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Large shareholders ask Apple to help wean digital-addicted youths

Large shareholders ask Apple to help wean digital-addicted youths

Suggestions range from entering the user's age when setting up a phone to setting limits on screen time and confining the use of iPhones and iPads to certain hours.

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Are gummy bear flavors just fooling our brains?

Are gummy bear flavors just fooling our brains?

Color really does impact our perception of taste -- even if the ingredients are otherwise the same, scientists say. It's something candy companies use to their advantage.
by Ashlie Stevens

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Apple: Mac and iOS vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre flaws

Apple: Mac and iOS vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre flaws

Apple announced that most of its products might be open to attacks that could mine passwords and other sensitive data. But the company said it was already working on patches to mitigate the flaw.

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3 bad bugs the cold can help kill

3 bad bugs the cold can help kill

The extended cold snap may feel like bad news but there is an upside: it's killing off some of the insects that harm our trees and crops.
by Phil Picardi

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Here are your cold weather conversation starters for today

Here are your cold weather conversation starters for today

As the East Coast braces for a winter storm, yes, it's rather chilly. It's colder in South Dakota than it is at the South Pole. It's colder in Jacksonville, Fla., than in Juneau, Alaska.

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5 things to know about screen time right now

5 things to know about screen time right now

The latest research on kids and screens has bright spots and dark spots.
by Anya Kamenetz

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Neal Conan special: The foreseeable future

Neal Conan special: The foreseeable future

An exploration of three aspects of our future: the impact of climate change, the expansion of unmanned drone warfare and autonomous vehicles, and the changing destiny of East Asia.
by MPR News Staff

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Why there's a big chill in a warmer world

Why there's a big chill in a warmer world

The recent cold weather across the U.S. is unusual -- but more for how long the cold has lasted than how cold it has been.
by The Associated Press

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