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Netflix extra DVD offer ahead of service shutdown confuses some customers

Fans of the streamer's 25-year-old hard-copy delivery service are welcoming the promotion ahead of its shutdown at the end of September. But the terms are vague.

Screenwriters around the world are organizing pickets and other actions on June 14 in support of the ongoing Writers Guide of America strike. Above, Writers Guild of America workers picket outside the Warner Brother studios, on May 2, 2023 in Burbank, Calif.

International screenwriters organize 'Day of Solidarity' supporting Hollywood writers

"Screenwriters Everywhere: International Day of Solidarity" is scheduled to take place in 35 countries on Wednesday with rallies, social media campaigns and picketing.

In this file photo, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech about AI and gaming.

FTC sues to block big semiconductor chip industry merger between Nvidia and Arm

The regulator says the deal would give the combined company too much power, hurt competition and raise prices for consumers. It comes as a global shortage of chips wreaks havoc on the economy.

Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy delivered an address at Rice University to inspire Americans to support NASA's mission to the moon. In what became known as his "We Choose the Moon" speech, Kennedy promised to put an American astronaut on the moon before the end of the 1960s.

How space exploration has changed, 60 years since JFK's 'We Choose the Moon' speech

On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at the dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights and missions to Mars to the Webb telescope.

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever to the sun

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.

Dermatologists watch in horror as the anti-sunscreen movement grows

Five million Americans are diagnosed annually with skin cancer.

Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for significant changes to the way the nation deals with convicted criminals. And he's not alone.

With Holder In The Lead, Sentencing Reform Gains Momentum

Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement officer, is calling for a sea change in the criminal justice system. The attorney general is joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want to overhaul prison sentencing policies.

Festival attendees experiment with Leap Motion technology.

Controlling Your Computer With A Wave Of Your Hand

The Leap Motion Controller senses and tracks hand motions to allow users to browse the Web, play games and open documents. It represents another step in a goal of computer scientists: to make interactions with machines feel natural and easy, and to take away the barriers between humans and computers.

Shane Smith, founder and CEO of Vice Media.

Media Group Evolves From Covering Vice To War Zones

Steve Inskeep talks to Vice Media founder and CEO Shane Smith about the reasons behind the rapid growth of his news and entertainment firm. Vice magazine migrated to videos, the Web and documentaries.

Filmmaker and Folkstreams founder Tom Davenport on Hollin Farm with Sarah Toth, a collaborator on his <em>From the Brothers Grimm</em> fairytale films.

Folkstreams Documents America, An Hour At a Time

Virginia filmmaker Tom Davenport is best known for his movie adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairy tales — set in Appalachia. Now he spends much of his time making sure people see the work of other filmmakers. His Folkstreams.net is an online archive for documentaries on a range of folk culture, virtually all of them impossible to find anywhere else.

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