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Suggestions for viewing this week: ‘Young Sheldon,’ Amy Schumer, ‘Oppenheimer,’ and a variety of shows featuring JLo.

Some upcoming additions to your television, movie, music, and gaming options include Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” on Peacock, a documentary, and an album by Jennifer Lopez. The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists have recommended “Young Sheldon” for its seventh and last season, a PBS documentary featuring Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the influence of gospel music,

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The Biden campaign has decided to join TikTok, despite the government’s warning about potential national security risks associated with the app.

The 2024 presidential campaign of President Joe Biden has joined TikTok, despite his previous concerns about the platform’s national security risks and its ban on federal devices. According to aides, Biden and his administration are not anticipated to personally participate on the platform. The account will be managed solely by the campaign team in an

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Jeff Bezos has recently sold nearly 12 million shares of Amazon, which are valued at a minimum of $2 billion, and is expected to sell more in the future.

Jeff Bezos submitted a report to government regulators disclosing his transaction of approximately 12 million Amazon stock shares valued at over $2 billion. On February 7th and 8th, the chairman of Amazon informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they sold 11,997,698 shares of common stock. The combined worth of Amazon’s stocks, originating from

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The Biden administration has pledged $5 billion towards the advancement of computer chip research and development.

The government of President Biden revealed on Friday its plan to allocate $5 billion to a recently formed collaboration between the public and private sectors. This initiative is focused on funding research and development for cutting-edge computer chips. The CHIPS and Science Act is providing funding for the National Semiconductor Technology Center. This legislation, enacted

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The US cybersecurity agency is increasing collaboration with states due to numerous risks facing election systems.

The United States’ cybersecurity agency announced a new initiative on Thursday to enhance election security across the states. The program aims to strengthen local offices and reassure voters that this year’s presidential elections will be secure and accurate. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency officials will be presenting the program to the National Association

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According to officials, a criminal is responsible for a cyberattack on a hospital in Chicago that lasted for several days.

The city of Chicago is dealing with a major cyberattack that has been ongoing for over a week at a prominent children’s hospital. This has resulted in doctors and nurses being unable to access electronic patient records and parents struggling to communicate with their children’s healthcare providers. On Thursday, representatives from Lurie Children’s Hospital stated

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The use of artificially generated voices in automated phone calls can mislead voters, and the FCC has recently outlawed this practice.

The Federal Communications Commission has banned robocalls that use artificially generated voices, making it clear that using this technology to deceive individuals and manipulate voters will not be acceptable. The decision, which was reached unanimously, focuses on automated phone calls created using voice-cloning technology and falls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. This law was

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