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Antigone Davis, Facebook's global head of safety, testifies remotely Thursday before a Senate subcommittee following leaks of internal research showing the company knows the harm its apps cause young people.

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  • Technology

Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids

Days after Facebook's Instagram "paused" work on an app for kids under 13, U.S. senators grilled the company's head of safety about how both platforms negatively affect teens and young people.

September 30, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
YouTube has announced immediate bans on false claims that vaccines are dangerous and cause health issues such as autism, cancer or infertility.

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  • Health

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation

The site announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed.

September 29, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
<strong></strong>Engineer Marian Croak (left) and ophthalmologist Patricia Bath are the first Black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in its nearly 50-year history.

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  • Science

Meet The First 2 Black Women To Be Inducted Into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame

Dr. Patricia Bath transformed cataract surgery and fought to eradicate preventable blindness. Marian Croak pioneered the technology behind audio- and videoconferencing and text-to-donate services.

September 27, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Spinning on the hamster wheel allows Mr. Goxx to select a cryptocurrency to trade. Choosing one of two tunnels to run through allows him to buy or sell.

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  • Animals

A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500

A hamster named Mr. Goxx enters one of two tunnels in the his cage, which determines whether he will buy or sell. As of Friday, his portfolio is up nearly 20%, according to his Twitter account.

September 27, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Elizabeth Holmes leaves the federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 8.

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  • Technology

The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Sparks A Silicon Valley Debate: Why Not Other Tech CEOs?

As the former CEO of the blood-testing company Theranos faces fraud charges, some are asking why other tech leaders accused of wrongdoing have avoided criminal charges.

September 25, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, smiles as she leaves her home in Vancouver on Friday.

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  • Business

Canadians Are Released After A Chinese Executive Resolves U.S. Criminal Charges

Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of the Chinese communications giant, has left Canada after being detained for three years. Canada announced two of its citizens were freed by China.

September 25, 2021
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  • Emily Feng
An artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope after it has unfolded in space.

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  • Space

NASA's Got A New, Big Telescope. It Could Find Hints Of Life On Far-Flung Planets

The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.

September 23, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A 3D microflier next to a pencil tip for scale.

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  • Technology

Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance

Northwestern University says these are the world's smallest human-made flying structures, and they could be used for monitoring the environment, population surveillance or disease tracking.

September 23, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
An employee works on smartphones reconditioning in France in January.

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  • World

The European Union Wants A Universal Charger For Cell Phones And Other Devices

According to the EU, 38% of consumers reported struggling at least once to charge their cell phones because they couldn't find a compatible charger.

September 23, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
A community of young investors on TikTok, including @ceowatchlist, @quicktrades and @irisapp, are using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stock trading disclosures as inspiration for where to invest themselves. One user called Pelosi the market's "biggest whale," while another called her the "queen of investing."

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  • Investigations

TikTokers Are Trading Stocks By Copying What Members Of Congress Do

Online stock trading has taken off, bolstered by easy apps and lower prices. Now, a community of young investors have a new strategy: looking for stock tips from members of Congress.

September 21, 2021
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  • Tim Mak

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  • Economy

Why The City Will Survive The Age Of Pandemics And Remote Work

A new book explains why "the age of urban miracles" is far from over.

September 21, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
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  • Obituaries

Remembering The Man Who Made Tech For Everyone

Sir Clive Sinclair, a computing pioneer and an inventor that spent a lifetime making technology accessible for everyone, has died at age 81.

September 21, 2021
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  • Mano Sundaresan and
  • Gabe O'Connor
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  • Author Interviews

New Book Answers The Questions: Where Did Big Tech Go Wrong, And What Can We Do Next?

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Stanford University's Jeremy Weinstein, Mehran Sahami and Rob Reich about their new book, "System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong And How We Can Reboot."

September 19, 2021
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Anderson and Karen Lawson at their StoryCorps recording in Atlanta in 2015.

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  • Games

Their Dad Transformed Video Games In The 1970s — And Passed On His Pioneering Spirit

The late Jerry Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable games. His children say he brought the fun and games home and showed them they could create their own path.

September 17, 2021
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  • Lauren Smith and
  • Emma Bowman
Bill Evans (center), the father of Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes' partner, accompanies Holmes into a federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif., for the start of her federal fraud trial.

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  • Technology

'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family

A mysterious attendee at Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial derided the case against her to reporters. Turns out, he was not whom he claimed to be, but was the father of Holmes' partner.

September 17, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
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