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  • European Space Agency releases 1st image from Mars orbiter

    The European Space Agency has released the first image taken by its Trace Gas Orbiter showing the ice-covered edge of a vast Martian crater

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  • UK parliamentary committee grills Facebook executive

    The UK parliament's media committee has criticized Facebook's response to allegations that data from millions of accounts was misused.

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  • Oregon marijuana: Lots of data, few to analyze and check it

    Oregon is awash in data on its marijuana industry but has few workers to monitor and check what its legal businesses are doing

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• Apr 26

  • EU gets ready to take on fake news

    The EU wants online giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google to sign on to a special code of conduct to weed out fake news

    Apr 26

• Apr 26

  • Google unveils Gmail redesign

    Google releases new features that allow users to set expiration dates on messages.

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  • Nintendo taps new president; profit improves on Switch sales

    Nintendo Co. sales, profit rise in fiscal 4th quarter, powered by brisk demand for its Switch machines; company to get new president

    Apr 26

• Apr 26

  • Nintendo taps new president; profit improves on Switch sales

    Nintendo Co. sales, profit rise in fiscal 4th quarter, powered by brisk demand for its Switch machines; company to get new president

    Apr 26

• Apr 26

  • Geologists say N. Korea's nuclear test site likely collapsed

    A study by Chinese geologists suggests the mountain where North Korea has conducted five successive nuclear bomb tests has likely collapsed

    Apr 26

• Apr 25

  • Samsung's profit exceeds expectations thanks to memory chips

    Samsung Electronics profit exceeds expectations on record quarterly memory chip profit

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Officials say radioactive sludge barrel ruptures now total 4

    Officials in Idaho now say a total of four barrels containing radioactive sludge at an eastern Idaho nuclear site were found to have ruptured after...

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Facebook advertisers shrug off its privacy scandal

    What scandal? Facebook advertisers shrug off privacy concerns

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Trump meets with Apple CEO at White House to talk trade

    President Donald Trump has met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House to discuss trade as he engages in negotiations worldwide

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Scientists find lots of gorillas in census, also see decline

    A new study shows there are more gorillas and chimps in West Africa than scientists initially thought, but that may not last

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • How Comcast is trying to change the cable game

    How Comcast is trying to change the cable game

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Portable test helps identify refugees at risk of outbreaks

    Cheap, portable test may help identify people susceptible to disease outbreaks in refugee camps, other remote locations

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • YouTube overhauls kids' app after complaints about content

    YouTube is overhauling its kid-focused video app to give parents the option of letting humans, not computer algorithms, select what shows their...

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • European Space Agency satellite rides to orbit from Russia

    A Russian rocket has carried into orbit a satellite that is part of the European Space Agency's earth observation program

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Alexa, make my kid polite: Echo to get child-friendly update

    Amazon will soon roll out new parental controls for its Echo speakers in the hopes of getting more of the listening devices inside children's bedrooms

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • US officials slam Washington state nuke waste site problems

    U.S. investigators say problems first identified six years ago at a Washington state site where deadly nuclear waste is treated continue to plague the...

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Comcast challenges Murdoch with rival bid for UK-based Sky

    U.S. media conglomerate Comcast has made a 22 billion pound ($30 billion) bid for London-based pay TV operator Sky in move that threatens a rival bid...

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Twitter is profitable again in 1Q, Wall Street not impressed

    Twitter has second profitable quarter with strong profit and revenue, sending shares up sharply

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Uganda counts gorillas amid tourism-boosting 'baby boom'

    Uganda counts endangered mountain gorillas amid tourism-boosting 'baby boom'

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • International probe shuts down cyberattack provider

    In a major hit against cybercriminals, an international police operation has taken down what investigators are calling the world's biggest provider of...

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Scientists release most detailed star chart of the Milky Way

    The European Space Agency is releasing the most detailed star chart yet made for the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • AP reports loss on one-time accounting charges

    The Associated Press lost $74 million in 2017, mostly due to one-time accounting charges related to the federal tax overhaul passed late last year

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Poll: Younger Americans less apt to use unique passwords

    AP-NORC Poll: Younger Americans less apt to use unique passwords across online services _ or to write them down on paper

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Singapore euthanizes 27-year-old polar bear born in tropics

    Inuka, the world's first polar bear born in the tropics, has been euthanized by the Singapore Zoo

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • The Latest: Sky reconsiders Fox offer after Comcast bid

    London-based pay TV operator Sky says it is withdrawing its recommendation to shareholders to accept 21st Century Fox's bid in a move that came just...

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Sky says it is withdrawing its recommendation to shareholders to accept 21st Century Fox's takeover bid

    Sky says it is withdrawing its recommendation to shareholders to accept 21st Century Fox's takeover bid

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • US media company Comcast launches 22 billion pound ($30 billion) bid for Sky in move that threatens rival Murdoch bid

    US media company Comcast launches 22 billion pound ($30 billion) bid for Sky in move that threatens rival Murdoch bid

    Apr 25

• Apr 25

  • Yahoo failed to disclose 2014 data breach

    The company must pay $35 million in fines for not disclosing the massive security breach.

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  • Sen. Schumer wants Challenger astronaut memorial in New York

    Democratic U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is pursuing a memorial in New York to honor an astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle...

    Apr 25

• Apr 24

  • EPA chief signs proposal limiting science used in decisions

    EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has signed a proposed rule that seeks to restrict the types of scientific studies that regulators can use to determine...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Inmate: Prison officers complicit in cellphone problem

    South Carolina prison officials have for years blamed cellphones for contributing to inmate violence

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • House Democrats talk to Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

    House Democrats have held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been called in Republican-led Russia...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Fingerprints lead to arrest in 1986 California killing

    Authorities have arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a 75-year-old retiree more than three decades ago in Southern California

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Ex-Yahoo paying $35M to settle SEC charges over 2014 hack

    The company formerly known as Yahoo is paying a $35 million fine to resolve federal regulators' charges that the online giant deceived investors by...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Senate confirms new director of National Security Agency

    Senate votes to confirm Paul Nakasone to lead National Security Agency.

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • The Latest: Ex-Yahoo settles SEC charges over 2014 hack

    Prosecutors say two Russian intelligence agents used the information they stole from Yahoo to spy on Russian journalists, U.S. and Russian government...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Leader of German governing party backs Amazon protest

    The new leader of one of Germany's governing parties planned to join a protest against working conditions at Amazon during CEO Jeff Bezos' visit to...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Mysterious mummy found in Iran could be father of last shah

    Discovery of mummified body in Tehran raises speculation it could be missing remains of former monarch Reza Shah Pahlavi

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Cambridge Analytica fights back on data scandal

    A Cambridge University professor at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal says that the suspended CEO of data firm Cambridge Analytica lied to a...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Facebook rules at a glance: What's banned, exactly?

    Facebook has revealed for the first time just what, exactly, is banned on its service in a new Community Standards document released on Tuesday

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Committee hits pause on solar project over visual concerns

    A regional planning committee has refused to sign off on a proposed solar project in Rutland amid concerns over visuals

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Ireland to collect billions from Apple in back taxes

    Ireland will start collection more than 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes from Apple some 19 months after the European Commission decision...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • AP-NORC Poll: For many online Americans, Facebook is a habit

    Nearly half of Americans who use the internet say they use Facebook at least several times a day, with Facebook-owned Instagram coming in No. 2 among...

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Supreme Court upholds challenged patent review practice

    The Supreme Court has upheld a challenged practice that is used to invalidate patents without the involvement of federal courts

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • AP-NORC poll: Privacy debacle prompts social-media changes

    AP-NORC poll: Facebook's privacy debacle prompts social-media cutbacks

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Get Into My Car ... Amazon begins delivery to vehicles

    Amazon begins delivering packages to newer General Motors and Volvo vehicles owned by Prime members

    Apr 24

• Apr 24

  • Twitter blocks Israeli lawmaker for wishing Palestinian shot

    Hard-line Israeli lawmaker mocks Twitter, says it highlighted his stance on teen Palestinian protester as 'terrorist'

    Apr 24