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Researchers find that “moderate” screen use is OK for teens

January 13, 2017
John Biggs

 Parents rejoice! Researchers have found that “moderate” screen use “has no detectable link to well-being and…

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Will the last person to leave social media please turn off the light?

January 13, 2017
John Biggs

 After the early, exciting expository years of the Internet – the Age of Jennicam where the…

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App.net, the ambitious project to build a better Twitter, is finally dead

January 13, 2017
John Mannes

 Aiming for the stars and not quite making it, the ambitious App.net has finally officially shut…

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Media blog Techdirt fights for its life in frivolous lawsuit

January 12, 2017
John Biggs

 Techdirt, a blog about the intersections of law, media, and technology, is fighting a defamation suit…

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Microsoft launches StaffHub, a new Office 365 app aimed at shift workers

January 12, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Microsoft today unveiled the newest addition to its Office 365 suite with the debut of an application…

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Shine’s Roi Carthy talks about media and peace

January 10, 2017
John Biggs

 Roi Carthy has been a mover and a shaker in the Israeli tech scene for years.…

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Apple moves to expand its US manufacturing at Mesa, Arizona site

January 10, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 Apple has submitted a proposal to expand its manufacturing capabilities at a site in Mesa, Arizona…

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Facebook to test showing ads mid-video with publisher revenue split

January 9, 2017
Darrell Etherington

 Facebook is doing what many publishers had hoped it would one day do, according to Recode:…