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  • 'Darknet' suspect's flashy cars raised eyebrows in Thailand

    The young Canadian lived an apparently quiet life for more than a year with his Thai girlfriend, but the flashy cars he drove stood out. Authorities...

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• Jul 21

  • National Weather Service cancels its union contract

    The National Weather Service is canceling its contract with 3,800 workers

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Cops wage psychological warfare against online drug bazaars

    A global police operation took down two illicit online drug bazaars in an innovative plan designed to sow uncertainty among buyers and sellers

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Audi to update 850,000 cars as diesel recalls widen

    German automaker Audi will fit up to 850,000 diesel cars with new software to improve their emissions performance, following a similar move by rival...

    Jul 21

• Lyft

  Jul 21

  • Lyft forms own autonomous vehicle unit, will open network

    Lyft is setting up its own unit to develop autonomous vehicle technology, but its approach will be different from the flurry of partnerships that have...

    Lyft

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Hackers had access to millions of Social Security numbers

    A breach of a Kansas Department of Commerce data system gave hackers access to more than 5.5 million Social Security numbers in 10 states

    Jul 21

• Japan

  Jul 21

  • Possible melted fuel seen for first time at Fukushima plant

    An underwater robot has captured images of lava-like lumps inside a damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, spotting for the...

    Japan

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Killing of Cecil's son highlights peril facing African lions

    Killing of Cecil's son highlights peril facing African lions as their numbers plummet

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Russian parliament bans use of proxy Internet services, VPNs

    Russia's parliament has outlawed the use of VPNs and other proxy services, citing concerns about the spread of extremist materials

    Jul 21

• Amazon

  Jul 21

  • Sears to sell Kenmore, Alexa-enabled appliances on Amazon

    Sears Holdings struck a deal to sell on Amazon.com, marking the retailer's first time selling products directly through the site.

    Jul 21

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• Jul 21

  • China announces goal of AI leadership by 2030

    China's government has announced a goal of transforming the country into a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2030

    Jul 21

• Jul 20

  • Researchers in Cambodia find nest of rare riverine bird

    Wildlife researchers in Cambodia say they have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot bird, one of the world's most endangered, raising...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Glacier chief pulled from Facebook founder's tour of park

    An official for President Donald Trump's Interior Department says the agency pulled Glacier National Park's superintendent from a recent park tour...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Cops wage psychological warfare against online drug bazaars

    A global police operation took down two illicit online drug bazaars in an innovative plan designed to sow uncertainty among buyers and sellers

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Microsoft 4Q gets boost from cloud computing

    Microsoft's cloud computing business has helped boost its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings above Wall Street's expectations, further validating a...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Alexa, turn up my Kenmore AC; Sears cuts a deal with Amazon

    Sears will begin selling Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa.

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Elon Musk announces New York to Washington Hyperloop plan

    The billionaire boasted this morning on Twitter that the 200-mile trip would take just 29 minutes.

    Jul 20

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• Jul 20

  • Musk says government likes plan for high-speed tunnels

    Musk says US gives "verbal approval" to high-speed tunnel that could break ground this year

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Maryland plans lawsuit against EPA under Clean Air Act

    Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's administration announced plans Thursday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, if the agency doesn't respond to...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • California farm region plagued by dirty air looks to Trump

    Officials at the San Joaquin Valley air district say they can't meet some federal standards, so they're seizing upon Donald Trump's election to wage a...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • An African village's monkey guardian draws researchers

    An African village's monkey guardian draws researchers who hope to protect animals elsewhere

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • 10-year-old boy trips over 1.2M-year-old fossil in desert

    A boy's misstep on a family hike in New Mexico has given the world a prehistoric wonder

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • China clamping down on use of VPNs to evade Great Firewall

    China clamping down on use of VPNs to evade internet controls

    Jul 20

• Jul 19

  • World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

    New study finds that production of plastic is soaring; three-quarters ends up as waste.

    Jul 19

• Japan

  Jul 19

  • Swimming robot probes Fukushima reactor to find melted fuel

    An underwater robot has entered a badly damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, capturing images of the harsh impact of its...

    Japan

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Amazon's new social network is looking a lot like Pinterest

    Amazon is launching a new social network aimed at getting its hardcore users to spend even more money with the e-commerce giant

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • SpaceX chief says 1st launch of big new rocket will be risky

    SpaceX chief says the first launch of its big new rocket will be risky with 'a real good chance' of failure

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Facebook working on way to charge for reading news articles

    Facebook is launching a news subscription product to help publishers make money from the articles people share and read on its platform

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Correction: John Glenn story

    Correction: John Glenn story

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Russian man who helped develop Citadel malware gets 5 years

    A Russian man who helped develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information has been sentenced to serve five...

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Amazon isn't technically dominant, but it pervades our lives

    Amazon will bind its customers even more closely once it completes its $13.7 billion bid for the organic grocer Whole Foods.

    Jul 19

• Facebook

  Jul 19

  • Facebook blames glitch for shutdown of Catholic pages

    Facebook is blaming a technical glitch for knocking several Catholic-focused Facebook pages with millions of followers offline for more than a day

    Facebook

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Man beats odds of catching blue lobster, donates to science

    A New Hampshire lobsterman joined an elite club after catching a rare blue lobster

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Uber banned from operating in Czech Republic's number 2 city

    A court has banned again Uber from operating in Brno, the second largest Czech city in another step of the legal battle over the ride-sharing service

    Jul 19

• Google

  Jul 19

  • The return of Google Glass

    Two years after its life cycle, a new version of the technology will be released for companies and businesses.

    Jul 19

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• Jul 19

  • Cyberattack on Ukrainian clinics, pharmacies worries experts

    The cyberattack that ripped through Ukraine on June 27 disrupted operations at clinics and pharmacies, knocking out scanners and briefly leaving...

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • S. Korean earthquake expert funneled bribes through US banks

    Federal prosecutors say the director of South Korea's earthquake research center has been convicted in Los Angeles of laundering bribes

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Afghan team among medal winners at global robotics event

    Teams left with medals in a variety of categories at an international robotics competition in Washington that attracted teams of teenagers from more...

    Jul 19

• Jul 19

  • Hi Bixby: Samsung phone's voice assistant now speaks English

    Samsung Electronics says Bixby voice assistant for smartphones will start speaking English but only in South Korea and the U.S.

    Jul 19

• Jul 18

  • Daimler to recall 3 million vehicles to ease diesel doubts

    German automaker Daimler says it is voluntarily recalling 3 million diesel cars in Europe to improve their emissions performance

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • July 23, 1999: Eileen Collins becomes 1st female space shuttle commander

    The Air Force colonel, now retired, was part of a mission to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Ready-to-cook meals from Amazon in bid to expand groceries

    Amazon has begun selling ready-to-cook meal packages for busy households in a bid to expand its groceries business

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Feds to resume most whale disentanglement efforts

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it has reviewed safety protocols and is allowing its whale-disentanglement teams to resume...

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Callista Gingrich casts Trump as guardian of the environment

    Callista Gingrich, Donald Trump's nominee for Vatican envoy, tells skeptical Democrats the president wants the U.S. to be an environmental leader even...

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Ericsson plans more cost cuts as shares plunge after poor Q2

    Ericsson shares plunge after the Swedish mobile networks company reported a second-quarter loss of $120 million, with sales falling 8 percent, mainly...

    Jul 18

• Facebook

  Jul 18

  • Facebook has plans to expand New Mexico data center

    Social media giant Facebook is making good on plans to expand its high-tech data center already under construction in central New Mexico

    Facebook

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Government defends decision to deny flounder fishing order

    The U.S. Department of Commerce says its secretary was right to reverse a decision about flounder fishing regulations that was made by an interstate...

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • First half of 2017 ranks 2nd hottest globally, behind 2016

    Earth sizzles to 2nd hottest first half of year on record, behind 2016

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Boaters asked to slow down for whales off New England coast

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking boaters off the southern New England coast to slow down because of the presence of rare...

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • John Glenn memorial plans abound on July birth date

    Some plans to honor John Glenn didn't fly, but that hasn't stopped devotees of the late astronaut from pushing forward with other ideas.

    Jul 18