Tech titans ramp up tools to win over children
From smartphone messaging tailored for tikes to computers for classrooms, technology titans are weaving their way into childhoods to form lifelong bonds, raising hackles of advocacy groups.
From smartphone messaging tailored for tikes to computers for classrooms, technology titans are weaving their way into childhoods to form lifelong bonds, raising hackles of advocacy groups.
Internet
Dec 10, 2017
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A U.N. panel is moving ahead with efforts to define and possibly set limits on weapons that can kill without human involvement, but not as quickly as some human rights groups and other opponents think is necessary to keep ...
Security
Nov 13, 2017
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Consumer Reports is pulling its recommendation of four Microsoft laptops after one of its surveys found that users were complaining about problems with the devices.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 10, 2017
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Net neutrality is under threat, but you can do something to defend it.
Telecom
Feb 22, 2017
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Silicon Valley is rightly focused on President Donald Trump's immigration order. But it should be gearing up for another fight that's vital to both tech companies and their customers.
Telecom
Feb 17, 2017
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The Agriculture Department has removed animal welfare inspection reports, enforcement records and other information about the treatment of animals from its website, citing privacy and other laws.
Other
Feb 3, 2017
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Advocacy groups want President Barack Obama to support further study of long-term measures to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2016
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Samsung's hopes of ending years of acrimony over whether its computer chip factories caused cancer have hit a hitch: some sickened workers and their families say they'll never accept its highly conditional offer of financial ...
Business
Dec 11, 2015
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In response to pressure from the advocacy group As You Sow, Dunkin' Brands has announced that it will be removing allegedly "nano" titanium dioxide from Dunkin' Donuts' powdered sugar donuts. As You Sow claims there are safety ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 12, 2015
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Facebook is putting warning labels on graphic videos that members upload and share with friends, the leading social network said Tuesday.
Internet
Jan 14, 2015
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