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Rules protecting user data could encourage companies to behave better, but there’s little agreement in Washington about what they should look like. Press Release Distribution Service

After his troubled preparation for the race, Geraint Thomas is still poised to finish the Tour de France as runner-up — and that persuades the defending champion to believe he can win the title again despite fierce internal competition at Team Ineos. Press Release Distribution Service

Mookie Betts homered in each of his first three at-bats and had four hits and five RBIs total as the Boston Red Sox once again romped past the visiting New York Yankees, winning 10-5 on Friday. Press Release Distribution Service

Image: Amazon Studios Today at the Television Critics Association, Amazon announced that it has renewed its science fiction series The Expanse for a fifth season. Last year, Amazon picked up the series for a fourth season after the Syfy Channel canceled it, and it announced at San Diego Comic-Con that the new season would debut…

Photo: Sony Pictures Marvel’s Spider-Man films have been a standout for me in the MCU. What I think it comes down to is this: they’re not about superhero stuff all that much. It’s all grounded in Peter just trying to figure out life as a teenager, and his journey and failures as Spider-Man reflect that.…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It has been a few months since the iPad Pro (2018) had a big price drop, but you’ll find the best prices happening now at Best Buy and Amazon. The 11-inch model (64GB, Wi-FI) is available at Best Buy or Amazon for $649.99. This is $150 off…

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France’s recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big U.S. technology companies. Press Release Distribution Service

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that France would proceed with taxing revenues of big technology firms and urged the United States not to bring trade tariffs into the debate on how to fairly raise levies on digital services. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02320-1 For more than 98% of the globe, the warmest period in 2,000 years has been in the past century. Plus, how virtual-reality mazes are unlocking brain mysteries and why opponents to a telescope in Hawaii are not anti-science. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02254-8 Overcoming my initial struggles after leaving China to start my PhD has been like riding a bike. Press Release Distribution Service