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‘Big Burden' For Schools Trying To Give Kids Internet Access

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, educators had to figure out how to get kids online. Fast.

Google Gets Into Sleep Surveillance With New Nest Hub Screen

Google’s next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough to let it snoop on their sleep.

The Long Game: Covid Changed The Way We Play, Watch, Cheer

It’s the predictable rhythm of sports that draws us in.

UBER TO GIVE UK DRIVERS MINIMUM WAGE, PENSION, HOLIDAY PAY

Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.

IN ‘YES DAY,' KIDS GET THEIR WAY FOR 24 HOURS

Like an innocuous kid version of “The Purge,” Miguel Arteta’s “Yes Day” imagines an annual 24hour holiday of lawlessness.

Music

Music

FORD PARTNERS WITH U-M ON ROBOTICS RESEARCH, NEW BUILDING

Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah — staccato-like — does the same on four and the yellow-legged Cassie steps deliberately side-to-side.

US ASTRONAUT LAUNCHING NEXT MONTH MAY SPEND YEAR IN SPACE

NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.

GERMAN AUTOMAKER BMW RAMPS UP ELECTRIC VEHICLE OFFERINGS

German automaker BMW said this week it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030. The company underlined the point by unveiling a new allelectric model three months ahead of plan.

Movies & TV Shows

Movies & TV Shows

DATA: FLORIDA'S TEXTING WHILE-DRIVING LAW RARELY ENFORCED

A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy was heading east on Interstate 4 in his red Dodge Charger on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Florida when he saw him: A young driver behind the wheel of a Jeep texting on his phone.

Facial Recognition Company Sued By California Activists

Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission.

China, Russia Agree To Build Lunar Research Station

China and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon’s surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation between the two countries.

‘MANK' LEADS OSCAR NOMINATIONS IN A YEAR OF RECORD DIVERSITY

After a pandemic year that shuttered movie theaters and upended the movie business, Academy Awards nominations went to two female filmmakers for the first time, to a historically diverse slate of actors and to David Fincher’s lead-nominee “Mank,” a traditional kind of Oscar contender — an old Hollywood homage — in very untraditional year.

WHERE TO STREAM THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR NOMINEES

Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may get a bounce.

FOXCONN MULLS MAKING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT WISCONSIN PLANT

Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has been scaled back since its announcement in 2017, the company’s chairman said this week.

US SENDS TEAM TO DETROIT TO INVESTIGATE TESLA-SEMI CRASH

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer.

TESLA'S NEW MODEL S: THE CAR OF THE FUTURE, HERE TODAY

Though today the company might be one of the world’s most exclusive and innovative, it hasn’t always been an easy road for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk.

LG TO INVEST $4.5 BILLION IN ITS US BATTERY BUSINESS

LG Energy Solution says it will invest more than $4.5 billion in its U.S. battery production business by 2025 as automakers ramp up production of electric vehicles.

THE RUSSO BROTHERS' CHERRY, STARRING TOM HOLLAND,NOW AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV+

On February 26, 2021, Cherry finally premiered in select theaters, with an Apple TV+ debut scheduled for March 12, 2021.

DESPITE HACKS, US NOT SEEKING WIDENED DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE

The Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the U.S. internet even as state-backed foreign hackers and cybercriminals increasingly use it to evade detection, a senior administration official said.

For All Mankind: Taking Apple Tv+ To The Moon And Beyond

Whilst Apple TV+ may still be small in comparison to Netflix and Amazon Prime, its string of successful series and breakthrough movies have positioned it as a must-have service for all lovers of immersive, thought-provoking material.

‘Wandavision,' a Sitcom Sendup, Was a Pandemic Parable, Too

Imagine being trapped in the confines of your own neighborhood, losing a sense of the outside world — and of yourself — with each passing day.

Biden Hopes To Boost Offshore Wind As Mass. Project Advances

A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast.

WWE NETWORK MOVE TO PEACOCK PART OF VERY BUSY SPRING FOR WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment is used to making headlines this time of year leading up to WrestleMania. But the company has more on its plate leading up to its showcase event on April 10 and 11.

MICROSOFT SERVER HACK HAS VICTIMS HUSTLING TO STOP INTRUDERS

Victims of a massive global hack of Microsoft email server software — estimated in the tens of thousands by cybersecurity responders — hustled this week to shore up infected systems and try to diminish chances that intruders might steal data or hobble their networks.

PARK OUTSIDE: KIA RECALLS NEARLY 380K VEHICLES FOR FIRE RISK

Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire.

GOODBYE GAS: VOLVO TO MAKE ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030

Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online.

GOOGLE VOWS NO NEW USER TRACKING IN CHROME TO SELL ADS

Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad tracking technology from Chrome browsers, in a change that threatens to shake up the online advertising industry.

ZOOM POSTS BIG QUARTER EVEN AS SUBSCRIBER GROWTH SLOWS

Zoom’s astronomical growth is tapering off along with the pandemic, raising questions about whether the videoconferencing service’s immense popularity will fade as more people return to classrooms, offices and other places that have been off-limits for the past year.