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Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz. The venture capital firm recently launched a media property recently known as Future, the latest in a string of Silicon Valley companies making in-house publications aimed at friendly, pro-tech coverage.

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  • Technology

Stung By Media Coverage, Silicon Valley Starts Its Own Publications

Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz has launched a website it calls "the future of media." The firm has backed Clubhouse and Substack, two efforts to take messages directly to the public.

June 26, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
U.S. Marines take cover as they push into the center of Fallujah, Iraq, in November 2004. The battle for the city produced the heaviest urban fighting of the Iraq war.

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  • National Security

Is It OK To Commemorate One Of Iraq's Bloodiest Battles In A Video Game?

Six Days In Fallujah is based on the fight between U.S. troops and Iraqi opposition forces in 2004. The project was shelved for a decade, but the creator says it offers a serious look at the battle.

June 25, 2021
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  • Quil Lawrence
John McAfee talks to the media outside Beacon Hotel where he stayed after arriving from Guatemala in December 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison cell on Wednesday, according to his lawyer.

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  • Technology

John McAfee, Software Pioneer, Found Dead In A Spanish Prison Cell

Just hours earlier, a court in Spain had approved the extradition of McAfee to the U.S., where he was set to stand trial on federal tax-evasion charges in New York.

June 24, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with students in a case involving a cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat while complaining about her school.

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  • Law

Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment

The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off campus but that may be disruptive.

June 23, 2021
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  • Nina Totenberg
In this handout from NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope is grappled to Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125 by the shuttle's Canadian-built remote manipulator system May 13, 2009 in Space.

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  • Space

Hubble Trouble: NASA Can't Figure Out What's Causing Computer Issues On The Telescope

"It's just the inefficiency of trying to fix something which is orbiting 400 miles over your head instead of in your laboratory," said Paul Hertz, the director of astrophysics for NASA.

June 23, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
<em>Farming Simulator</em> is a realistic farming experience — minus bugs, droughts and disasters.

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  • Games

This Farming Video Game Is So Popular, People Pay To Watch Gamers Play It

The video game Farming Simulator has found a loyal and niche audience in the gaming world. This isn't the cheesy Farmville game from years ago, but one emulating the real challenges of running a farm.

June 22, 2021
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  • Jonathan Ahl

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  • Technology

A New Way To Understand Automation

We speak with one of the leading scholars of automation about its evolving impacts on society.

June 22, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
At their summit in Geneva on Wednesday, President Biden told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the U.S. would strike back if it keeps getting hit with cyberattacks. "Responsible countries need to take action against criminals who conduct ransomware activities on their territory," Biden said.

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  • National Security

Biden Tells Putin To Crack Down On Ransomware. What Are The Odds He Will?

The president says the U.S. will respond if it keeps getting hit with cyberattacks linked to Russia. But Putin has shown little interest in combatting cyber crimes called ransomware-as-a-service.

June 19, 2021
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  • Greg Myre
WISA Woodsat, seen in an artist's rendering, is billed as the world's first wooden satellite. It's set to be launched from New Zealand before the end of the year.

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  • Space

Where No Plywood Has Gone Before: A Space Agency Will Launch A Tiny, Wooden Satellite

In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well the venerable construction material holds up in space.

June 18, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
An iPhone screengrab of Snapchat's speed filter, which allows users to record and share how fast they are moving. Snap told NPR that it is eliminating the tool.

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  • Technology

Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving

The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits.

June 17, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Hackers can access a Peloton user's bike camera, microphone and screen, McAfee reported.

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  • Business

Your Pricey Peloton Has Another Problem For You To Sweat Over

Hackers can gain remote access to a Peloton bike's camera and microphone and can monitor users. They can also add apps disguised as Netflix and Spotify to get login credentials.

June 17, 2021
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  • Savannah Sicurella
Virgin Australia was one of several major companies to be hit with technical issues Thursday that affected websites and mobile applications for airlines, banks and other corporations.

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  • Technology

Airlines, Banks And Other Companies Across The World Hit In The Latest Web Outage

Websites and mobile apps were disrupted in the second major tech outage this month affecting large corporations around the globe.

June 17, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee is selling the source code for the World Wide Web as an NFT. Here, Berners-Lee delivers a speech during an event at the CERN in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • Technology

The Father Of The Web Is Selling The Source Code As An NFT

The original source code for the World Wide Web, written by British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is being auctioned as a non-fungible token.

June 17, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
This image made from video of a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used for deepfakes that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said.

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  • Technology

Facebook Researchers Say They Can Detect Deepfakes And Where They Came From

Deepfakes are altered photos, videos, and still images that use artificial intelligence to appear realistic. They've become harder to detect.

June 17, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
<em>Tiny Tina's Wonderlands</em> was one of the games players caught a first glimse of at this year's E3.

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  • Games

E3 Event Brought Gamers Some Big News — And A Glimpse Of That 'Zelda' Sequel

The Electronic Entertainment Expo isn't quite what it used to be, with several major game developers pulling out over the past few years — but this year's show still managed some pretty big news.

June 16, 2021
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  • Keller Gordon
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