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• Oct 19

  • Another warm winter forecast for swath of US

    U.S. forecasters say the odds are good that much of the nation will have a warmer than normal winter

    Oct 19

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  • Applying for a credit card? Please take a selfie

    Payment processing giant Visa is launching a platform to allow banks to integrate various types of biometrics _ your fingerprint, face, voice, etc. _...

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  • Where's the buzz? German study finds dramatic insect decline

    Scientists say an "alarming" drop seen in the number of flying insects in Germany could have serious consequences for ecosystems and food chains

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  • Iridium to rely on used SpaceX boosters for next 2 launches

    Iridium Communications says the next two launches of its new-generation satellites will use SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage boosters that have been flown...

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• Oct 19

  • Workers at iPhone supplier in China protest unpaid bonuses

    Apple vows to investigate underpayment of bonuses at iPhone supplier in China after worker protests

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Wooing Amazon with sun, fun ... and giant buttons

    Wooing Amazon with sun, fun ... and giant buttons

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Big question for US cities: Is Amazon's HQ2 worth the price?

    Amazon is promising $5 billion of investment

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • California education firm Chegg buys Berlin math app startup

    Two Berlin math wizards have solved a problem that confounds many a startup company in the German capital: how to build a popular product and sell it...

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • WhatsApp's 'Live Location' allows you to track yourself

    The messaging app announces a new feature that makes sharing your real-time location with friends and family easier.

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• Oct 19

  • Facebook knocks down Thai PM's claim of Zuckerberg meeting

    Facebook says none of its top executives are coming to Thailand, two days after the country's military ruler announced CEO Mark Zuckerberg would meet...

    Oct 19

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  • Company seeks to build island off Alaska for Arctic drilling

    The federal government is collecting public comment on a proposal to drill in Arctic waters from an artificial island

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• Oct 19

  • Skinned sea otter carcass found on California beach

    The skinned carcass of a sea otter was found on California's Central Coast, and investigators are trying to determine how it died and who took the...

    Oct 19

• Oct 18

  • US regulators approve 2nd gene therapy for blood cancer

    US regulators approve 2nd gene therapy for blood cancer, 1st one for adults

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • House, Senate intel committees receive briefing from Google

    Tech giant Google has briefed the House and Senate intelligence committees ahead of two Nov. 1 hearings that will examine Russian efforts to influence...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Record number of whales counted in Argentina's Patagonia

    Conservation groups say a record number of Southern right whales were counted this year in Argentina's Patagonia region

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Mexican fishing group: Proposed fish ban to hurt tuna catch

    A group representing Mexico's leading fish canners says a proposal to create a non-fishing marine park off the Revillagigedo Islands in the Pacific...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Ohio seeks technology ideas to solve national opioid crisis

    Ohio has launched an $8 million effort to attract ideas for using technology to solve the national opioid addiction crisis

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Correction: Self-Driving Cars Report story

    Correction: Self-Driving Cars Report story

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Site of Amazon's HQ2 has much to learn from Seattle

    The many places competing for Amazon's HQ2 have plenty to learn from the site of its HQ1

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Twitter vows new crackdown on hateful, abusive tweets

    Twitter vowed to crack down further on hate speech and sexual harassment on its platform, days after CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweet-storm that the...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Wooing Amazon with sun, fun ... and giant buttons

    Wooing Amazon with sun, fun ... and giant buttons

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Shell opens its first electric vehicle charging points

    Royal Dutch Shell is opening its first electric vehicle recharging points at three gas stations in Britain, as one of the oil giant steps responds to...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Archaeologists find part of 4,000-year-old statue in Egypt

    Egyptian archaeologists uncover part of 4,000-year-old wooden statue likely depicting female regent from that era

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • EU unveils measures to tackle low-tech attacks

    The EU is unveiling new measures to help counter low-tech attacks following a spate of killings in major cities by extremists driving vehicles into...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • EU says data privacy deal with US can be improved

    The European Union says that the one-year-old rules governing trans-Atlantic data transfers are working well but that some improvements can still be...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Big question for US cities: Is Amazon's HQ2 worth the price?

    As dozens of US cities seek Amazon's second headquarters, question is raised: Is it worth it?

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Google's Pixel 2 phones hitting Verizon stores

    The second-generation smartphone from Google has squeezable edges that summon Google Assistant.

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • The Latest: Tibetan group protests at China Embassy in India

    Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress protested at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi as China's ruling Communists opened their national congress

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • China's Xi calls for more technology development

    President Xi Jinping has called for China's ruling Communist Party to step up technology development, an area fraught with complaints Beijing...

    Oct 18

• Oct 17

  • Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai

    Parts of an unmanned Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai to Riyadh before breaking...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • North Korea says it plans to launch many more satellites

    North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the country plans to launch many more satellites and is accusing the United States of trying to block its...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Autonomous cars head for the Big Apple

    General Motors' Cruise Automation wants to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Manhattan next year

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • US nuke waste repository in New Mexico will get more space

    The U.S. Energy Department says workers are expected to begin mining operations at the nation's nuclear waste dump in New Mexico for the first time in...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Facebook buys anonymous teen compliment app TBH

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

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • 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...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • 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...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • 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...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Security experts warn of major Wi-Fi vulnerability

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

    Oct 17

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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

• Oct 16

  • 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