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August 01,2016
by Wisconsin Gazette
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood wants Niantic, Inc., producers of Pokemon GO, to protect children who play the popular new game from commercial exploitation.
CCFC, in a petition online, urged Niantic to not lure children under 13 to visit sponsored “PokeStops” and “Pokemon Gyms,” or deliver to them any targeted advertisements based on their location.
Pokemon GO is a lo....
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July 16,2016
by Associated Press
A political group in swing-state Ohio is using the game Pokemon Go for a purpose beyond catching cute Pikachu: registering voters.
NextGen Climate Ohio, a group drawing attention to climate change, says the rollout — coming days before the two political conventions get underway — is just one of the creative ways it’s trying to engage millennial voters.
“One of the things we’re tryi....
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July 14,2016
by Associated Press
Confused by the Pokemon Go mania sweeping the world?
You're not alone.
For those who don't know the difference between a Squirtle and a Zubat, here's a look at the game, how to play it and some of the problems it's causing.
WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I GET IN ON IT?
Pokemon Go is a free game app that you can download for your iOS or Android smartphone. The game asks players to wander their real-w....
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July 08,2016
by Reuters
A live, 10-minute video of the aftermath of a police officer shooting a black man in Minnesota was the latest example of the riveting power of video streaming and the complex ethical and policy issues it raises for Facebook Live and similar features.
The graphic video taken by the victim's girlfriend and broadcast on her Facebook page shows Philando Castile covered in blood in the driver's seat....
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July 02,2016
by Associated Press
The first person to die in a U.S. crash involving a self-driving car was the tech-savvy 40-year-old owner of a Tesla Model S who nicknamed his car “Tessy” and praised its sophisticated “Autopilot” system.
Joshua D. Brown, of Canton, Ohio, died in the May 7 crash in Williston, Florida, when his car’s cameras failed to distinguish the white side of a turning tractor-trailer rig from a b....
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June 15,2016
by Associated Press
Apple kicked off its annual software developer conference with an artificial intelligence upgrade for Siri, its digital assistant, as well as new software features for other devices and an overhaul of its music service.
CEO Tim Cook opened the event with a moment of reflection for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. He called the shooting a “senseless, unconscionable act of terrorism and h....
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June 07,2016
by Associated Press
It’s a hot, hazy morning under the awning where cows congregate at Abel Dairy in Eden, 2,200 miles from Silicon Valley.
This doesn’t feel like tech start-up country, but it is.
Over five years, David Cook, a co-owner of Eden start-up BoviSync, developed software that organizes and analyzes the health of a heard of cows. Dairy owners can use the software to learn why milk production has ....
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June 01,2016
by Associated Press
A new federal study of the potential dangers of cellphone radiation, conducted in rats, found a slight increase in brain tumors in males and raised long-dormant concerns about the safety of spending so much time with cellphones glued to our ears.
But the study had enough strange findings that it has caused other federal scientists to highlight flaws in the research, and experts said these findi....
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May 31,2016
by Associated Press
When the makers of the globe-hopping video game Overwatch were coming up with the backstory for a character with the ability to freeze enemies and erect ice walls, their initial inclination was to make her homeland a stereotypically chilly place, someplace like Iceland, Canada or Norway.
"That's what you would expect," said game director Jeff Kaplan. "We asked ourselves, 'What if she was from som....
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May 17,2016
by Wisconsin Gazette
Erik Duhaime is a passive stock market investor, but he isn’t afraid to short Donald Trump or go long on Hillary Clinton. The 28-year-old from Cambridge, Massachusetts, trades on PredictIt, an online political stock market that allows users to wager small amounts of money on "yes" or "no" predictions about whether an event will occur. That includes who will win the U.S. presidential election in....
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