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YouTube overhauled its algorithms for kids' content amid FTC talksAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - In early July, YouTube made a significant change to its software to boost what it deems “quality” children's content, sending waves of traffic to certain video producers...
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Did Andrew Yang succeed in stoking a debate on AI and universal basic income?Aug 03, 2019 6:00 am - Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang joined the race with the goal of making it to a debate to stoke a national conversation about the threat artificial intelligence poses to A...
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Cisco settlement over hackable technology a warning to government contractorsAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - The $8.6 million settlement Cisco will pay to settle claims it sold states and federal agencies hackable surveillance software marks a sea change in how seriously the go...
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US hiring slows modestly, but employers still say this is a golden age to get a jobAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hiring slowed modestly in July as construction and warehouse companies didn't add many workers, but employers still say this is a "golden age" to get a job ...
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A raccoon got its head stuck in a sewer grate. Freeing it was 'quite the operation.'Aug 02, 2019 1:00 am - The call for help came in shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, prompting a team of firefighters to suit up and rush to a residential area in Newton, Mass. "We sent our res...
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Apple says its contractors will stop listening to users through SiriAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - Apple Inc. said on Friday that the company would stop using contractors to listen in on users through Siri to grade the voice assistant's accuracy. An Apple whistle-blow...
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Three football players nearly drowned during team 'exercise' involving sweaters in a poolAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - About 15 seconds after the start of the team-building exercise, the football players were on the verge of drowning. It was three weeks before the start of the season for...
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MLS team cancels fireworks display because of plague-infested fleas in prairie dog coloniesAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - Just an FYI if you planned on attending the fireworks show that was scheduled to follow Saturday night's MLS match between the Colorado Rapids and Montreal Impact in Com...
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Police laughed and joked as he lost consciousness in handcuffs. Minutes later, he died.Aug 02, 2019 1:00 am - He asked the police for help. They told him to stay on the ground, where he was handcuffed and writhing. He said he was afraid the officers would kill him. They told him...
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Gun store erects billboard with minority lawmakers' facesAug 01, 2019 1:00 am -