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Discord (still) has a child safety issue | Engadget

[ad_1] A new report has revealed alarming statistics about Discord’s issues with child safety. Over the past six years, NBC News identified 35 cases of adults being prosecuted on charges of “kidnapping, grooming or sexual assault” that allegedly involved Discord communication. At least 15 of those have resulted in guilty pleas or verdicts, with “many …

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YouTube TV’s multiview streams now include non-sports options | Engadget

[ad_1] YouTube TV has expanded its multiview feature’s scope so that even non-sports fans can enjoy it. When the service launched multiview, it could show up to four sports streams on the screen at once. But now users will be able to choose from streams with news, business news and weather content, in addition to …

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Broadband Data Caps and How They Affect You: FCC Wants Answers

[ad_1] An investigation into broadband providers and their use of data caps has been proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the agency said in a press release Thursday.  The FCC is asking the public to come forward with their accounts of how data caps have affected them, via a consumer complaint form.  “By sharing …

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Researchers give robots roly-polies for hands | Engadget

[ad_1] The human hand is a marvel of evolutionary development, offering 27 degrees of freedom and unrivaled touch sensitivity. But it’s the same aspects that make our hands so, well, handy, that also make them an absolute nightmare to recreate robotically. That’s why one team of researchers has abandoned human-derived gripper design in favor of …

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Heating Homes Is Still the Top Use of Home Energy Consumption

[ad_1] Heating homes continues to be the top use of energy consumption in homes across the US, according to the new Residential Energy Consumption Survey released by the Energy Information Administration. Although the study just came out June 15, it assesses home energy use from 2020. For the first time, the estimates include comparisons for …

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The Newest Huge TV Is 98 Inches and $8,000. Here’s What It Gets You

[ad_1] If you somehow have room in your house and the budget for a 98-inch TV, congrats. Samsung, the world’s bestselling TV brand, just introduced its newest almost-100-inch TV, the 98Q80C, for a cool $8,000. The 98-inch size — that’s more than 8 feet of diagonal screen — is the largest mass-market TV offered by …

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Best Buy’s Black Friday in July Sale Will Contend With Amazon Prime Day

[ad_1] This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Best Buy has announced Black Friday in July, its own summer sales event to counter Amazon’s Prime Day 2023 specials this season. Customers won’t have to wait until November to snag …

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Wind and Solar Have Generated More Electricity So Far This Year Than Coal

[ad_1] Solar and wind power have set a record, generating more electricity in the US than coal for the first five months of 2023. Data from the US Energy Information Administration indicates that the two renewables outproduced coal in January, February and March, CBS News reported, while preliminary figures show the same trend for April and …

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In US, Wind, Solar Generate More Electricity So Far This Year Than Coal Has

[ad_1] For the first five months of 2023, solar and wind power generated more electricity in the US than coal did, setting a record for the renewable energy sources. Official data from the US Energy Information Administration indicates that wind and solar energy out-produced coal in January, February and March, CBS News reported, while preliminary figures …

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Twitter has supposedly started paying its Google Cloud bill again | Engadget

[ad_1] Twitter has resumed paying its Google Cloud contract, according to . If you missed the initial news of the impending showdown, Platformer reported on June 10th that Twitter had been refusing to pay Google for its cloud services ahead of their contract’s June 30th renewal date. The possibility of losing access to Google’s infrastructure …

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