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• 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

• Sep 20

  • Soft soil makes Mexico City shake like it was built on jelly

    Seismologists say Mexico City's dry lake bed of soft soil made the earthquake shaking worse

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Apple says its new watch has cellular connectivity problems

    Apple is confirming that the new Series 3 Watch has problems connecting to a cellular network

    Sep 20

• Mexico

  Sep 20

  • How loose soil beneath Mexico City can make earthquakes more severe

    The loose soil beneath amplifies the ripple effects from earthquakes.

    Mexico

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • The Latest: Future of California water now up for debate

    California must now decide what's next for upgrading its water delivery system after a key player rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's plans to build two giant...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Report: Iran group hacks aviation, petrochemical industries

    Cybersecurity firm warns that a suspected group of hackers in Iran are targeting the aviation and petrochemical industries in Saudi Arabia, the U.S....

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • California condors return to the skies after near extinction

    After a close call with extinction in the 20th century, the California condor is making a comeback

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Governors, John Kerry promote 15-state Climate Alliance

    Governors and former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are championing a 15-state coalition that's tackling environmental issues

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Huge sea turtles slowly coming back from brink of extinction

    Sea turtle populations around the world are doing better, crawling back from what was once the brink of extinction

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • German officials see no sign of election hacking _ yet

    German officials say there's no sign of concerted cyberattacks aimed at influencing the outcome of the country's election Sunday, but are warning...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Magnitude-6.1 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan

    The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Apple CEO defends 'dreamers' program

    Apple CEO Tim Cook defends "dreamers", says issue is about dignity and respect

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Nest Labs adds doorbell that can recognize familiar faces

    Home device maker Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a camera-equipped doorbell and rolling out a security system in an...

    Sep 20

• ISIS

  Sep 20

  • IS backers find ephemeral platform in Instagram

    Islamic State supporters have found an ephemeral platform to share propaganda on Instagram, using the service's "stories" feature that causes posts to...

    ISIS

    Sep 20

• Hurricanes

  Sep 20

  • Puerto Rican astronaut affected by double hurricanes

    Space station's Joe Acaba had home flooded by one hurricane, family's homeland hit by another

    Hurricanes

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Alexa, what do you see? Amazon said to be working on glasses

    Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant outside the home, according...

    Sep 20

• Amazon

  Sep 20

  • Amazon mistakenly sends baby registry email

    Amazon issues an apology for a glitch that sent a gift alert to many recipients who didn't have a baby registry -- or baby.

    Sep 20

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• United Kingdom

  Sep 20

  • UK leader to press tech companies to block extremists

    Prime Minister Theresa May is urging internet companies to block the spread of extremist material, calling on social media giants like Facebook,...

    United Kingdom

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Foundation to create special reserve for albino orangutan

    A conservation group wants to create a 5-hectare (12-acre) "forest island" for the world's only known albino orangutan after rescuing it from...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • The big question: Will cancer immune therapy work for me?

    Gene tests may help gauge who will benefit from cancer immune system treatments

    Sep 20

• Sep 19

  • Nominee for EPA chemical safety post has deep industry ties

    President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at EPA has for years accepted payments for criticizing studies that raised concerns about...

    Sep 19