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Charlie, then 1 year old, bites Harry, 3, in the 2007 YouTube video. The rest is history.

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  • Pop Culture

The 'Charlie Bit My Finger' Viral Video Will Leave YouTube And Sell As NFT

The 2007 home video raised the bar for "going viral." Now, the famous brothers are deleting the video from YouTube on May 23 to auction it off as a nonfungible token.

May 22, 2021
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  • Emma Bowman
Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022.

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  • Technology

Internet Explorer, The Love-To-Hate-It Web Browser, Will Die Next Year

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on perhaps the most-hated web browser that once dominated the competition. Internet Explorer will be put to rest in the summer of 2022.

May 22, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
A sample page on the OkCupid app is held for a photograph showing the "I'm vaccinated" checkmark.

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  • Health

Dating Apps Are Making It Easier To Swipe Right For A Match Who's Vaccinated

Some of the largest dating apps are allowing users to filter potential matches by their vaccination status, while offering vaccinated users access to premium features like "boosts" and "super likes."

May 22, 2021
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  • Jason Breslow
Apple CEO Tim Cook walks through the Ronald V. Dellums building on Friday.

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  • Technology

As Apple's Tim Cook Testifies, The Judge Creates The Day's Most Dramatic Moment

CEO Tim Cook defended Apple on the witness stand on Friday in a trial playing out in Oakland, Calif. Epic Games, which is suing Apple, accuses it of being an illegal monopoly.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Apple CEO Tim Cook is photographed at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Cook will take the witness stand Friday to defend the Apple App Store against charges that it has grown into an illegal monopoly, one far more profitable than his predecessor Steve Jobs ever envisioned.

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  • Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Taking The Witness Stand Friday. Here's Why It's A Big Deal

CEO Tim Cook will defend his company against accusations from Epic Games that Apple has an illegal monopoly. The trial has focused on a 30% commission on most purchases made in the Apple App Store.

May 21, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Rep. Ed Setzler

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  • Politics

Ga. Lawmakers, Urged On By Heartland Group, Debate 'Big Tech' Censoring

Acworth Republican state Rep. Ed Setzler hosted a special called meeting of the House Science and Technology Committee Thursday to consider if the state can or should do anything about technology platforms allegedly censoring users’ free speech.

May 21, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
Treated Denver wastewater flows into the South Platte River in April. In what may be the largest U.S. project of its kind, Denver will use excess energy from sewage wastewater to heat and cool a new agriculture, arts and education center.

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  • Energy

How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate

Evolving technology is making it possible to turn sewage wastewater into energy that can heat and cool large buildings. The largest such project in the U.S. is under construction in Denver.

May 21, 2021
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  • Sam Brasch
In "Never Yield," you play as Wally, a mysterious kid who's stolen an important package

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  • Games

New Game 'Never Yield' Is A Speedy, Stylish Side-Scroller With Tons Of Replay Value

The new speedrunning game from Detroit developer Aerial_Knight combines a Black cyberpunk aesthetic with clear, compelling mechanics for a game you'll want to play over and over again.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Danny Lore
President Barack Obama bumped fists with Nathan Copeland during a tour of innovation projects at the White House Frontiers Conference at the University of Pittsburgh in 2016.

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  • Health

Scientists Bring The Sense Of Touch To A Robotic Arm

A man who is paralyzed can quickly perform tasks like pouring a glass of water, thanks to a mind-controlled robotic arm that conveys a sense of touch.

May 20, 2021
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  • Jon Hamilton
Twitter is rolling out a more stringent verification process for certain accounts, the social media company announced Thursday.

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  • Technology

Twitter Relaunches Verification Check. Here's How To Apply For One

The social media giant said it will again begin verifying certain accounts after putting the process on hold for more than three years.

May 20, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, speaks virtually during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing in March.

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  • Technology

Facebook Calls Links To Depression Inconclusive. These Researchers Disagree

The company has reached out to a number of researchers in recent months, though those same researchers are skeptical about the company's motivations.

May 19, 2021
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By:
  • Miles Parks
People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count.

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  • National

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.

May 19, 2021
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
Sen. Raphael Warnock

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  • Technology

Warnock Asks Feds To Slow Down Review Of Spaceport Camden

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to slow down its review of a plan to build a commercial spaceport in southeastern Georgia. In a letter to the federal agency dated Monday, Warnock raised concerns about the FAA’s review of the environmental impacts of the proposed Spaceport Camden.

May 18, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
A laptop displays a message after being infected by ransomware in 2017. Thousands of institutions  in the U.S. fall victim to ransomware attacks each year.

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  • Technology

'You Can't Just Concede.' How One Expert Explains Negotiating With Cybercriminals

Bill Siegel works with companies that fall victim to the same type of ransomware attack that disrupted fuel supplies across large parts of the South and East Coast last week.

May 18, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin and
  • Lisa Weiner
A spokesperson for Bill Gates denied on Sunday that an investigation into a prior romantic relationship with an employee had anything to do with Gates leaving Microsoft's board of directors last year.

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  • Technology

Microsoft Board Investigated Bill Gates' 'Intimate Relationship' With Employee

A spokesperson for Gates maintained that his decades-old "affair," which was the subject of an investigation, had no connection to his decision to step down from the board.

May 17, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
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