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Study calls DC residents' Wordle streaks into question 02/23/2023 05:50am • Does your friend from D.C. have an unbelievable Wordle streak? Well, that could be another case of something that's too good to be true. A recent study found that cheating on the daily five-letter guessing game is running rampant in the District. More DC News More Local News Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians 02/22/2023 07:26pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said Wednesday is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government’s online news bill. Bill C-18, the Online News Act, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta, whi Supreme Court seems to favor tech giants in terror case 02/22/2023 04:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. During arguments at the high court several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twit UNESCO chief urges tougher regulation of social media 02/22/2023 01:56pm • PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural agency chief on Wednesday called for a global dialogue to find ways to regulate social media companies and limit their role in the spreading of misinformation around the world. Audrey Azoulay, the director general of UNESCO, a Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks 02/22/2023 12:15pm • Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails. The company said Wednesday it is bringing the new AI technology to its Bing smartphone app, as well as the app for its How Section 230 helped shape speech on the Internet 02/22/2023 10:48am • Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. A case the U.S. Supreme Court heard Tuesday, Gonzalez v. Google, challenges this law — namely whether tech companies are liable f Can college abroad actually save you money? 02/22/2023 10:10am • When Emma Freer was a high school senior in 2011, her impression of American campus culture — sororities, football games, broad course requirements — didn’t appeal. Her parents had saved enough money to cover her in-state tuition, but, she says, “I knew I didn’t want to go to Ohio State.†Microsoft makes case for Activision merger amid EU scrutiny 02/21/2023 04:16pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Microsoft's Xbox video game division on Tuesday announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to persuade European regulators to approve its planned $68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant Activision Blizzard. A key audience for the announcements Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media 02/21/2023 04:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack. At the same time, the justices al FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight 02/21/2023 12:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation. It’s an unlikely role for the Food and Drug Administration, a sprawling, century-old bureaucracy that for decades dir Apple-Apps-Top-10 02/21/2023 11:35am • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Shadowrocket, Shadow Launch Technology Limited 3. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 4. Papa’s Freezeria To Go!, Flipline Studios 5. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 6. HotSchedules 7. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 8. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 9. Incredibox, So Far S TechStars, TEDCO, SHRM arm fund new Gaithersburg HR tech startup with big growth plans 02/20/2023 03:11pm • Jocelyn King recalls the days when a seemingly simple labor inquiry from a staffer would take her hours of Googling or thousands in legal fees to answer. As a human resources professional at high-growth companies like Target, Ocado Group and Stratum Networks over the years, King would need to sift Liz Weston: Make your credit cards less vulnerable to fraud 02/20/2023 09:00am • Last year, one of my family’s credit cards was used to rack up hundreds of dollars in bogus charges at Apple.com. Another card was compromised four times in a row, as thieves repeatedly charged merchandise and Uber rides. We ultimately got our money back, but repeated credit card fraud can be f Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants 02/19/2023 07:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Islamic State gunmen killed American college student Nohemi Gonzalez as she sat with friends in a Paris bistro in 2015, one of several attacks on a Friday night in the French capital that left 130 people dead. Her family's lawsuit claiming YouTube's recommendations helped the How to keep your Twitter account secure — without paying 02/18/2023 02:07pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum from the social media app: Subscribe to the platform's new premium service or lose a popular account security feature. A pop-up message warned users they will lose the ability to secure their accounts via text message