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AT&T to acquire DirecTV for $48.5B in blockbuster deal

AT&T is set to buy DirecTV. Screenshot by Roger Cheng/CNET AT&T said on Sunday that it had agreed to buy DirecTV in a cash and stock deal worth $48.5 billion, marking the second proposed deal this year to shake up the pay-television business. DirecTV shareholders will receive a total of $95 per share, with $28.50 to be paid in cash …

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Can a game teach kids to be nicer? One gaming vet says yes

Trip Hawkins’ latest project is called If. Screenshot by Roger Cheng/CNET It was more than a decade ago, but gaming trailblazer Trip Hawkins remembered the day that he got admonished by his children for being rude to a waitress. His children attended the Nueva School in Hillsborough, Calif., which included in its curriculum training in social and emotional learning (SEL) …

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