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  • 3 share 'Alternative Nobel,' US lawyer gets honorary award

    The "Alternative Nobel" has been given to four people for their "courageous work" in human rights, public health and good governance

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  • WhatsApp service disrupted in China as censorship tightens

    The encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is suffering intermittent disruptions in China as communist authorities tighten censorship controls ahead of...

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• Sep 26

  • Erupting volcano forces 6,000 evacuations on Vanuatu island

    An erupting volcano has forced 6,000 people to flee their homes on an island in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu

    Sep 26

• Uber

  Sep 25

  • Uber wields new weapon in fight with London: diplomacy

    Uber has followed a traditional playbook in its fight with London regulators but the company's new CEO is also trying diplomacy

    Uber

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Satya Nadella aims to make Microsoft mighty - and mindful

    CEO Satya Nadella aims to make Microsoft both mighty and mindful

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Trump directs Ed secretary to prioritize computer science

    President Donald Trump wants to expand access to computer science education, directs creation of $200M grant program for K-12 schools.

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • How does that sofa look in my house? Lowe's app can show you

    Lowe's to launch app that makes it easier to envision what a piece of furniture will look like in your home or office through augmented reality

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Wanted: 1 million people to study genes, habits and health

    Researchers will study how genes, environments and lifestyles interact.

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Microsoft AI in use at Macy's, handling service requests

    Microsoft, using its research into artificial intelligence, has created a virtual assistant that can be used by companies can use to respond to...

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • New model confirms endangered right whales are declining

    Researchers with the federal government and the New England Aquarium say they've developed a new model to provide better estimates about the North...

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Deloitte says email cyberattack affected 'very few clients'

    Deloitte says reported cyberattack of firm's email system affected 'very few clients'

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Treatment restores signs of awareness in brain-injured man

    French doctors say they restored some signs of consciousness in a brain-injured man who hadn't shown any awareness in 15 years

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Australia to create its own space agency for economic boost

    Australia has announced it will create its own space agency to increase its share of the $330 billion space economy

    Sep 25

• Amazon

  Sep 25

  • Ordering hot food from Amazon

    The retail giant will soon be delivering food from a variety of restaurants.

    Sep 25

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• Sep 24

  • Shark fin bans might not help sharks, scientists say

    A pair of scientists says efforts to ban shark fins in the U.S. might actually harm attempts to conserve the marine predators

    Sep 24

• Sep 24

  • Energy entrepreneur hopes to bring commuter rail to Vermont

    An energy entrepreneur wants to set up a commuter rail system in Vermont to further his vision of weaning the state from fossil fuels and getting cars...

    Sep 24

• Sep 24

  • Energy entrepreneur hopes to bring commuter rail to Vermont

    An energy entrepreneur wants to set up a commuter rail system in Vermont to further his vision of weaning the state from fossil fuels and getting cars...

    Sep 24

• Sep 23

  • Evidence of invasive grass carp signals threat to Lake Erie

    Researchers have fresh evidence that invasive grass carp are swimming and spawning near the mouth of a river that flows into Lake Erie

    Sep 23

• Sep 23

  • London mayor: Uber to blame for loss of license in city

    The mayor of London says people angry about the decision to strip Uber of its license in the city should blame the ride-hailing company itself, and...

    Sep 23

• Sep 22

  • Federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking

    The U.S. government has told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems last year, although in most cases the systems were...

    Sep 22

• NASA

  Sep 22

  • NASA's asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock

    NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, swings by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock

    NASA

    Sep 22

• Sep 22

  • Lawyer: Hacker in Spanish custody sought by US, Russia

    Russian authorities are fighting in Spain the extradition to the United States of an alleged Russian hacker, the suspect's lawyer said Friday, in the...

    Sep 22

• Sep 22

  • Timeline: Uber's trouble in London caps rough year

    Timeline: London's decision to not renew Uber's license extends a rough year for the company. Here's a look back at the key moments.

    Sep 22

• Uber

  Sep 22

  • Uber to lose its license to operate in London

    London's transport authority won't renew Uber's license to operate in the British capital, arguing that it demonstrates a lack of corporate...

    Uber

    Sep 22

• Sep 22

  • Hurricane topples 'Moon Tree' that was on Apollo mission

    Winds from Hurricane Irma have toppled a tiny tree that orbited the moon and later grew at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida

    Sep 22

• Apple

  Sep 22

  • iPhone 8 release day announced

    Apple launches its latest smartphone six weeks before iPhone X will hit the market.

    Sep 22

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• Sep 22

  • Sweden charges ex-telecom execs in Uzbek corruption scandal

    Sweden's prosecution authority says three former executives with Swedish telecom company Telia have been charged with corruption involving contracts...

    Sep 22

• Sep 21

  • Facebook to release Russia ads, beef up election 'integrity'

    Facebook says it will release the Russia-backed, potentially illegal election ads that ran on its platform to congressional investigators

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • The Latest: Warner eyes social-media political-ad regulation

    The Latest: Warner eyes regulation of political ads on social media

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Tech companies targeted by sophisticated malware attack

    Security researchers say hackers compromised popular computer-cleaning software as part of a sophisticated attack that targeted several high-profile...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Facebook says CEO Mark Zuckerberg will provide to Congress the contents of 3,000 ads bought by a Russian agency

    Facebook says CEO Mark Zuckerberg will provide to Congress the contents of 3,000 ads bought by a Russian agency

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Babies try harder when they see you sweat, research shows

    Study says babies can become more persistent in pursuing a goal if they see an adult doing it

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Billionaire gives $30M to Univ. of Arizona for Biosphere 2

    Texas billionaire Edward P. Bass is giving $30 million to the University of Arizona to support the Biosphere 2 research facility

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Mueller investigators seek documents from the White House

    Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is seeking information from the White House related to Michael Flynn's stint as national...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Mercedes-Benz to invest $1 billion in Alabama, add 600 jobs

    Carmaker Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it will invest $1 billion to set up electric vehicle production at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant and to...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Tesla denies claims that it tried to block unionizing effort

    Tesla denies claims that it tried to block unionizing effort at its California factory

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • The ATM at 50: How it's changed consumer behavior

    Ubiquitous now, but revolutionary then: ATM debut 50 years ago trained people to interact with kiosks

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • StoryCorps' Thanksgiving Listen asks kids to record elders

    StoryCorps is hoping people give their social media apps a break for a few minutes this Thanksgiving and instead use one designed for listening

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Leaders to tech firms at UN: Remove terror posts in 2 hours

    The leaders of Britain, France and Italy want internet companies to aim to remove posts that promote terrorism within just one to two hours

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Dutch appeals court upholds ban on former Dutch Uber service

    An appeals court has upheld the Dutch government's ban on one of Uber's former ride-hailing services in the Netherlands

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Amazon reviewing its site after bomb-making materials report

    Amazon says it is reviewing its website after a British TV report said that the online retailer recommended purchasing ingredients together that could...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • The Latest: Pence says Russia probes are not a distraction

    Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration is focused on issues "the American people are focused on" and isn't getting distracted by...

    Sep 21

• Technology

  Sep 21

  • Equifax breached months prior than admitted

    The Wall Street Journal reports that hackers broke into Equifax computers two months earlier than the company disclosed.

    Sep 21

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• Sep 21

  • Google buys HTC's Pixel team in $1.1B bet on devices

    Google is biting off a big piece of device manufacturer HTC for $1.1 billion to expand its efforts to build phones, speakers and other gadgets...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • AP Interview: Japan's emoji creator saw nuance in pictures

    AP Interview: The Japanese creator of the first emoji wanted to add nuance to mobile phone messages and never imagined his 1999 work would become a...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • The Latest: Twitter to meet with Senate investigators

    The social media company, Twitter, says it will meet with a Senate committee investigating Russia's interference in the presidential election

    Sep 21

• Sep 20

  • Pro, anti-telescope arguments aim to sway Hawaii land board

    Hawaii's land board is hearing arguments for and against building a giant telescope on a mountain some consider sacred

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Report: Hackers were snooping inside Equifax as of March

    A report in The Wall Street Journal says that hackers broker into Equifax's computer systems in March, giving them time to probe vulnerabilities and...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Facebook tightens ad policies after 'Jew-hater' fiasco

    Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says the company is tightening its policies and tools that let businesses target advertisements to its 2 billion users

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • The Latest: Scientists: Quake test of bridge design worked

    Scientists at Nevada earthquake lab are declaring success after testing new bridge designs they created to better withstand violent temblors and speed...

    Sep 20