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Wednesday

Unlikely Allies Join Fight To Protect Free Speech On The Internet

White nationalist Richard Spencer's free speech fight against Google, Facebook and other tech companies has some unlikely support from the left. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

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Unlikely Allies Join Fight To Protect Free Speech On The Internet

After big tech companies took action to take down white supremacist content, there have been calls for the government to step in to protect free speech from the right and left.

Unlikely Allies Join Fight To Protect Free Speech On The Internet

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Thursday

Kyle Quinn Hid At A Friend's House After Being Misidentified On Twitter As A Racist

Kyle Quinn, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas, was wrongly identified on social media as a participant in a white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va. Jennifer Mortensen hide caption

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Kyle Quinn Hid At A Friend's House After Being Misidentified On Twitter As A Racist

A University of Arkansas professor falsely identified as a participant in a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville says the online reaction was frightening and felt like being chased by a mob.

Kyle Quinn Hid At A Friend's House After Being Misidentified On Twitter As A Racist

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Tuesday

Some Are Troubled By Online Shaming Of Charlottesville Rally Participants

David Brown of Plymouth, Mass., sends a message during a protest Sunday, held in response to a white nationalist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., the day before. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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Some Are Troubled By Online Shaming Of Charlottesville Rally Participants

The "Yes, You're Racist" Twitter account uses crowdsourcing to help identify white supremacists. But sometimes it gets things wrong. And not everyone is happy about efforts at public shaming.

Some Are Troubled By Online Shaming Of Charlottesville Rally Participants

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Thursday

Colleges Have Increased Women Computer Science Majors: What Can Google Learn?

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Colleges Have Increased Women Computer Science Majors: What Can Google Learn?

About half of Harvey Mudd College computer science graduates are women, up sharply in the past decade. It and other schools found success by adjusting their curriculums and making other changes.

Colleges Have Increased Women Computer Science Majors: What Can Google Learn?

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Tuesday

Google CEO Cuts Vacation Short To Deal With Crisis Over Diversity Memo

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that he supports the right of workers to express themselves but that a senior engineer's memo had gone too far. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Google CEO Cuts Vacation Short To Deal With Crisis Over Diversity Memo

CEO Sundar Pichai says that he supported the right of workers to express themselves but that a senior engineer's memo had gone too far. The memo's author says he is weighing legal action.

Google CEO Cuts Vacation Short To Deal With Crisis Over Diversity Memo

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Technology

Google Fires Engineer Who Criticized Diversity Efforts

The software engineer's internal memo created controversy after it was leaked. The memo, called "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber," criticized the company's efforts to diversify its workforce.

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Monday

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Google Engineer's Criticism Of Diversity Programs Sparks Controversy

A Google engineer's critique of the company's diversity programs is stoking controversy. The male engineer wrote that women aren't suited for tech jobs for "biological" reasons. Google executives are now trying to tamp down the furor as the memo ricochets around the tech industry and beyond.

Google Engineer's Criticism Of Diversity Programs Sparks Controversy

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Google Reportedly Fires Employee Who Slammed Diversity Efforts

Google executives say their company is committed to inclusion, after an engineer's criticisms of its diversity efforts sparked conversations outside the company this weekend. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Google Reportedly Fires Employee Who Slammed Diversity Efforts

In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks and beyond, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally.

Tuesday

Apple Has Good Sales News For Wall Street

A spectator at Wimbledon last month uses an iPad to take pictures of the action. Improved sales of the tablets were part of the good news out of Apple's quarterly report. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Apple Has Good Sales News For Wall Street

Investors expected a slowdown in iPhone 7 sales but they were up 1.6 percent year-over-year. Apple also enjoyed iPad and Mac sales well ahead of the overall industry for computers and tablets.

Monday

Inventor Thomas Edison stands in his chemistry lab in West Orange, N.J., in 1904.

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Before Silicon Valley, New Jersey Reigned As Nation's Center Of Innovation

Silicon Valley is known as the nation's tech hub, but decades ago New Jersey had that distinction. The state was once home to Thomas Edison's lab and Bell Labs, the home of Nobel laureates.

Before Silicon Valley, New Jersey Reigned As Nation's Center Of Innovation

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Monday

For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are The New Composers
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For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are The New Composers

In some cases, the job of composer might be going the way of typewriter repairman and bowling pinsetter as software creates music more cheaply and quickly than humans. Can you hear the difference?

For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are The New Composers

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Monday

At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared

David Giovannoni uses a reproduction of Scott's phonautograph. Giovannoni is part of the team that recovered the audio from Scott's recordings. Art Silverman/NPR hide caption

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At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared

In the late 19th century, French inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville patented the earliest known sound recording device. But his accomplishments were only recognized recently.

At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared

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Saturday

In Google's Vision Of The Future, Computing Is Immersive

Dan Howley tries out the Google Daydream View virtual-reality headset and controller on Oct. 4, 2016, following a product event in San Francisco. This week, Google announced plans for stand-alone VR goggles that won't need to be attached to a PC or smartphone. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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In Google's Vision Of The Future, Computing Is Immersive

Point your camera at a flower and your phone identifies it. Walk into a store and your phone leads you to the item you're looking for. It's part of a future world blurring the virtual and the real.

Friday

Technology

Google Is Investing In 'Immersive Technology'

Google is making a push into virtual reality with a headset that doesn't require a user to connect to a phone or computer. Amidst massive hype, virtual reality has been slow to take off.

Google Is Investing In 'Immersive Technology'

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Friday

In 'The Circle', What We Give Up When We Share Ourselves

Tom Hanks stars in The Circle as a tech CEO who is part Steve Jobs and part Mark Zuckerberg. Frank Masi/STX Entertainment hide caption

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In 'The Circle', What We Give Up When We Share Ourselves

The film, based on the book by Dave Eggers, presents a dystopian view of where Silicon Valley is taking the world and captures the tech industry's failure to acknowledge the downside of its creations.

In 'The Circle', What We Give Up When We Share Ourselves

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