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This image released by IFC Films shows Jay Baruchel, left, and actor-director Matt Johnson, center, with cast members on the set of "BlackBerry." (IFC Films via AP)

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'BlackBerry' film hails the must-have gadget that the iPhone turned into a forgotten relic
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer
Wed,05/10/23-9:25AM , 95 Reads
Almost everyone knows Steve Jobs' uncanny vision, relentless drive and technological wizardry hatched the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after the late Apple co-founder introduced the device to th
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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., March 17, 2023. The disgraced Theranos CEO has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday, April 27, by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a blood-testing hoax to remain free for an additional month. Holmes' lawyers on Wednesday, April 26, told U.S. District Judge Edward Davila that she will not be reporting to prison as scheduled because she had filed an appeal of a decision that he issued earlier this month ordering her to begin her sentence on April 27. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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Elizabeth Holmes delays going to prison with another appeal
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer
Wed,04/26/23-11:52AM , 64 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a blood-testing hoax to remain free for an additional month.
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The empty driver's seat is shown in a driverless Chevy Bolt car named Peaches carrying Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke during a ride in San Francisco on Tuesday, Sept.13, 2022. The experience provided a snapshot of the artificial intelligence technology that is advancing toward a goal of improving the lives of humans while still malfunctioning in potentially alarming ways. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)

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No one is driving this taxi. What possibly could go wrong?
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer
Wed,04/26/23-2:04AM , 68 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won't forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver's seat.
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A Lyft ride-hailing vehicle is parked near Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Lyft gears up to make 'significant' layoffs under new CEO
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer
Fri,04/21/23-4:14PM , 151 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service with a eye of driving down costs to help bring its fares more in line with its biggest rival, Uber
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