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European Union officials reached an agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies like Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of illegal content.

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  • Technology

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

The Digital Services Act, one half of an overhaul for the European Union's digital rulebook, helps cement Europe's reputation as the global leader in efforts to rein in the power of digital platforms.

April 23, 2022
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Faced with Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid, Twitter's board and management will have to show their plan to address long-standing problems.

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  • Technology

Why Twitter is an easy target for outsiders like Elon Musk intent on change

To ward off Elon Musk, Twitter's board will have to show it finally has a plan to address long-standing business problems.

April 23, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
GPB News NPR

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Ronan Farrow on investigating the world's most notorious spyware company: NSO Group

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Ronan Farrow about his New Yorker investigation into Israeli spyware company NSO Group, and his interview with an employee who quit.

April 21, 2022
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Gabe O'Connor,
  • and 1 more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk says he has secured the money to buy Twitter

The billionaire Tesla CEO says he's lined up $46.5 billion to fund his offer to buy Twitter and take the company private.

April 21, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
A man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store logo in Beijing.

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  • National

Apple workers in Atlanta become company's 1st retail workers to file to unionize

Communications Workers of America, the retail workers' union, said big tech companies like Apple fail to give employees who don't work in an office equal standing and respect.

April 21, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Netflix says stronger competition, the Ukraine-Russia conflict and password sharing contributed to its first drop in customers in a decade.

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  • Business

Netflix lost viewers for the 1st time in 10 years, says password sharing is to blame

The entertainment company estimates there are now 100 million households using someone else's account. Last month, it announced plans to start charging for password sharing.

April 20, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Elon Musk draws a lot of inspiration from sci-fi, says historian Jill Lepore.

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  • Technology

How a love of sci-fi drives Elon Musk and an idea of 'extreme capitalism'

Elon Musk has been in headlines for trying to buy Twitter, but one Harvard historian says his brand of capitalism goes back to his teen years and a particular reading of science fiction stories.

April 19, 2022
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Mallory Yu,
  • and 1 more
A woman on April 8 pulls her baggage past houses damaged during fighting in Mariupol, Ukraine.

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  • World

A Mariupol native has created a site for residents to find missing loved ones

Dmitriy Cherepanov, a lifelong Mariupol native, created MRPL.life, a site dedicated to helping residents locate missing loved ones in the besieged Ukrainian city.

April 19, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022.

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  • Technology

'Love Me Tender' and poison pills: Unpacking the Elon Musk-Twitter saga

Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter in a $43 billion takeover, which the company's board is attempting to resist. What's at stake, and where is all this going?

April 19, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Researchers explore an unlikely treatment for cognitive disorders: video games

Video games distract, amuse, and inspire. But new research begs the question: can they heal?

April 16, 2022
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  • Keller Gordon
BeReal was launched in 2020 but has rocketed up the download list this year.

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  • Technology

BeReal is Gen Z's new favorite social media app. Here's how it works

BeReal bills itself as an alternative to other social media platforms where users may feel pressure to post the perfect photo. You can only post to the app once a day at a random time.

April 16, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, speaks during a news conference on Jan. 19, 2020.

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  • Technology

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to block Elon Musk takeover bid

The defensive move from Twitter is an attempt to fend off Musk's hostile takeover attempt of the social network.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Terrence Floyd speaks during a news conference during the unveiling of three sculptures as part of the "SEEINJUSTICE" art exhibition that feature the likenesses of his brother George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and John Lewis, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York.

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  • Race

9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

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  • Business

Twitter CEO addresses employees worried about Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid

Musk's offer comes after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became Twitter's largest shareholder. Musk says he will unlock Twitter's potential.

April 14, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Bobby Allyn,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter

The maverick billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to buy Twitter and take it private. He's already Twitter's largest shareholder and has been a persistent critic of the platform's speech policies.

April 14, 2022
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  • David Gura
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