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Netflix Saves Our Kids From Up To 400 Hours of Commercials a Year – This Week in Tech – 05/19/2019

Netflix Saves Our Kids From Up To 400 Hours of Commercials a Year

Even though kids these days are spending more and more times staring into their phones, television screen time is still a dominant source of entertainment for kids 2-11 years old…


Now You Can Buy the First Ever 1TB microSD Card

After announcing them at the Mobile World Congress last February, the SanDisk 1-terabyte microSD card is now available…


Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop

Adobe is warning some owners of its Creative Cloud software applications that they’re no longer allowed to use older versions of the software. It’s yet another example of how in the modern era, you increasingly don’t actually own the things you’ve spent your hard-earned money on…


Apple CEO Tim Cook Urges College Grads to ‘Push Back’ Against Algorithms That Promote the ‘Things You Already Know, Believe, or Like’

Since being named CEO of Apple in 2011, Tim Cook has made it a point to ensure that Apple leaves its mark on the world in ways that stretch far beyond the company’s business practices. Under his leadership, for example, Apple has boosted its sustainability efforts and now runs on 100% renewable energy…


FCC Wants Phone Companies To Start Blocking Robocalls By Default

If the government’s new plan works, the number of robocalls you receive may go down in the near future…


Lyft Executive Suggests Drivers Become Mechanics After They’re Replaced by Self-Driving Robo-Taxis

Lyft’s head of operations has an interesting new metaphor for the ride-hailing drivers that power the company’s service…


A Study Found That the Sooner Highly Automated Vehicles Are Deployed, the More Lives Will Ultimately Be Saved

One of the biggest questions surrounding self-driving cars isn’t a technological one, but instead philosophical: How safe is safe enough?…