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Microsoft In Talks To Buy Teen Fave TikTok As Trump Ramps Up Pressure The talks comes just as the Trump administration considers taking action against TikTok, including banning the app which is owned ByteDance, a Chinese company. Read more on NPR

Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence To Study Elephant Calls The Elephant Listening Project has been listening to elephant calls for 20 years to learn more about animals. But identifying the calls used to be laborious — until scientists used AI. Read more on NPR

House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair On The Testimony Of Big Tech CEOs NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., who chairs the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, about the testimony of four Big Tech CEOs. Read more on NPR

Florida Teen Charged As 'Mastermind' Of Massive Twitter Hack Federal prosecutors also charged two other people were also charged for their involvement in the July 15 hack, which involved the accounts of the social media network's richest and most famous users. Read more on NPR

Facebook Has Moved To Ban Sales Of Looted Antiquities. Will It Make A Difference? Archaeologists have ID'ed 100-plus Facebook groups offering looted and illicit antiquities for sale. New rules ban the sale of "historical artifacts" on Facebook but critics want more enforcement. Read more on NPR

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Amazon Doubles Profit To $5.8 Billion As Online Shopping Spikes The company's sales went through the roof between April and June, hitting close to $89 billion — a 40% increase from a year earlier. Amazon added 175,000 new hires to help keep up with the demand. Read more on NPR

Google Plans To Lay A New Trans-Atlantic Cable To Improve Internet Infrastructure Google announced Tuesday that it is planning to lay a new trans-Atlantic underwater cable that it claims will ensure a significant upgrade to the U.S.-Europe Internet infrastructure. Read more on NPR

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4 Big Tech CEOs Testified Before House Panel's Anti-Trust Hearing CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook answered questions from members of a House subcommittee investigating whether these tech powerhouses have grown too powerful. Read more on NPR

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4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power' Democratic Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline said Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated. Read more on NPR

Four Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power' Democratic Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline said Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated. Read more on NPR

Irregularities in COVID Reporting Contract Award Process Raises New Questions The administration awarded a contract for a COVID-19 database to TeleTracking Technologies using a process reserved for innovative research. Its CEO had links to the New York real estate world. Read more on NPR

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TikTok CEO: Facebook Is Making 'CopyCat' Service 'Disguised As Patriotism' TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer attacked the social media network on the same day Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress. Mayer also committed to making TikTok's algorithm public. Read more on NPR

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WATCH: Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power The CEOs plan to tell Congress on Wednesday that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded. Read more on NPR

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News Brief: Big Tech Hearing, Democrats Press Barr, Ashtabula County's Changes Big tech faces lawmakers' questions about whether they're trying to squash competition. House Democrats square off with Attorney General William Barr. And, the political future of an Ohio County. Read more on NPR

CEOs Of 4 Tech Giants To Testify Before House Panel Hearing For the first time, CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will appear together before a House panel Wednesday to answer lawmakers about whether they're using their power to squash competition. Read more on NPR

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Jeff Bezos To Washington: 'My Dad's Name Is Miguel. He Adopted Me When I Was 4' The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to testify about whether their companies have too much power. Jeff Bezos begins his prepared remarks with a personal story. Read more on NPR

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Twitter Restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s Account Over COVID-19 Misinformation The company said Trump Jr.'s account would be limited for 12 hours. It said the president's son put out a tweet with "misleading and potentially harmful" information about the coronavirus. Read more on NPR

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Can Online Learning Be Better This Fall? These Educators Think So A new national effort aims to deliver better online learning to any district that wants it. Some worry the program is overpromising. Read more on NPR

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Bigger And Brawnier: Clout Of Amazon And CEO Jeff Bezos Under Scrutiny The first congressional testimony by Jeff Bezos comes at a time when he and Amazon are seeming at their zenith, occupying ever-growing space in American culture. Read more on NPR

Facebook Moves To Prevent Antiquities Looting. Critics Say It's Not Enough Antiquities looters have been using Facebook to sell their stolen treasures — sometimes while the ancient items are still half-buried in the earth. Read more on NPR

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition. Read more on NPR

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Google Employees Can Work From Home Until July 2021 Tech companies have led the way on remote work during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a workforce that can perform many jobs outside the traditional office. Read more on NPR

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With November Approaching, Election Officials Still Face Safety, Security Questions With about 100 days left before Election Day, election officials warned this week that they need money from the federal government to deal with the pandemic and long-standing cybersecurity threats. Read more on NPR

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U.S. Space Force Accuses Russia Of In-Orbit Testing Of Anti-Satellite Weapon A Russian satellite hatched from another satellite fired a projectile last week that American military officials say is meant to take out other satellites. Moscow says it's an inspection tool. Read more on NPR

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Will TikTok Be Banned In The USA? It May Depend On Who Owns It The White House is considering a number of economic sanctions to cut off the hugely popular Chinese-owned app from U.S. users over national security concerns. Read more on NPR

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Why President Trump Wants To Push For A TikTok App Ban The Trump administration is threatening to ban the hugely popular TikTok social app, the latest effort by the administration to prevent Chinese companies from gaining access to U.S. markets. Read more on NPR

Trump Administration Is Considering Ban On TikTok In The U.S. While Congress is debating whether to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok on government devices, the Trump administration is threatening a broader clampdown, given the app's Chinese roots. Read more on NPR

White Castle To Introduce Kitchen Robotic Assistant Flippy The burger chain White Castle announced a partnership Wednesday with the California-based startup Miso Robotics to introduce Flippy, a kitchen robot that flips patties and cooks fries. Read more on NPR

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Twitter Removes Thousands Of QAnon Accounts, Promises Sweeping Ban On The Conspiracy Twitter has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with QAnon as part of a broad-based crackdown on the pro-Trump conspiracy theory. Twitter says QAnon postings have lead to real-world harm. Read more on NPR

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DOJ Charges 2 Suspected Chinese Hackers Who Allegedly Targeted COVID-19 Research Prosecutors say the men are criminal hackers who allegedly perpetrate cybercrimes for their own benefit — but who also do jobs for Beijing's intelligence service. They're unlikely to face trial. Read more on NPR

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Pelosi, Dems Cite Election Interference In Request For Info From FBI The Democratic leaders say "Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign" to influence this year's election. Read more on NPR

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Reading The Game: Wolfenstein II Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at The New Colossus, a surprisingly heartfelt entry in the classic Castle Wolfenstein series. (Yes, you still shoot Nazis.) Read more on NPR

'The Last Of Us Part II' Presents An Accessible Apocalypse The Last of Us, released in 2013, was praised for its rich story and environment. The legacy of its sequel, out now, may be how many gamers are able to play it thanks to enhanced accessibility. Read more on NPR

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Your 'Doomscrolling' Breeds Anxiety. Here's How To Stop The Cycle So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health. Read more on NPR

'We're Embarrassed': Twitter Says High-Profile Hack Hit 130 Users Up to eight accounts also had their private information compromised in a high-profile breach earlier this week, according to Twitter. Joe Biden, Elon Musk and Kanye West were among the users targeted. Read more on NPR

Judge: Facebook's $550 Million Settlement In Facial Recognition Case Is Not Enough The judge says those who alleged to have had their privacy violated are entitled to a bigger payout. He said "it just doesn't seem right" that members of the class action would be shortchanged. Read more on NPR

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