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Why AT&T wants Time Warner

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Why does AT&T, a wireless phone company, want to own CNN, HBO and Warner Bros.? The answer has something to do with the ways that phones have changed our lives.



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AT&T-Time Warner mega-deal is near

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The boards of AT&T and Time Warner are meeting on Saturday afternoon to vote on an $80 billion deal that would bring the two companies together, according to sources familiar with the matter.



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Trump rips into possible AT&T-Time Warner deal

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Donald Trump is trying to turn media consolidation into a campaign issue.



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Facebook to allow graphic posts if deemed...

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Facebook is taking steps to avoid a repeat of last month’s Napalm Girl controversy, while potentially opening itself up to a new headache. Facebook announced Friday that it plans to cut down censorship of offensive posts that may violate its communit…



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LinkedIn hacking suspect identified by feds

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A grand jury has issued a criminal indictment against Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, a 29-year-old Russian accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and a third web service.



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Christensen: Cutting the cord? Tune in free...

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Grab a bowl of popcorn and start streaming free movies with Vudu Movies on Us.

Wal-Mart on Tuesday introduced the high-definition streaming service offering thousands of older premium movies and TV shows that air with limited commercials. There’s no subscription or membership fee and adding credit…

Baltimore cybersecurity exec explains what caused...

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A major cyberattack Friday affected major brands and websites including Amazon, Twitter and Spotify. New Hampshire-based software company Dyn was at the heart of it all. Dyn offers managed DNS and email delivery services to other companies. Essentially, the service works like Yellowpages, Gary Merry, CEO of Baltimore-based cybersecurity company Deep Run Security. When a person types a URL into their browser, a DNS service acts as a middle man. It takes the request and “resolves” it, or directs the…

Wall Street Journal seeks 'substantial number' of...

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The Wall Street Journal is seeking a “substantial number” of buyouts in an effort to “limit” layoffs, the newspaper’s editor-in-chief Gerard Baker said Friday.



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Charm City Circulator remains unchanged for now

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There’s new life for the Charm City Circulator.



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New African-American Museum 'sold out' through...

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Tickets to the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington D.C. are “sold out” through March 2017.



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