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  • Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai

    Parts of a discarded Russian cargo spaceship have burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula

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  • Facebook buys anonymous teen compliment app TBH

    Facebook has bought TBH, a teen-focused app that lets people give anonymous compliments to each other

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  • Microsoft rolls out new Windows 10 update and laptops

    Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to its Windows 10 operating system, hoping to spark enthusiasm for its virtual- and augmented-reality...

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  • US tech giants may find their future shaped by Europe

    The likes of Facebook, Google and Apple are facing an uncomfortable truth: Europe's culture of tough corporate oversight, not America's light-touch...

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  • Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

    A new study inspired by Boston's early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but also lead to more cars...

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• Oct 17

  • Security experts warn of major Wi-Fi vulnerability

    Experts say nearly every Wi-Fi connected device could be at risk of hacking.

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• Oct 17

  • Google's Pixel 2: A phone built for artificial intelligence

    Google's new Pixel 2 phone sets itself apart with promises to bake in Google's powerful artificial-intelligence technology for quick and easy access...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact

    The environmental group Greenpeace has issued a report giving technology titans like Samsung Electronics, Amazon and Huawei low marks for their...

    Oct 17

• Oct 16

  • Proposed New Mexico science standards omit global warming

    A proposed overhaul of New Mexico's state science standards for public schools comes under intense criticism at a packed public hearing for omitting...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Researchers discover vulnerability affecting Wi-Fi security

    Security researchers have discovered a Wi-Fi network vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal sensitive information or inject malicious code...

    Oct 16

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  • Fact-checking fake news on Facebook works - just too slowly

    Facebook's efforts to reduce the spread of fake news using outside fact-checkers appears to be having an effect _ though that finding comes with a...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • What cosmic crash confirmed: Einstein was as good as gold

    The best ever view of two neutron stars crashing confirmed several theories that had not yet been proven.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Netflix sinking deeper into debt to fuel subscriber growth

    Netflix is sinking deeper into debt in its relentless pursuit of more viewers, leaving the company little margin for error as it tries to build the...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Scientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold

    In a coordinated look at one of the universe's most violent acts, astronomers hit the gold mine of science and even figure out the cosmic origins of...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Forest-thinning project saved homes but highlights obstacles

    A forest-thinning project saved homes from a wildfire this summer near Sisters, Oregon, but also highlighted the challenges of replicating such work...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Court agrees to take on US-Microsoft dispute over emails

    The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a major dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored abroad

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Yahoo can provide dead man's emails to family, court says

    Massachusetts' highest court says federal law does not prohibit Yahoo from providing a deceased man's family members access to his email account

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Russian supply ship docks at International Space Station

    An unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked successfully at the International Space Station, delivering supplies to its six-member crew

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • T-Mobile and Sprint are reportedly set to announce a merger agreement

    The mobile networks are planning on merging without giving up any assets.

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  • Group: Orangutan orphans a sign of habitat destruction

    An Indonesian conservation group says the discovery last week of two orphaned baby orangutans on Borneo is further evidence that deforestation and...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Pope at UN demands response to hunger, climate, migration

    Pope Francis is demanding world governments collectively work to end rising world hunger by working to end the conflicts and climate-change related...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Antarctic penguin chick die-off alarms researchers

    Thousands of chicks in an Adelie penguin colony in eastern Antarctica starved

    Oct 16

• Oct 14

  • Twitter CEO vows to police sexual harassment, hate, violence

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is promising the company will do a better job weeding out sexual harassment, hateful symbols and violent groups from its short...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Some police try out gun cameras

    A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers' guns

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Russian cargo ship launched to International Space Station

    An unmanned Russian cargo ship has been launched to take supplies to the six astronauts aboard the International Space Station

    Oct 14

• Oct 13

  • Twitter turns over 'handles' of 201 Russia-linked accounts

    Twitter turns over 'handles' of 201 Russia-linked accounts to Senate investigators

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Wildfires create worst air quality in San Francisco Bay Area

    The air quality level in the Bay Area now as unhealthy as some Chinese cities.

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • AP source: Twitter has turned over profile names, or 'handles,' of 201 Russia-linked accounts to Senate investigators

    AP source: Twitter has turned over profile names, or 'handles,' of 201 Russia-linked accounts to Senate investigators

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Birds gone wild: Resurgent turkeys spar with human neighbors

    Clashes with humans are increasing as wild turkeys spread into urban areas.

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Russia launches European atmosphere monitoring satellite

    Russia has successfully launched a satellite into orbit that will monitor Europe's atmosphere, helping to study air pollution

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Uber appeals decision to cancel its London license

    Uber has appealed the decision of London transport authorities now to renew it license

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Poland says it's repelled a 3rd Russian hacking attack

    Poland's defense minister says that the nation's cyber experts have successfully repelled a 3rd hacking attempt from Russia but warned the threat is...

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Google pledges $1B to help Americans train for high-tech jobs

    The company's goal is to allow anyone with an internet connection to become proficient in technology.

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• Oct 13

  • Head of Samsung's booming semiconductor business to resign

    Kwon Oh-hyun, Samsung Electronics' board chairman and head of its booming semiconductor business, says he'll resign next year to make way for new...

    Oct 13

• Oct 12

  • The Latest: Head of Samsung semiconductor unit to resign

    Kwon Oh-hyun, Samsung Electronics' board chairman and head of its booming semiconductor business, says he'll resign next year

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Samsung Electronics' board chairman and head of its booming semiconductor business says he'll resign in March

    Samsung Electronics' board chairman and head of its booming semiconductor business says he'll resign in March

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Emergency alerts draw complaints in fast-moving wildfires

    A county in California wine country opted not to use a widespread message that goes to cellphones when raging wildfires approached homes

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • FDA advisers endorse gene therapy to treat form of blindness

    U.S. health advisers are recommending approval of an experimental treatment for improving vision in patients with a rare form of blindness.

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Facebook's Sandberg favors release of Russia-linked ads

    Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, says the ads linked to Russia trying to influence the US election should 'absolutely' be released...

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Russia-backed Facebook page colored with hot-button phrases

    What does Russia-sponsored political influence look like on Facebook? An Associated Press analysis of the content on a now-shuttered Facebook page...

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Google pledges $1 billion to fund non-profit education

    Google says it will spend $1 billion on nonprofit organizations to help raise education levels around the world and committed its employees to spend a...

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Equifax pulls customer service page, cites vendor's software

    Equifax said Thursday that problems with an online customer help page were caused by a vendor's software code and not by a cyberattack on its systems

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • APNewsBreak: Border Patrol tests camera-toting balloon

    The U.S. Border Patrol is considering a new type of balloon to help patrol for illegal activity

    Oct 12

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  • Congress calls on FCC to silence cellphones in prisons

    More than 50 members of Congress call on federal regulators to come up with a solution to contraband cellphone use in prisons

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • The Latest: FDA advisers endorse gene therapy for blindness

    U.S. health advisers are deciding whether to recommend approval of an experimental treatment for improving vision in patients with a rare form of...

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Another El Nino problem: More carbon dioxide in air

    A new NASA satellite details how the whopper of an El Nino a couple years ago added more heat-trapping carbon dioxide to the air

    Oct 12

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  • How the AP-NORC poll on climate and hurricanes was conducted

    The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on climate change and severe weather was conducted by NORC from Sept 28-Oct 2

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• Oct 12

  • Greenpeace activists light fireworks at French nuclear plant

    Eight environmental have broken into a French nuclear power station and set off fireworks to urge better protection for nuclear waste and protest...

    Oct 12

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  • Target joins other retailers in offering voice shopping

    Target is moving into voice-activated shopping as it deepens its relationship with Google

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Volcanic eruption in Japan spreads ash in 4 cities, towns

    A volcano in southwestern Japan has erupted for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns

    Oct 12