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Noise-canceling headphones offer a tech bro’s solution to the world of sound. They deem everything in your natural environment as “noise” that can be canceled out, allowing you to purely listen to your devices. The technology is generally considered good for your ears by reducing the overall noise levels you’re exposed to. But even though noise-canceling headphones are good for our hearing, it’s a myth that the technology is entirely good for us.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a rare apology to ex-workers on Thursday. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth-WPA Pool (Getty Images)
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A top Microsoft executive said in a new interview that the tech giant is “ground zero” for foreign government-backed hackers.
“They’re incredibly good at collecting data over time, gathering and gathering more and more momentum and then figuring out how to keep parlaying that into more and more success,” Charlie Bell, Microsoft’s executive vice president of security, said of state-sponsored hackers. “It’s very difficult to defend against.”
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Cloud-based software company Salesforce is in advanced discussions to acquire the data-management software maker Informatica, according to a new report. The news sent both Salesforce stock and Informatica shares down.
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