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Brian Smith plays a racing game blindfolded. He made a user interface for blind players to drive in video games, just like sighted players. He tested it with blind volunteers, as well as blindfolded sighted volunteers.
The Pulse
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Playing video games when you can’t see the screen

A computer scientist is pushing large video game makers to design games that blind people can enjoy.

6 years ago

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Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their missio
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In historic move at labor-skeptic ‘Chicago Tribune’, newsroom pushes to form union

One of the nation's oldest and most prestigious regional newspapers, The Chicago Tribune, could soon have a unionized staff.

6 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while speaking as he testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018
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Watch: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before House committee

Zuckerberg's second day of testimony begins at 10 a.m.

6 years ago

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WHYY wins 19 PAPME, Delaware Press Awards

The awards include best newscast, investigative reporting, ongoing coverage, series, and best reporter.

6 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is escorted by police on his way to a meeting Monday with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Community

The rise — and stall — of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is preparing to testify Tuesday and Wednesday before lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

6 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2018
Politics & Policy

Factcheck: Facebook doesn’t sell data but profits off it

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees Tuesday.

6 years ago

In May 2013, 142 newsroom employees of The Denver Post posed for a photo after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Aurora theater shooting in 2012. This illustration shows the original staff members who remain in April 2018.
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‘Denver Post’ calls out its ‘vulture’ hedge fund owners in searing editorial

The Denver Post isn't the only newspaper to be bought by a hedge fund that then orders layoffs, shrinking the newsroom to a shell of its former self within a few years.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Is Amazon ripping off the U.S. Postal Service?

Guest: Spencer Soper President Trump lashed out at Amazon this week through a series of tweets. He criticized Ama ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s headquarters stands  in Hunt Valley, Md.  (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)
Radio Times
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Sinclair and the news media landscape

Guests: Patrick Murray, John Nichols, Andy Kroll, Aaron Weiss Recently a video compilation of local news anchors ...

Air Date: April 5, 2018

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A news stand display copies of the Daily News, Tuesday Sept. 5, 2017, in New York.
Politics & Policy

Poll: Most Americans believe traditional media outlets dispense ‘fake news’

But survey also shows major news outlets are more trusted as an information source than tweets from President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the nation's largest local TV station operators, announced Monday, May 8, 2017, that it will pay about $3.9 billion for Tribune Media, adding more than 40 stations including KTLA in Los Angeles, WPIX in New York and WGN in Chicago. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Video reveals power of Sinclair, as local news anchors recite script in unison

One company. One script. Many, many voices.

6 years ago

Chief Executive of Cambridge Analytica (CA) Alexander Nix
National Interest
Politics & Policy

5 new accelerants for the raging Trumpster fire

What's fueling the Trumpster fire this week? Cambridge Analytica, the Kremlin, the extramarital ladies, Fox News, and Millennial women.

6 years ago

Internet activist Lyudmila Savchuk spent two months working in a
NPR
Politics & Policy

Meet the activist who uncovered the Russian troll factory named in the Mueller probe

Internet activist Lyudmila Savchuk spent two months working undercover at the troll factory in 2015, creating fake social media accounts and writing blog posts.

6 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Lawmakers want action! on tax-credit measure encouraging film, TV production in N.J.

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would provide tax credits of $75 million a year for film productions and $10 million for digital media content.

6 years ago

With examples of Russian-created Facebook pages behind him, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., questions witnesses during a 2017 Senate hearing on Russian-backed ads on social media in the 2016 election. Now, the Federal Election Commission is looking into increasing disclosure requirements for online ads. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Long-divided Federal Election Commission unites on digital ad transparency

The FEC, better known for deadlocks than decisions, has unanimously agreed to take a first step against anonymous political advertising on the internet.

6 years ago

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