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The IFPI released their Music Consumer Insight Report today. While more people use streaming platforms, a high number prefer pirating by stream ripping.

TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: Once your smart devices can talk to you, who else are they talking to? Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu wanted to find out -- so they outfitted Hill's apartment with 18 different internet-connected devices and built a special router to track how often they contacted their servers and see what they were reporting back. The results were surprising -- and more than a little bit creepy. Learn more about what the data from your smart devices reveals about your sleep schedule, TV binges and even your tooth-brushing habits -- and how tech companies could use it to target and profile you. (This talk contains mature language.)

The New York Times and writer James Bridle have highlighted a host of disturbing videos on YouTube that are directed at children.

In a world where it is increasingly dangerous to simply trust what we read and see, it is critical that students are taught to approach the world around them with a healthy sense of skepticism to avoid being misled, duped, or scammed.

Internet-connected home devices that are marketed as the newest conveniences are also being used to harass, monitor and control.

At a time when there’s increasing focus on ‘digital health’ – ensuring that usage of devices like smartphones doesn’t take over our lives – gaming addiction is to be officia…

Here’s what you can do as a parent to prevent your children from seeing the really awful videos everyone is talking about.

Alan and Jean, a couple from Leeds, were being watched by thousands of people around the world and didn’t even know.

Do you think you're good at spotting fake videos, where famous people say things they've never said in real life? See how they're made in this astonishing talk and tech demo. Computer scientist Supasorn Suwajanakorn shows how, as a grad student, he used AI and 3D modeling to create photorealistic fake videos of people synced to audio. Learn more about both the ethical implications and the creative possibilities of this tech -- and the steps being taken to fight against its misuse.

For millions, it is a harmless hobby but for some it can become more than that.

Society has an unfortunate habit of going a bit bonkers whenever new technology comes out that children consume in droves. But when it comes to violent video games, the evidence is now pretty clear.