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US Bans Companies From Selling to Chinese Phone Maker ZTE
ZTE is banned from purchasing products from US suppliers following its failure to punish employees who conspired to break US embargoes against Iran, North Korea.

Google Rolls Out Wireless Android Auto, but Almost No One Can Use It
It might be a year or two before you can even buy a car that supports this feature, though. The same goes for smartphones, unless you buy from Google.

Sony Announces XZ2 Premium Phone with 4K Display, Dual Camera System
This phone has a dual camera system, a bigger battery, and a 4K display. That's a lot of pixels on a smartphone.

Yahoo, AOL Email Now Scanned for Targeted Advertising
Yahoo and AOL's parent company, Oath, has made several changes to its privacy policy designed to give it more latitude when selling and combining user data.

Sega Is Prepping a Mega Drive Mini, but Who’s Building It?
Sega is bringing out a new Mega Drive Mini to celebrate its 30th anniversary, but we don't know who is building the hardware yet — and given ATGames' mixed track record, that matters.

Next-Generation TVs Include Viewer Tracking, Personalized Ads
The next generation of digital broadcast standards will introduce new user-hostile, anti-privacy tracking methods, including the ability to know exactly what you watch and when you watch it.

NASA’s New Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Launches on Monday
The launch is currently scheduled for April 16 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Google Neural Network Can Isolate Individual Voices in Videos
In a new feat of machine learning magic, Google Research has developed a system that can replicate the "cocktail party effect," where your brain focuses on a single audio source in a crowded room.

AMD Puts 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs Up for Pre-Order, Ships Next Week
AMD's new second-generation Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 CPUs are now available for preorder.

NASA Will Use Less Powerful Space Launch System For First Manned Flight
According to NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot, NASA now plans to use the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage for early manned flights.

Researchers Steal Data From Air-Gapped Computer Over Power Lines
This program scans the drive for files you might want to transmit, and then it manipulates the CPU's power usage, altering the amount of current the computer draws.

Someone Stole My Entire Book (and My Job) and Is Selling It On Amazon
I admit that in the grand scheme of things that could go wrong in tech these days, I wasn't quite expecting this one.