organizations.

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