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TikTok faces legal hurdles in the U.S.
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Recently, widespread discussion has been generated by the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, more commonly known as the “TikTok ban.” The argument given by the government is that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese corporation ByteDance, presents a risk of data access by foreign entities, compromising critical information of its…
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Technology is the thief of childhood
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As high schoolers with adult responsibilities and looming futures, we often turn to nostalgia for a sense of comfort, longing for simpler times when our brains were not nearly as full. And yet, nostalgia is an ever-changing concept as each generation progresses. Our idea of childhood is completely different from that of our parents,…
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“The Wild Robot” brings audiences to tears
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I rarely find myself brought to genuine tears by a kid’s movie, but “The Wild Robot” is an exception. Released on Sept. 27, “The Wild Robot” has garnered numerous high and tear-streaked reviews. When I walked into the movie theater I was surprised by the range of ages found in the audience, and was…
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Old technologies are irreplaceable
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Most teenagers crave play stations, laptops or the newest iPhone, but for my thirteenth birthday, all I wanted was a typewriter. A lot of people may think it’s silly to have something so old. After all, there’s nothing an old typewriter can do that a computer can’t, and the machine is bigger, heavier, louder…
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People ought to be more cautious with technology
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Technology. The safest tool to humans, right? Nope, more like one of the most powerful tools that invades everyone’s privacy. Everyday, many people get their identity stolen, and technology is a major facilitator. Through online websites, games or any software where personal information is inputted, the information is at risk of being stolen. From…
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Technology could take over the world
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Technology rules society. Almost everyone is walking around with either an iPhone or an Android in their pocket, many of whom also use a Google Home system, and even more of whom use Amazon for most of their orders. The four most valuable companies in the world are all technology based. Apple, number one…
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Robotics club suffers from low funding
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There is a painfully obvious disparity between some of the school robotics teams in our county in terms quality of education, funding and its prevalence in schools. Robotics is categorized as a club, rather than a team, by the school, which is contrary to what active members think. The most present members of the…
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DATA brings technology to core classes
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3D printing, robotics and coding: the Digital Arts and Technology Academy (DATA) has it all! Students enrolled in this “school-within-a-school” have access to a variety of technology-based resources and opportunities. The application process for the DATA academy begins freshman year, when students must submit an essay about themselves and why they feel they would…
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Net Neutrality is a freedom everyone deserves
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According to the Atlantic, as of 2014 there are over one billion websites on the internet, and trends suggest this number is still growing. There are billions of Google searches a day, and Internet Live Stats reports that there were 1,321,777,390 gigabytes of internet traffic before 7:12 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. By 7:15…