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California Gov. Jerry Brown signs one of the hundreds of bills on Friday, among them a new law that is contains the most stringent digital privacy protections in the country.

This Week In Data Collection News, And The Privacy Paradox

As California tightened its digital privacy protections, news involving Google, Pandora and other firms highlighted the way companies increasingly rely on data about their users. How much do we care?

Paul Zakayo (left) and Nasa Jackson Mairi were nabbed by a team of park rangers at the Mara Conservancy in Kenya and charged with killing three impalas and a gazelle in the wildlife sanctuary.

Stalking Poachers With High-Tech Cameras And Old-Fashioned Smarts

Infrared thermal cameras have revolutionized the way rangers can see into the dark. But sometimes, experience trumps technology.

How To Pick Kids' Apps For The Backseat This Summer

Screen time can be more than a distraction if you follow these principles.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, rehearse for a speech in San Francisco.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces $3 Billion Investment To Cure All Disease

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, promised to give away their $45 billion fortune during their lifetime. This is one of the biggest investments so far.

Visitors arrive at the cloud pavilion of Amazon Web Services at the 2016 CeBIT digital technology trade fair on March 14, 2016 in Hanover, Germany.

Amazon Cloud Outage Disrupts Traffic For Websites, Apps

The cloud-computing service went down around midday on Tuesday, and Amazon said the issue was resolved just after 5 p.m. ET. Thousands of companies were affected by the outage.

Google Vs. Facebook: A Map Of Global Conquest

The U.K.'s Oxford Internet Institute has put together an interesting illustration of the most popular websites around the world. Not surprising, Google and Facebook dominate the globe.

Screen Addiction Among Teens: Is There Such A Thing?

The psychiatric profession is still divided, but there are treatment programs, apps and a new public campaign to address media overuse.

Marvin Gaye in studio couch listening to music, 1973.

SOUNDBREAKING: I Am My Music

Airs Friday, April 6, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Billy Idol is one of more than 150 artists featured in the SOUNDBREAKING series airing on PBS in November 2016.

SOUNDBREAKING: Sound And Vision

Airs Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Tiesto is one of more than 150 artists featured in the SOUNDBREAKING series airing on PBS in November 2016.

SOUNDBREAKING: Four On The Floor

Airs Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

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