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FACEBOOK WORKING ON INSTAGRAM FOR KIDS UNDER 13

Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app in its current form due to federal privacy regulations.

PART OF WRIGHT BROTHERS' 1ST AIRPLANE ON NASA'S MARS CHOPPER

A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars.

IN ‘HAPPILY,' 10 MILLENNIALS WALK INTO AN AIRBNB....

Their friends are annoyed — and not just because the bathroom is tied up. They’re annoyed because this honeymoon phase has lasted 14 years and shows no sign of abating.

CYBER ATTACK TIED TO CHINA BOOSTS DEVELOPMENT BANK'S CHIEF

The cyberattack crested just as finance officials from across Latin America were descending on Washington to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Inter-American Development Bank.

FOR TELEVISION, NFL DEAL IS LIKELY A MATTER OF SURVIVAL

The $113 billion deal to telecast NFL games through 2033 is head-swimmingly large — until you consider that the very survival of broadcast networks as we know them may depend upon it.

CHIPS AWAY: SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE WREAKING HAVOC IN TECH

As Samsung Electronics warns that it’s grappling with the fallout of a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors, the technology world could be about to enter its own ‘lockdown’. From the PlayStation 5 to the new Tesla Model S, virtually every device maker could be forced to temporarily halt production, caught off-guard and causing delays to 2021 product pipelines.

BILL TO AID US PUBLISHERS VS. GOOGLE, FACEBOOK RISES AGAIN

A congressional effort to bolster U.S. news organizations in negotiations with Big Tech has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm.

APPLE TV+ GIVES A STRAIGHT-TO SERIES ORDER FOR LADY IN THE LAKE

Apple announced on March 10, 2021, that it had given a straight-to-series order for a new TV show titled Lady in the Lake.

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.

WILL WORK FROM HOME OUTLAST VIRUS? FORD'S MOVE SUGGESTS YES

It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded?

SWISS POLICE RAID OVER HACK ON U.S. SECURITY-CAMERA COMPANY

Swiss authorities confirmed a police raid at the home of a Swiss software engineer who took credit for helping to break into a U.S. security-camera company’s online networks, part of what the activist hacker cited as an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of mass surveillance.

STRIPE CONTINUES CASH HAUL, NOW VALUED AT $95 BILLION

The online payment company Stripe continues to attract investors, raising $600 million in funding to reach a whopping company valuation of $95 billion.

SONOMA COUNTY TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGAINST FIRES

Sonoma County officials say they will add artificial intelligence technology to help fight wildfires with a 24-7 monitor to track fire outbreaks.

PRE-EMBRYOS MADE IN LAB COULD SPUR RESEARCH, ETHICS DEBATES

For the first time, scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of development, which they say will pave the way for more research without running afoul of restrictions on using real embryos.

NO CIGAR: INTERSTELLAR OBJECT IS COOKIE-SHAPED PLANET SHARD

Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first suspected and looks nothing like a cigar. A new study says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookie.

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES NORTH CAROLINA CLOUD ENGINEERING HUB

Google announced plans Thursday to create a hub in Durham, North Carolina, for hundreds of engineers working on its Google Cloud products.

ENCRYPTED MESSAGING APP SIGNAL BLOCKED IN CHINA

Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to have been blocked in mainland China, the latest foreign social media service to cease working in a country where the government tightly controls the flow of information.

CHINA SUMMONS TECHNOLOGY FIRMS OVER VOICE SOFTWARE SECURITY

Chinese authorities summoned 11 companies including Alibaba and Tencent for talks regarding the security of voice software, as Beijing steps up scrutiny over the internet sector.

ANXIETY, CONFUSION, TERROR, RELIEF: GIVING BIRTH IN PANDEMIC

Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation for many of the millions of women who have done it around the world.

‘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.