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Kids' safety in the spotlight | The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday focused on kids' online safety, building on momentum from last Congress. |
Kids' online safety has emerged as a rare bipartisan issue in Congress. President Biden also backed efforts to boost kids' online safety during his State of the Union speech. As Congress mulls over how to proceed, states are taking the lead. The hearing, titled "Protecting Our Children Online," features children's online safety advocates, including Kristin Bride, the parent of a son who died by suicide in 2020 after receiving anonymous messages on a feature through Snapchat. Emma Lembke, the founder of the Log Off movement, an organization led by teens that is pushing for online kids' safety reform, will also testify before the committee. Other witnesses include Michelle DeLaune, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; John Pizzuro, CEO of Raven; Mitch Prinstein, chief science officer at the American Psychological Association; and Josh Golin, executive director of the group Fairplay. One proposal that has received bipartisan support is the Kids Online Safety Act, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). It advanced out of the Senate Commerce Committee with unanimous bipartisan support last year but did not make it across the finish line. We'll be tuned in tomorrow to see how the debate plays out in the Judiciary Committee and look for signs as to what it could mean for the fate of the bill this year. |
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HONOLULU (KHON) – Astronomers say a Chinese satellite has been caught on video beaming down green lasers over the Hawaiian Islands. A National Astronomical Observatory of Japan livestream camera atop the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea recorded the footage in late January. The lasers flashed for just a couple of seconds and were initially thought to be from a NASA altimeter satellite. The NAOJ put out a correction note on Monday, … |
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| On Sunday it was time for another episode of the hit HBO series “The Last Of Us.” In this take on the zombie apocalypse, we see a post-pandemic world that’s been taken over by zombies. But these are not the typical zombies we’re used to seeing in movies and TV shows like “The Walking Dead,” these zombies have been infected by fungus that invades the bodies of its hosts and takes over their … |
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The cloud communications software maker Twilio on Monday announced it's cutting 17 percent of its workers as layoffs surge in the tech sector. "We have to spend less, streamline, and become more efficient," Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson said in an email to staff. "And today, I’m unfortunately bearing the news that we're parting ways with approximately 17% of our team." The new round of job reductions comes after Twilio … |
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A former North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) official on Monday said that adversaries might be testing U.S. systems with aerial objects crossing into American airspace. Retired Maj. Gen. Scott Clancy, the former NORAD director of operations and former deputy commander of the Alaskan NORAD region, suggested during an appearance on CNN’s "This Morning" that the four recent takedowns of aerial objects … |
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Ford using Chinese tech to build battery factory |
Ford will utilize technology from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL for its $3.5 billion plant in Michigan, The New York Times reports. |
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Some of the top companies laying off workers |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine protecting children online at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
- The Senate Commerce Committee will have a hearing to examine Gigi Sohn's nomination to the Federal Communications Commission at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Twitter's plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry |
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations. They … |
MADRID (AP) — Greenpeace said Monday it will appeal a Spanish Supreme Court decision blocking public access, on national security grounds, to information on government export licenses for vehicle-mounted weapons systems sold to Saudi Arabia. The global environmental and human rights group argues … |
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday floated replacing Advancement Placement (AP) classes in his state amid his escalating fight with the College … Read more |
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