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Children's advocates ask FTC to investigate Google for targeting ads to kids 08/23/2023 12:00pm • Children���s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice. The letter follows a report from The New York Times la A Hong Kong court refused to ban a protest song. Now the government has been allowed to appeal 08/23/2023 05:14am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� The Hong Kong government was given the green light on Wednesday to appeal a court's refusal to ban a protest song, after government lawyers cited national security concerns. ���Glory to Hong Kong��� was often sung by demonstrators during months of anti-government protests in 2019. Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation 08/22/2023 09:03pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital ���clone��� ��� an online avatar that could take on some of our work and daily tasks, such as appearing in Zoom meetings in our place. Yonekura, chief executive of Tokyo startup Alt Inc., believes it 7 Best Thematic ETFs to Buy 08/22/2023 08:00pm • Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are a staple for most investors, providing a simple way to invest in broad stock or bond market indexes, but ETFs can be far more than a passive investment tool. They can cater to niche strategies, exposing investors to specific investing themes or approaches. While i Apple App Store - Top Apps 08/22/2023 11:58am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 3. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 4. My Perfect Hotel, SayGames LTD 5. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 6. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd FACT FOCUS: Is Dodger Stadium flooded? No, it was just an illusion 08/21/2023 09:39pm • A viral aerial video of Los Angeles��� Dodger Stadium has many social media users convinced that floodwaters submerged the ballpark over the weekend amid Tropical Storm Hilary. ���Dodger Stadium flooded in Los Angeles after Tropical Storm Hilary slams California,��� reads one popular post on X, form Business Highlights: MacKenzie Scott giving totals $97m in first half; Dearth of new cars under $20k 08/21/2023 04:59pm • ___ MacKenzie Scott gave 17 nonprofits $97 million in the first half of 2023 MacKenzie Scott���s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity continues. So far this year, 17 nonprofits have announced they���ve received unrestricted donations from Scott through her Yield Giving fund, according to White House science adviser calls for more safeguards against artificial intelligence risks 08/21/2023 08:39am • When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his science adviser Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Prabhakar is helping to guide the U.S. approach to safeguarding AI technology, relying in part on GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco 08/19/2023 01:52pm • General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city. The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspe Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov 08/18/2023 12:48pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� Separate Russian courts on Friday ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov and the arrest of a prominent election monitor, in the latest moves in a widespread crackdown on dissent. Sakhar Millions of old printed photos are sitting in storage. Digitizing them can unlock countless memories 08/18/2023 11:19am • This may seem like a sad story because it begins with a boy with few memories of his father, who died when he was 7 years old. It's why Mitch Goldstone cherishes his only picture with his dad ��� a snapshot at Disneyland taken during the late 1960s, when the concept of people reflexively reaching fo 'Who's gonna believe an 11-year-old kid?': WTOP anchor speaks out on being sexually abused by Catholic priest 08/18/2023 04:48am • A nightmare has haunted WTOP anchor Dan Ronan for decades. The recurring dream has plagued him for most of his life. "I'm being chased out of the parking lot," 63-year-old Ronan told WTOP's DMV Download podcast. "I'm being chased through that parking lot on a dark evening. And he's chasing me and Billionaire Ray Dalio's 9 Top Stock and ETF Picks 08/17/2023 08:00pm • Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates is the world's second-largest hedge fund, after Citadel Advisors, with $196.8 billion in assets under management as of March 30. Even after giving more than $1 billion to philanthropic causes, Dalio himself has an estimated net worth of roughly $19 billion, accordi 5 Cloud ETFs to Buy Now 08/17/2023 08:00pm • Cloud computing is the hottest tech market trend this side of artificial intelligence, and -- unlike AI -- it's already a big business for which corporate users already have a good use case. So, naturally, some exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have sprung up to give investors a way to bet on the shif Everything You Need to Know About Job References 08/17/2023 08:00pm • Hiring someone is a major investment for a company, and hiring managers often rely on job references to ensure they're bringing on the best fit for their team. For an interviewee, a glowing reference from a former boss or colleague could give you the edge you need to outshine your competition in a c