Apple is doing damage control after iPhone owners expressed outrage when the company admitted to intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve battery life. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Will Oremus, who is covering the story for Slate, now that Apple has put out an unsigned...
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Saturday, December 30, 2017
Apple Issues Apology After Admitting To Slowing Down Older iPhones : NPR
King-size games may have to wait as Nintendo reportedly delays 64-gig Switch cartridges
The Switch may be the most pleasant tech surprise of 2017, but although it has many excellent qualities, excessive storage space is not among them. And it looks like that will continue to be a problem if, as The Wall Street Journal hears, Nintendo is delaying the production of 64-gigabyte...
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Death by rumor: The imagined gloomy outlook for Apple
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Margo Price; The Best Books Of 2017; 'Rethinking Infidelity' : NPR
Margo Price’s new album, All American Made, is out now.
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The 10 Most Popular 'Fresh Air' Interviews Of 2017 : NPR
In 2017, Fresh Air marked 30 years as a nationally syndicated, daily radio program by doing what it does best: more in-depth interviews.
This year’s guests included journalists, late night hosts, notable authors, political movers and shakers and an FBI profiler —...
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
S.C. Lottery Says Error Caused Winning Tickets : The Two-Way : NPR
The South Carolina Education Lottery says a programming error in its computer system vendor is to blame for a profusion of winning tickets on Christmas. Two of the state’s lottery tickets are pictured here in 2005.
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Attending CES 2018? TechCrunch wants to see your company
CES is a horrible, god-awful experience that will shave years off your life. The casinos, the food, the people, the germs. Horrible. All of it. But we love it! And we’re sending a huge contingent to the show again this year and want to see your gadgets, toys and products.
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Certainties: Death, taxes and annual iPhone forecast cuts
Stop the Macalope if you’ve heard this one.
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Novelist John Le Carré Reflects On His Own 'Legacy' Of Spying : NPR
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Germany's 'In The Fade' Flips The Script On The Terrorism Film : NPR
Diane Kruger won the top acting prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in In the Fade. She dedicated her award to survivors of terrorism.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
'Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses' : NPR
David Greene talks to Siva Vaidhyanathan, author and UVA Media Studies professor, who revisits his op-ed. He shares his view on how the social media giant will continue to impact politics.
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Laser-equipped shoes help Parkinson’s patients take the next step
Here’s an unexpected but pleasant little way tech might be able to improve a few lives: laser shoes. Yes, seriously. Shoes equipped with small laser emitters were shown in recent tests to help sufferers of Parkinson’s disease to walk normally.
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Snakable Armored Apple MFi Lightning cable review
Snakable Armored Apple MFi Lightning cable review | Macworld
The ball joints on the Snakable cable protect the weak areas by preventing over-bending.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda On Disney, Mixtapes And Why He Won't Try To Top 'Hamilton' : NPR
Miranda says he doesn’t feel the need to duplicate the success of Hamilton. “If you think in terms of topping, you’re in the wrong business,” he says. Originally broadcast Jan. 3, 2017.
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'Florida Project' Tops David Edelstein's List Of The Year's Best Films
In a year dominated by stories of sexual harassment and abuse, Fresh Air‘s movie critic says his favorite films featured voices that aren’t heard from enough.
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
Battle Lines Drawn Over Mueller, Justice Dept. And The FBI : NPR
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is Capitol Hill on Thursday for a meeting with members of the House Oversight and House Judiciary committees.
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Meet Molekule, the sleekest air purifier on the market
Molekule, a San Francisco-based startup with a sleekly designed molecular air purifier started as an immigrant dream twenty years ago and ended up being named one of Time’s top 25 inventions of 2017.
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Wasted: Arguments about your Apple product buying decisions
2017 is almost over, so let us begin the shaming of decisions you might have made this year!
Writing for Fortune, Jay Kapoor tells us about “4 Apple Products You Probably Wasted Money on This Year.” (Tip o’ the antlers to Philip Speicher.)
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Trombonist Roswell Rudd Packs A Lot Of Wisdom Into Every Note Of 'Embrace' : NPR
Rudd started out playing dixieland before graduating to free jazz. Now he’s collaborating with singer Fay Victor on his latest album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Embrace has a “valedictory air.”
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Movies You Missed: 'Die Hard' : NPR
We conclude this season of Movies You Missed, holiday edition, with a Christmas classic: Die Hard. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to friends Kelly Wilson and Laura Mullaney.
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Friday, December 22, 2017
Kids Benefit Tremendously From Internet But Better Protection Is Essential : Goats and Soda : NPR
It seems like every kid is online. But a UNICEF director of data Laurence Chandy observes: “It’s a huge inequity between those who have access and those who do not.”
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Amazon acquires connected camera and doorbell startup Blink
Amazon has acquired Blink (via Slashgear), a startup founded in 2014 that builds connected Wi-Fi home security cameras, as well as a new video doorbell introduced earlier this week. The company got its start via a crowdfunding campaign that raised over $1 million for its totally wireless...
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Save 50% On Roxio Toast 16 Titanium - Deal Alert
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Remembering Jazz Singer Keely Smith : NPR
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'Phantom Thread' Is Deeply Weird And Marvelously Entertaining : NPR
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a British women’s fashion designer in the 1950s. Critic David Edelstein says the film is an amusing portrait of artistic and marital anguish.
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Coding and Collaboration with a Buddy System
For several years our kindergarten and third grade students were accustomed to pairing up as reading buddies to improve their literacy skills through a mentee/mentor relationship. As a result of that success we decided to use a similar model to encourage our kids to collaboratively...
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
How to Find a Court Reporter That Offers Impeccable Service
The operation of a legal court depends on several individuals serving in official capacities, and the least noticed of these individuals is always a court reporter. Sitting quietly at the front of the courtroom in a fixed position for hours on end, a court reporter fulfills what seems like an...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Beetle Penises May Hold Clues For Better Medical Devices : The Two-Way : NPR
Studying the penis of a thistle tortoise beetle may lead to a better design for medical catheters.
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Kuri the adorable home robot starts shipping to pre-order customers
Kuri, the home robot that wants to be more companion and less Roomba, has begun shipping out to customers. Kuri creator Mayfield Robotics, a Bosch-owned startup, revealed that its initial shipments have gone out via FedEx – which means it technically met its goal of beginning to ship the...
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Gingerbread Houses
Gingerbread is a baked treat that dates back to the Middle Ages. It is thought to have first appeared in the U.S. in the nineteenth century, when the Swiss monks of St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana baked gingerbread on holidays, […]
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Looking for an iPhone X case? Here’s what’s available at the online Apple store
Looking for an iPhone X case? Here’s what’s available at the online Apple store | Macworld
Third-party iPhone X cases are making their way to market. In the meantime, here’s what you’ll find at the online Apple store.
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'The Post' Is A Crackling Newsroom Thriller With Electrifying Relevance
Steven Spielberg’s new drama revisits The Washington Post‘s 1971 decision to publish the Pentagon Papers in defiance of the Nixon administration. Justin Chang calls it “terrifically entertaining.”
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A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen Trauma
Jonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in a working-class African-American section of North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot.
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Russia-Based Kaspersky Lab Sues Trump Administration For Banning Its Software : The Two-Way : NPR
Eugene Kaspersky, founder and head of cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, speaks in Berlin, Germany, last month. Kaspersky’s company filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration today.
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NASA engineers stare at the sun to see shockwaves from supersonic flight
Before the eclipse this summer, NASA warned us over and over again not to stare directly at the sun — but now they’re doing just that. Its researchers have reinvented a photography technique more than a century old, using the sun itself as a backdrop in order to capture the shockwave...
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Verizon is selling the third-generation Nest for $180
Verizon is selling the third-generation Nest for $180 | Macworld
The best discount on the Nest right now is through Verizon, of all places.
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'American Seafood' Author Recommends Putting 'Underloved' Fish On the Plate
Chef and sustainable seafood advocate Barton Seaver works to get people excited about fish. He says there are lots of species that are not endangered that we should be eating, like Hake.
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In A Year Of Heartbreak And Reckoning, 12 Films Remind Us Of Cinema's Greatness
Film critic Justin Chang picks his top 12 movies of the year, pairing them thematically, from Call Me By Your Name and The Florida Project, to War For The Planet of the Apes and Dunkirk.
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Saturday, December 16, 2017
Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
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Don’t keep cell phones next to your body, California Health Department warns
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a warning against the hazards of cellphone radiation this week. Yes, the thing we are all addicted to and can’t seem to put down is leaking electromagnetic radiation and now California has some guidance to safeguard the public.
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Profane in the membrane: Apple’s naughty list
The year will be over soon so it is the natural time to look back at everything Apple has done and swear at it all.
Writing for Gizmodo, Adam Clark Estes details “Everything Apple F***ed Up This Year.” (Tip o’ the antlers to Rick.)
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David Kleinert Photography | Rainbow Bee-eaters
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Director Spike Lee; 'Godless' Creator Scott Frank : NPR
DeWanda Wise plays Nola, a self-described “sex-positive, polyamorous, pansexual,” in the Neflix series She’s Gotta Have It.
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Movies You Missed: 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'
Listener Audrey Wang watched The Muppet Christmas Carol for the first time this week. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with her about what she thought of it.
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Human Trafficking Prevention Event Hosted by ED and HHS
Human trafficking, exploiting people through forced labor and commercial sex, is modern-day slavery. ED’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students maintains that schools can and should be safe places where students can thrive. Unfortunately, the trafficking of America’s students, both for...
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Thursday, December 14, 2017
FCC Votes To Repeal Restrictions On Internet Providers : The Two-Way : NPR
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai led a vote to repeal Obama-era “net neutrality” rules on Thursday.
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A week on the wrist with the Alpina Startimer
It’s refreshing to wear a mechanical watch. The soft sweep of the seconds hand reminds us of the fleeting nature of time while the endless ticking in a dark room is a comfort and a spur to action. Add in a little limited edition provenance with big face and crown and you’ve got a stew...
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Christmas Crafts
“Tis the season to be jolly.” And Christmas crafts certainly add to the season’s jolliness, don’t you think? This week’s website picks showcase Christmas craft projects for kids of all ages.
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FCC votes to kill net neutrality: What happens next?
That noise you just heard was the sound of millions of modems across the U.S. crying. As expected, the FCC just voted 3-2 to kill its own net neutrality rules, and the Internet as we know it could be forever changed.
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David Kleinert Photography | Red-bellied Black Snake
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Remembering Smithereens' Songwriter And Lead Singer Pat DiNizio : NPR
DiNizio, who died Tuesday, told Fresh Air in 1988 that his music was influenced by the songs he grew up listening to on AM radio in the 1960s. The Smithereens formed in Carteret, NJ, in 1980.
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31 Years Later, Spike Lee Puts A New Spin On 'She's Gotta Have It' : NPR
DeWanda Wise plays Nola, a self-described “sex-positive, polyamorous, pansexual,” in the Neflix series She’s Gotta Have It.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
France Moves To Ban Students From Using Cellphones In Schools : The Two-Way : NPR
High school students use smartphones and laptops at a vocational school in Bischwiller, France, in September. The country’s education minister said he will tighten the ban on phones for elementary and secondary school students, except for educational...
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Review: Shinola Canfield headphones are an overpriced mess
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he Shinola Canfield headphones cost $600 and do not ship with a stereo adapter. That should tell you everything you need to know. But if not, keep reading and let me explain why these fashion headphones are not worth the price.
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Get a Lifetime of VPN Unlimited for Just $29.99
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David Kleinert Photography | Damselflies
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Ranky Tanky Builds On The Music And Culture Of Slave Descendants
Three members of Ranky Tanky perform songs from their self-titled debut. The band’s name and music derive from the tradition of the Gullah, slave descendants from the Georgia and South Carolina coast.
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The Last Jedi' Introduces Welcome Shades Of (G)Rey : Monkey See : NPR
Rey (Daisy Ridley) may or may not be the title character of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We’re not telling.
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Sunday, December 10, 2017
What's Behind Bitcoin's All-Time High Value : NPR
The value of digital currency bitcoin has skyrocketed. But what is bitcoin and is it just a bubble? Timothy Lee of Ars Technica explains to NPR’s Scott Simon.
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The 5-year bootstrapped odyssey of Sno-Go, a snow bike for the everyday ski mountain visitor
Skiing has always been something of a nightmare for me. I first “learned” how to ski in middle school, and still to this day don’t really understand how to stop. I once went to a “black diamond” mountain in Minnesota (read: gently sloping Midwest hill) and had to slam myself into the...
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Reverse indicator: The future of the Mac
Good news, Mac fans! Apple is committed to the Mac for the foreseeable future and you can look forward to a strong product pipeline. How does the Macalope know this? Because John C. Dvorak just wrote that Apple was going to do the opposite.
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James Franco; 2017's Word Of The Year; Guillermo Del Toro : NPR
James Franco plays eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist. Franco says Wiseau “looks sort of like a mix between a vampire and a pirate and Michael Jackson. … He has long black hair that looks like it’s dyed with magic...
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'It's A Wonderful Life' : NPR
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Friday, December 8, 2017
Airlines Restrict 'Smart Luggage' Over Fire Hazards Posed By Batteries : The Two-Way : NPR
Three major U.S. airlines have announced new restrictions on “smart luggage” because of the fire hazard posed by lithium-ion batteries in cargo holds. The airlines say any such batteries need to be removable.
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Researchers train robots to see into the future
Robots usually react in real time: something happens, they respond. Now researchers University of California, Berkeley are working on a system that lets robots “imagine the future of their actions” so that they can interact with things they’ve never seen before.
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Best Buy is selling a Philips Hue–Google Home Bundle for $199 today
Best Buy is selling a Philips Hue–Google Home Bundle for $199 today | TechHive
You get what amounts to a free Google Home if you pick up this bundle.
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Will The Mueller Investigation Unearth A Crime? Legal Reporter Says It's Complicated : NPR
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'The Disaster Artist' Is A Very James Franco Production : Monkey See : NPR
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
A Tech-Based Tool To Address Campus Sexual Assault : NPR Ed : NPR
Jessica Ladd was sexually assaulted while at Pomona College, just as one in five college women are. She says she found the reporting process, “more traumatic than the assault” itself. She felt “like I didn’t have control. A lack of agency. I...
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Lytro’s ‘living pictures’ cease to live
As part of its move away from consumer gear toward professional cinema hardware, Lytro has killed off the site that once hosted its “living pictures,” still photos taken with its cameras that could be refocused after the fact. This will turn a handful of those pictures, where they had been...
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Pearl Harbor Naval Station on the Hawaiian island of Oahu is Navy headquarters for the United States Pacific Fleet. Yet even after seventy-six years, its name is synonymous with the surprise Japanese attack of “December 7, 1941 – a […]
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Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 update
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As Fissures Between Political Camps Grow, 'Tribalism' Emerges As The Word Of 2017 : NPR
“However people map out the geography of American political tribes, they always exempt themselves and their neighbors,” Geoff Nunberg says.
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James Franco Tackles A Hollywood Story 'Unlike Any Other' In 'Disaster Artist' : NPR
James Franco plays eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist. Franco says Wiseau “looks sort of like a mix between a vampire and a pirate and Michael Jackson. … He has long black hair that looks like it’s dyed with magic...
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Very Special Student Artists Display Vision, Imagination in VSA Exhibit at U.S. Department of Education
Seventeen-year-old Keevon Howard has mastered one cardinal rule laid down by his high school art teacher, one that resonates beyond the classroom. “Don’t erase,” his teacher counselled — accept the mistake and weave it into your composition. Coping is a vital life skill, she said, so...
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Monday, December 4, 2017
What This Picture Of Beyoncé Tells Us About How Generation Z Connects
Why talk when you can say it with an emoji or a GIF? “Instead of me telling someone how good I look, I can just send them a picture of Beyoncé in a queen’s outfit,” Youth Radio’s Robert Fisher says.
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Kinin puts aromatherapy in your mouth
Kinin is a new portable aromatherapy vaporizer that, in theory, offers a refreshing break from THC and nicotine based vapes. Multi-use products let you inhale the strange fragrances of “Narrow leaf eucalyptus,” “Polynesian kava kava,” and “nootropics.”
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tvOS 11.2 is now available, adding a Sports section, HDR and frame rate options
tvOS 11.2 is now available, adding a Sports section, HDR and frame rate options | Macworld
Finally, we can avoid the artifacts of converting SDR content to HDR.
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'Nuclear War Planner' Reflects On The Cold War And Assesses The Current Threat
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in hopes they would help end the Vietnam War. He looks back on his early days as a national security analyst in The Doomsday Machine.
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In 'Bombshell,' The Double Identity Of Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr : NPR
Film actress Hedy Lamarr, pictured here around 1955, was both a major star on screen and an inventor by night.
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Saturday, December 2, 2017
Trump Retweeted A Racist Group, But How Did He Find Its Videos? : NPR
In September, President Trump meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May, who says the group whose videos Trump retweeted this week “seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives that stoke tensions.”
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Rocket blast from the past: Voyager 1 fires thrusters last used in 1980
While some spacecraft get the chance to go out in a blaze of glory, others are in it for the long haul – Voyager 1 more so than any other. The mission celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, but it’s not just a lump of metal floating through interstellar space: that baby still runs....
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If your iPhone started crashing at midnight on Dec. 2, iOS 11.2 will fix it
If your iPhone started crashing at midnight on Dec. 2, iOS 11.2 will fix it | Macworld
Another day, another embarrassing bug.
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Patton Oswalt; 'The Shape Of Water'; 'President Show' Stars : NPR
Patton Oswalt co-starred on the comedy series King of Queens and voiced the main character in the Pixar film Ratatouille. More recently, he has appeared in Veep, Justified and Young Adult and other TV and film roles.
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Movies You Missed: 'Elf'
The movie Elf is an exuberant holiday tale about acceptance. NPR’s Scott Simon asks Tom Lovett, who has watched the movie for the first time, about its status as a Christmas classic.
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
'I Didn't Break Any Rules' : The Two-Way : NPR
President Trump’s Twitter account was down for about 11 minutes early this month.
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Google Assistant can now help you find a plumber and other local services
Google Assistant is about to get a bit more home-savvy. The voice assistant will be gaining local discovery skills that will help you locate home services nearby. The company specifically detailed that Assistant would be gaining insights to help users locate “nearby services like an...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 5, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, supporters of the Civil Rights Movement began a thirteen-month boycott against the city’s bus system as a protest against its policies of racial segregation. The boycott was lead by Reverend Martin Luther King, […]
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Sophisticated Mac OS Malware Uses Trust and Developer Certificates
Sophisticated Mac OS Malware Uses Trust and Developer Certificates | Macworld
For years, Mac users were told they were safe. In a world where every connected device is a potential target, even Mac users need to rethink their security.
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For Years, Anita Hill Was A 'Canary In The Coal Mine' For Women Speaking Out : NPR
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Jim Nabors, Who Played Affable Klutz Gomer Pyle, Dies At 87 : The Two-Way : NPR
Jim Nabors, in a 1964 episode of Gomer, U.S.M.C., getting chewed out by Frank Sutton as Gunnery Sgt. Vince Carter.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Does This Robot Freak You Out?
Something like Atlas, Spot and Handle will likely inhabit the world we’re now building — and their weirdness will be just commonplace, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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Analyst says Apple could have sold 6 million iPhone X units during Black Friday weekend
Apple hasn’t shared any exact number, but Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang calculated that Apple may have sold as many as 6 million iPhone X units this weekend alone, StreetInsider reported.
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Everything you need to know about Apple’s facial recognition
The upcoming iPhone X will use Face ID, technology that unlocks your iPhone X by using infrared and visible light scans to uniquely identify your face. The company says it will work in a variety of conditions and is extremely secure. Though no one outside Apple has yet been able to confirm...
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For Jesmyn Ward, Writing Means Telling The 'Truth About The Place That I Live In' : NPR
For Jesmyn Ward, Writing Means Telling The ‘Truth About The Place That I Live In’ : NPR
For Jesmyn Ward, Writing Means Telling The ‘Truth About The Place That I Live In’ Ward’s National Book Award-winning novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, is set in a small...
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James Franco And Seth Rogen Remake A Cinematic Disaster
In 2003, a film called The Room was released in Los Angeles. It became a cult hit. James Franco and Seth Rogen have made their own movie based on The Room — it’s called The Disaster Artist.
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Sunday, November 26, 2017
Is The Streetwear Market Headed For The Mainstream? : NPR
Mateo Lorente (left) wears his new Supreme shirt as people flock to a Louis Vuitton store in Miami to purchase limited-edition Supreme and Louis Vuitton collaboration items, in June.
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‘Substitute Phone’ artfully satisfies your compulsion to swipe and scroll
Smartphones are inarguably an addictive class of devices, and not just because they put an endless font of information at your fingertips. The very experience of holding the phone and touching it is itself associated with that pleasure — so much so that you might wish you were doing it...
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A big complaint: The iPhone X’s major flaw
Are you ready? Ready to read the horrible secret about the iPhone X? The secret that Apple doesn’t want you to know?
Turns Out™… it’s a big phone!
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Greta Gerwig; 'Darkest Hour'; Director Dee Rees : NPR
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The Complex Character Of 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'
Brilliant but socially awkward, criminal defense attorney Roman J. Israel (Denzel Washington) must re-enter the job market after his law firm goes under in the new film Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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Friday, November 24, 2017
NASA Uses Students To Develop Virtual Reality Programs : NPR
A virtual reality program developed by NASA could help scientists visualize the magnetic fields around the earth.
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Let’s talk about commercial drones at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin
Everyone loves drones, including companies with very specific needs. Drones once were the hot new thing and the perfect birthday gift. But drone makers are now realizing that there’s a bigger opportunity with commercial use cases, from farming to inspection. That’s why we’re excited to...
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iPhone 8 Plus vs. iPhone X: Which one should you buy?
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Loudon Wainwright III Opens Up About The 'Exes & Excess' That Inform His Music : NPR
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'Call Me By Your Name' : NPR
NPR’s Noel King talks with April Wolfe, lead film critic for LA Weekly, about the film Call Me by Your Name. It stars Armie Hammer and is directed by Luca Guadagnino.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet : The Two-Way : NPR
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday a plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.
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Apple’s Thanksgiving ad is mostly about the AirPods
Every year, Apple airs a new ad in the U.S. for Thanksgiving. Compared to other Apple ads, this is less about showing product features and more like a greeting card.
This year is no different — you still see a lot of AirPods. Apple’s new ad is called “Sway” and takes place in the streets...
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Hour of Code
Hour of Code is a global campaign created in 2013 by Code.org to introduce millions of students to computer programming during Computer Science Education Week at the beginning of December. Dozens of sites have created tutorials for Hour of Code. […]
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iPhone 2018 rumors
Updated 11/22/17: Once again, a successor to the iPhone SE is rumored to be on the way.
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Margo Price On The Beauty Of Small-Town America : NPR
Margo Price’s new album, All American Made, is out now.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Glorious And Moving 'Lady Bird'
The PCHH panel is joined by Slate’s Aisha Harris and music journalist Katie Presley to talk about Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut (which she also wrote), the splendid coming-of-age film Lady Bird.
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Veterans Day troops to teachers
Each year our school hosts a Veterans Day assembly and breakfast. After this year’s assembly, a number of students shared how they were surprised and excited to see my military photo during the slideshow tribute. Some were shocked and amused to see a serious looking and clean shaven...
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Monday, November 20, 2017
The FCC And The Wave Of Deregulation
While much attention has been paid to potential legislation passing through Congress or to the actions of the president, the Federal Communications Commission has been quite active, according to the headlines:
“FCC begins scaling back internet subsidies for low-income homes,” reports...
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Swiss watchmaker Omega joins the ecommerce bandwagon
Swiss watchmakers have long resisted the siren call of ecommerce. While many of their products sold online – you can find everything from Swatch to Breguet on the “grey market” – there were no official online channels for many brands. Until now.
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Features, Specs, and Prices for Apple's All-in-One Computer
The iMac is a direct descendant of the very first Mac, and it’s often the computer that longtime users think about when they think about the Macintosh. The iMac’s all-in-one design is popular and iconic.
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'Dawn Watch' Explores The Life And Legacy Of Joseph Conrad
Maya Jasanoff weaves together biography, history, literature and her own travels in a new book about the globe-trotting author. Reviewer John Powers says Jasanoff’s portrait of Conrad is terrific.
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'Coco' Makes Moviegoers Proud To Be Mexican : NPR
In Coco, young Miguel’s love of music ultimately leads him to the Land of the Dead where he teams up with charming trickster Hector.
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Saturday, November 18, 2017
If You Give Sheep Cameras, They'll Help Create Street Maps : NPR
The Faroe Islands didn’t have Google street view, but they wanted to. So they strapped 360-degree cameras on the backs of sheep to make their own.
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Romain-Jerome builds a Batman watch that tells you your time is up, bat
Watchmaker Romain-Jerome has announced a new Batman-themed watch that looks like something Bruce Wayne would wear to the club. The watch, which is based on R-J’s Skylab design, features a meticulous reproduction of a map of Gotham City cut into the rear sapphire glass and a glowing Bat...
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How to take a screenshot on the iPhone X
How to take a screenshot on the iPhone X | Macworld
The home button may be gone, but taking a screenshot is just as easy as it used to be.
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Helping LA Gang Members; 'Stranger Things 2' Creators : NPR
The Duffer brothers collaborate on the set of Stranger Things 2.
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Caleb Landry Jones, 'Three Billboards' Salesman, Sees His 'Fat Face' On Screen : NPR
Sam Rockwell (left) and Caleb Landry Jones feature heavily in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which is open now in theaters.
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
How Disinformation And Distortions On Social Media Affected Elections Worldwide
Internet freedom declined again in the past year and “manipulation and disinformation tactics played an important role” in 18 countries’ elections — including the U.S., according to an annual report.
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Hands-on with Microsoft’s high-end Surface Book 2
Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 is the most powerful mobile Surface device yet. It easily blows away the Surface Pro, Surface Laptop and, of course, the old Surface Book. It’s also one of the odder devices in the lineup, though. It’s not just a Surface Pro with a rigid keyboard. It’s a...
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Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
From gratitude to twittering turkeys, these ideas are far from boring, and are sure to jump start your classroom writing assignments.
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Vimeo launches HDR and 10-bit color compatible with iPhone X, iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K
Vimeo launches HDR and 10-bit color compatible with iPhone X, iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K | Macworld
I guess it’s time for YouTube to step up its support on Apple devices.
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'Times' Reporters Describe How A Paper Trail Helped Break The Weinstein Story : NPR
Harvey Weinstein poses on the red carpet of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Weinstein is the subject of numerous allegations of sexual harassment spanning decades.
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Greta Gerwig Explores Mother-Daughter Love (And Angst) In 'Lady Bird' : NPR
Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf play a daughter and mother who clash and connect in Lady Bird.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
How One Man Easily Tricked High-Profile People Online Using False Identities : NPR
James Linton tricked many high-profile people into having conversations with him over email by using other people’s identities. NPR’s Elise Hu speaks with Linton about how relatively easy it was and why he has decided to retire.
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A mesh network spontaneously erupts in the US and helps connect Puerto Rico
When goTenna put out their Mesh device earlier this year, I thought the off-grid communication gadgets would be great for an emergency kit or back-country hike. But it turns out that both I and goTenna underestimated how hungry people were for a resilient, user-powered mesh...
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Apple AirPower wireless charging pad: Everything you need to know
Apple’s new AirPower is a wireless charging pad to help clean up the mess of charging cables for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Apple unveiled AirPower at its iPhone X Event, but the company didn’t provide much detail. We hope to fill the void here. We’ll update this article as we...
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Director Dee Rees Explores Racism In Post-War Mississippi In 'Mudbound'
Mudbound follows two families — one white and one black — just before, during and after World War II. Rees says her experiences growing up in Nashville, Tenn., in the 1980s informed her new film.
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10 Great, Perfect, Solid-Mithril Ideas For 'Lord Of The Rings' TV Spin-Offs : Monkey See : NPR
The Phantom Minas?: Amazon announced it will bring a Lord of the Rings prequel to television. (Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
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Sunday, November 12, 2017
The Latest Sexual Harassment Allegations And Apologies : NPR
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Nintendo may make as many as 30 million Switches next year
Rumors in early October had Nintendo more than doubling production for the highly successful Switch in order to meet what will almost certainly be crushing demand during the holidays. The company may be planning even higher volumes for next year — perhaps as many as 30 million...
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Black Friday 2017: The best early deals
Black Friday is no longer just the day after Thanksgiving. Now deals spill out willy-nilly from retailers at almost any given time in November.
Just a year or two ago, most discounts weren’t any good. But that’s changed.
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'Lou Reed: A Life'; White House Photographer Pete Souza : NPR
Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. “I wanted to write a book that took Lou … seriously,” says biographer Anthony DeCurtis.
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Julia Roberts Is Mom In 'Wonder,' And In Life : NPR
Julia Roberts plays Isabel, the mother of Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), in the new movie Wonder.
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Friday, November 10, 2017
Texas Gunman's Locked Cellphone Renews Debate Over Encryption : NPR
The FBI is struggling to access the cellphone of the Texas church shooter, which is reportedly an iPhone, reigniting the debate over encryption.
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Mysterious ‘green line of death’ appears on some iPhone X displays
It wouldn’t be the launch of a first-generation Apple product without a few hiccups — who can forget Antennagate and Bendgate? — and the iPhone X is no different. A handful of users report that a mysterious and inextinguishable green line has appeared on their device’s display.
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NordVPN is offering 3 years of VPN service for $99
NordVPN is offering 3 years of VPN service for $99 | PCWorld
This “Cyber Month” discount lasts until the end of the November.
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'Hue 1968' Revisits An American 'Turning Point' In The War In Vietnam : NPR
Author Mark Bowden says the capture of Hue, Vietnam, was part of a wave of well-planned Communist attacks that helped turn U.S. public opinion against the war. Originally broadcast June 12, 2017.
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'Murder On The Orient Express' Moves In Inspired Fits And Starts
Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 mystery novel features a cast that rips into individual roles with gusto — but never fully jells as an ensemble.
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FLOTUS, Secretary Visit Highlights Anti-Bullying Efforts
As a School Ambassador Fellow with the U.S. Department of Education, I had the opportunity to help plan and coordinate a visit for First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary Betsy DeVos to Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield, MI. The school was selected because they had pledged...
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Caught Up In Anti-Putin Arrests, Pokemon Go Players Sent To Pokey : The Two-Way : NPR
The Pokémon Go location-based mobile game running on a smartphone in Russia.
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Apple’s iPad could drop the home button and add Face ID in 2018
Apple is reportedly working on a redesign of the iPad that includes dropping the Home button and slimming down the bezels on the top-end model, as well as adding facial recognition tech to allow for Face ID unlocking and more. Bloomberg says the redesigned iPad could make its consumer...
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Veterans Day
In 1918, at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, fighting ceased in World War I. Formerly known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day (November 11) is a day to honor veterans living and dead who have […]
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Report: iPad redesign in 2018 will bring slim bezels and Face ID
Report: iPad redesign in 2018 will bring slim bezels and Face ID | Macworld
The venerable iPad design is due for an update, and Apple is all-in on Face ID.
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Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved' : NPR
Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. “I wanted to write a book that took Lou … seriously,” says biographer Anthony DeCurtis.
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Weinstein Hired Agents To Investigate And Suppress Accusations Against Him : The Two-Way : NPR
A report in The New Yorker says Harvey Weinstein hired an Israeli intelligence firm to collect information on the allegations against him.
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Longest Serving Sergeant Major of the Army to Highlight ED Veterans Day Program
Here at the Department of Education, autumn is more than back to school. In addition to all the back to school activities, we also host significant events each year tied to our nation’s history. Veterans Day is one of them and is observed at the Department each year close to November...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Joblessness Insurance - Purpose and Summary
Joblessness protection (UI) is a type of protection that American culture has with itself. Its motivation to make a funds pool from which qualified specialists can draw in the event that they are out of work in specific situations. By getting a wage amid times of joblessness, beneficiaries can...
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Monday, November 6, 2017
How Russia Weaponized Social Media With 'Social Bots' : NPR
Congress held hearings last week on how Russia used social media to interfere with the presidential campaign. One key tool they used was “bots,” computer programs that act like real people online.
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B&O’s Beoplay E8 totally wireless earbuds really are the total package
Bang & Olufsen’s headphones tend to stand out from the crowd, and their new fully wireless mode, the Beoplay E8, is no exception. The E8 is easily the best totally wire-free headphone I’ve used thus far, with comfortable earbuds that should fit regardless of your ear shape, good...
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iOS 11.2: Features, release date, and how to install the beta
iOS 11.2: Features, release date, and how to install the beta | Macworld
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iOS 11 is a huge update, and a lot of its important features are coming in point releases.
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Brazilian Pianist Nelson Freire Brings An Uncannily Delicate Touch To 'Brahms'
Freire plays tribute to the noted German composer on his new album. Music critic Lloyd Schwartz doesn’t always love Brahms, but he loves this recording.
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Richard Linklater's New Film 'Last Flag Flying' Handles The Trauma Of War : NPR
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Saturday, November 4, 2017
Potential T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Falls Apart : The Two-Way : NPR
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4 TechCrunch writers bought the iPhone X. Here are our thoughts
Happy iPhone X day! A few of us over here at TechCrunch received our new toys today and wanted to share some initial thoughts with y’all.
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iPhone X unboxing
iPhone X unboxing
The new iPhone X is here. Here’s a very early look at the new phone.
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Actor Jonathan Groff; Humorist John Hodgman : NPR
Jonathan Groff plays an FBI agent and criminal profiler in the Netflix series Mindhunter.
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Movies You Missed: '9 To 5'
For our latest installment of Movies You Missed, Scott Simon talks to NPR producers Nicole Beemsterboer and Sydnee Monday, who have never seen the classic 1980s comedy Nine to Five.
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Still Ripe after 100 Years; ED Panel Discusses the Constitution and World War I
To comply with the law that requires all schools that receive federal funding and all federal agencies to observe Constitution Day, September 17, here at the Department of Education, we focused on the Constitutional issues that arose during World War I. We chose to focus on World War I...
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Thursday, November 2, 2017
How Facebook's Ads Could Change Following The Russian Debacle : NPR
Facebook’s celebrity executives — Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg — were not on Capitol Hill yesterday when Congress grilled the company’s top lawyer about incendiary Russian ads on the platform. Instead, they were on an earnings call with investors announcing a 79 percent...
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Smart toy startup Elemental Path introduces the STEMosaur, a robot kids can put together
Elemental Path has come a long way since it debuted its first Cognitoy at Disrupt in 2016. The smart toy maker debuted on Kickstarter with an IBM Watson-powered toy dinosaur kids could talk to.
It’s now launching a whole new dino robot, the STEMosaur. The new dino looks similar to...
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) was born into Austrian royalty, the youngest daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa. As a young teen, she married the grandson of Louis XV, and became Queen of France at the age of nineteen. As […]
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Specs, features, pre-order, and release date
iPhone X: It’s real, it’s here, and it’s very expensive. After months of rumor and speculation, followed by the biggest pre-launch leak ever, Apple finally revealed the iPhone X during the company’s annual fall press event in September.
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'Big Chicken' Connects Poultry Farming To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria : The Salt : NPR
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A Trio Of Veterans Embark On A Road Trip Together In 'Last Flag Flying'
Director Richard Linklater salutes the courage of our troops while casting a hard eye at the government machinery that sends them into battle. Justin Chang calls Last Flag Flying an elegiac comedy.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Facebook, Google, Twitter Testify On Capitol Hill, Detail Russian Interference Efforts : NPR
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Apple releases iOS 11.1 with shiny new emojis
New emojis. Do you need to hear anything else? Apple just released an iOS update. iOS 11.1 is the first feature update for iOS 11. It adds a couple of new things, starting with dozens of new emojis.
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iOS 11.1 has 70 new emoji and it’s available now
iOS 11.1 has 70 new emoji and it’s available now | Macworld
The first big iOS 11 update brings in dinosaurs, zombies, hedgehogs, and more. Plus, the return of a multi-tasking favorite.
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'Mindhunter' Actor Jonathan Groff On His Most Life-Altering Roles : NPR
Jonathan Groff plays an FBI agent and criminal profiler in the Netflix series Mindhunter.
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Harvey Weinstein Banned For Life From Producers Guild : The Two-Way : NPR
Harvey Weinstein was banned from the Producers Guild of America in what the group called an “unprecedented” step.
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A Day in the Life of a Principal
The principal’s day is a reflection of many complex interactions such as:
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
Are Social Media Sites Doing Enough To Combat Rumors And False News? : NPR
Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano updates the media on evacuation and search-and-rescue efforts on Oct. 11, as wildfires devastate the county. At a more recent news conference, Giordano struck down wildfire-related rumors circulating on social media.
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Why Snapchat Spectacles failed | TechCrunch
How come only 0.08% of Snapchat’s users bought its camera sunglasses? Hundreds of thousands of pairs of Spectacles sit rotting in warehouses after the company bungled the launch. Initial hype and lines for its roving, limited time only Snapbot vending machines led Snap to...
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A how-to guide for cord cutters
Cord cutters looking to watch the LA Dodgers take on the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series don’t need a pricey TV subscription, even though Major League Baseball has placed more hurdles in front of cord cutters than any of the four professional sports leagues. The league’s draconian...
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Novelist John Green; 'Her Body and Other Parties'; 'Why We Sleep' : NPR
John Green’s previous books include The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns.
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Queen Victoria's Unlikely Bond With Indian Attendant Made Curry Classy : The Salt : NPR
In the last 13 years of Queen Victoria’s life, she spent a great deal of time with Abdul Karim, who came from India initially to wait on the queen’s table, but soon became part of her inner circle. And despite all opposition, Victoria and Karim curried...
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Friday, October 27, 2017
Britain Says North Korea Was Likely Behind WannaCry Attack That Hit Hospitals : The Two-Way : NPR
The WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled Britain’s National Health Service and hit thousands of computers around the world in May was almost certainly carried out by North Korea, says U.K. Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace.
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Apple debuts its first MacBook sleeve
Apple has been making gadgets for decades. And as one of the world’s favorite consumer electronics makers, the company has also made plenty of cases and sleeves to protect those gadgets, most notably for the iPhone and iPad. But Apple has never made its own laptop/MacBook sleeve, until...
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iPhone X pre-order livestream: A recap of our live iPhone X preorder
iPhone X pre-order livestream: A recap of our live iPhone X preorder | Macworld
While you’re up late at night (or in the early hours of the morning), join us as we order the new iPhone X.
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Who Says You Can't Train A Cat? A Book Of Tips For Feline-Human Harmony : NPR
Feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis explains how you can train your kitty to come on command, take medicine and stop waking you up in the middle of the night. Originally broadcast Sept. 12, 2016.
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'Novitiate' Captures A Watershed Moment In The Life Of The Catholic Church
Margaret Betts’ debut film centers on a young woman entering the convent at the beginning of the Vatican II reforms. Critic David Edelstein says Novitiate is a “terrific start” to Betts’ career.
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A Vocational Rehabilitation Success Story: Joseph Cali
Note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR
Weeks after Tesla founder Elon Musk and Gov. Ricardo Rossello spoke about the tech company aiding Puerto Rico, Tesla says it has restored electricity to a children’s hospital, using solar energy and batteries.
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