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Epic Games Founder On The Lawsuit Against Tech Giants

12:06pm September 11, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Last month, Epic Games sued Apple and Google over the commission fees they charge to download apps. Epic's founder, Timothy Sweeney, says tech giants control monopolies that have to be stopped.

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Politics & Government

Microsoft Warns Russian Spies Who Hacked 2016 Election Are Back

6:55am September 11, 2020

by Miles Parks

Microsoft says it found the Russian spies who hacked the 2016 election, and they are targeting political parties again. The company says more than 200 organizations have been targeted since 2019

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Tim Sweeney is awarded during the BAFTA Presents Special Award to Epic Games at The London on June 2019. Sweeney told NPR he is suing Apple and Google in a bid to attack practices he claims are monopolistic and exploitative.

National

Fortnite Maker Tim Sweeney On Apple and Google: 'These Monopolies Need To Be Stopped'

10:57pm September 10, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet.

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Twitter says it will crack down on attempts to undermine faith in the November election or incite unrest.

Twitter's New Rules Aim To Prevent Confusion Around The 2020 Vote

1:54pm September 10, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors.

The Emotional Legacy Of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'

1:47pm September 10, 2020

by Stefanie Fernández

Since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was first released in 1999, kids who played – and listened to – the game have grown into successful artists in their own right.

Japanese Olympian Aori Nishimura is one of the new playable characters in Pro Skater 1+2.

Arts

Remastered 'Tony Hawk' Games Land A High-Scoring Trick

7:00am September 10, 2020

by Kaity Kline

The very first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games came out two decades ago, for the original PlayStation. Their blocky, flat graphics haven't aged well, but now a remastered version restores their shine.

China may have landed a new space plane on Sept. 6 at this secretive air base, located in China in the desert near an old nuclear testing ground.

New Chinese Space Plane Landed At Mysterious Air Base, Evidence Suggests

6:39pm September 09, 2020

by Geoff Brumfiel

The mission took place this past weekend, shrouded in secrecy, but some clues are emerging about what China sent into space, and why.

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Romanesco broccoli, as seen by a 3.2 billion pixel camera. Scientists chose to take a picture of the broccoli because of its fractal shape.

Science

California Scientists Build A Camera To Take Pictures Of Huge Swath Of Sky

7:54am September 09, 2020

by Joe Palca

Scientists and engineers in California are building a unique 3.2 billion pixel camera for a telescope under construction in Chile. The camera has taken its first test pictures — of broccoli.

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Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will appear in the latest update of the Madden NFL 21 franchise. Kaepernick is seen above ahead of a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga., in 2019.

The Return Of Colin Kaepernick — To The Madden Franchise

11:42pm September 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

EA Sports says Kaepernick will return as a free agent in the latest update of Madden 21. His overall rating of 81 is higher than several notable NFL starters, including Baker Mayfield and Cam Newton.

'Mom Of TikTok' Uses App To Bring Realness

6:46pm September 06, 2020

by Brandon McDermott

TikTok is known as an app where kids show off dance moves. We meet a woman from Nebraska who has become an improbable star, the "Mom of TikTok."

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