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The Netflix logo is seen on the company's building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The streaming giant is one of many platforms that contributed to streaming outperforming both broadcast and cable in TV viewership numbers for July.

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Streaming outperforms both cable and broadcast TV for the first time ever

Streaming platforms outpaced broadcast and cable in July's total TV viewership. The change came as new seasons of hits on Hulu and Netflix debuted and live sports and traditional shows went on hiatus.

August 18, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis

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  • Arts & Life

Burnout turned Twitch streamers' dreams of playing games full time into nightmares

Playing video games for a living sounds like a dream job. But toxic fans and demanding schedules can turn that dream into a nightmare.

August 16, 2022
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  • Keller Gordon
Philosopher William MacAskill coined the term "longtermism" to convey the idea that humans have a moral responsibility to protect the future of humanity, prevent it from going extinct and create a better future for many generations to come. He outlines this concept in his new book, <em>What We</em> Owe<em> the Future</em>.

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  • Science

How can we help humans thrive trillions of years from now? This philosopher has a plan

William MacAskill's book, What We Owe the Future, urges today's humans to protect future humans — an idea he calls longtermism. Here are a few of his hardly modest proposals.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
Smoke rises after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea, in this still image obtained by Reuters Tuesday.

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  • World

Who was behind the explosions in Crimea? Ukraine and Russia aren't saying

Several days after Ukraine said nine planes were destroyed at a Russian air base in Crimea, nobody has publicly claimed responsibility for it — but speculation abounds.

August 14, 2022
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  • Julian Hayda
The steps you take to protect your privacy should reflect your risk level, one expert says.

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  • Technology

Does your rewards card know if you're pregnant? Privacy experts sound the alarm

Last month, a viral Twitter thread sparked fear and debate about the ways consumer data was being stored and sold by big-box stores, and how this could take on a new dimension in a post-Roe world.

August 13, 2022
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Ishar Das Arora, 83, watches a 3-D video of his birthplace in Pakistan, through a virtual reality device.

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  • World

75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually

A virtual reality project helps survivors of India's Partition glimpse long-lost birthplaces they fled as children. Fraught relations between India and Pakistan mean they can't visit in person.

August 13, 2022
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  • Lauren Frayer
Some of the evidence against Jessica Burgess, 41, was handed over to police by Facebook. Facebook's parent company, Meta, released a statement saying it had received valid warrants from law enforcement in Nebraska and that "the warrants did not mention abortion at all."

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  • National

Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion

A case in Norfolk, Neb., highlights how evidence from online services is fair game in the post-Roe v. Wade era.

August 12, 2022
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  • Martin Kaste
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Tommy Lee's nude photo sparks backlash over double-standard social media censorship

The rock star's graphic photo stayed up for hours before it was removed. Critics say nude content posted by women, transgender and nonbinary users, however, faces quicker and more punitive measures.

August 12, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman
The bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has been a top priority of the Biden administration.

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  • Technology

Why Biden's plan to boost semiconductor chip manufacturing in the U.S. is so critical

The law will allocate more than $50 billion to bring semiconductor chip manufacturing to the U.S. and away from its current production hub in East Asia.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Justine Kenin
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly testifies before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 28 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Technology

Ransomware attacks are hitting small businesses. These are experts' top defense tips

A report released this month by the Ransomware Task Force offers small and medium-sized businesses a series of steps to take to deal with cyberattacks and ransomware.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Snapchat is rolling out new parental controls that allow parents to see their teenager's contacts and confidentially report to the social media company any accounts that concern them. A child lies in bed illuminated by the glow of a cell phone.

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  • Technology

Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

Snapchat's Family Center lets parents see whom their teen is contacting, but not their messages. Parents can also confidentially report accounts that concern them, without their child's knowledge.

August 11, 2022
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  • Raquel Maria Dillon
President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. The legislation is aimed at boosting the domestic production of semiconductors.

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  • Politics

Biden signs semiconductor bill into law, though Trump raid overshadows event

This was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.

August 11, 2022
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  • Barbara Sprunt
The former UniEnergy Technologies office in Mukilteo, Wash. Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.

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  • Investigations

The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China

Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.

August 06, 2022
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  • Courtney Flatt and
  • Laura Sullivan
An iRobot Terra lawn mower is shown in Bedford, Mass., on Jan. 16, 2019. Amazon on Friday announced an agreement to acquire iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion. iRobot sells its robots worldwide and is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum.

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  • Business

Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

iRobot is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa and Ring security cameras among smart home features offered by Amazon.

August 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A video showing Alex Jones is shown as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on July 12.

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  • National

The Jan. 6 committee is asking for data from Alex Jones' phone, a lawyer says

An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said the House committee has requested records from Jones' phone.

August 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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