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  • Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state

    A database showing real-time data about millions of people in China has leaked.

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• Feb 18

  • New Zealand leader says no final decision on using Huawei

    New Zealand's Ardern says no final decision on Spark's use of Huawei 5G

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • China accuses US of trying to block its tech development

    China accuses the United States of trying to block its industrial development by alleging Chinese mobile network equipment poses a cybersecurity...

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • New Zealand plans new tax for giants like Google, Facebook

    New Zealand's government has announced plans for a new tax targeting online giants like Google and Facebook that earn plenty of money in the country...

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Scientist who popularized term "global warming" dies at 87

    A climate scientist who popularized the term "global warming" has died

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week

    A nonprofit Israeli consortium hopes to make history this week by launching the first private aircraft to land on the moon

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Correction: Grab And Go Shopping story

    Correction: Grab And Go Shopping story

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • German market watchdog bans short-selling of Wirecard shares

    Germany's financial market regulator has issued a two-month ban on short-selling shares in Wirecard AG, whose stock has swung sharply in recent months

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Berlin to get single travel app for public, private services

    Travelers in Berlin will soon be able to use a single app to switch seamlessly between public transport, rental bikes, car-sharing and taxis without...

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • 'Digital gangsters': UK wants tougher rules for Facebook

    A parliamentary committee report is recommending that the United Kingdom government increase oversight of social media platforms like Facebook

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Facebook called 'digital gangsters'

    A new report by British lawmakers said the social media giant intentionally violates data-privacy and competition laws.

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• Feb 18

  • For sake of pupils' pupils, China to ban homework on apps

    The move is intended to help pupils' eyesight.

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Unicorns are real: Tech baffles Indonesian candidate

    Indonesia's presidential candidates debated pressing issues facing the world's third-largest democracy: dilapidated infrastructure, struggling...

    Feb 18

• Feb 17

  • Rare owls thrive in ghost town near Los Angeles airport

    Researchers found a group of rare owls thriving in an unlikely nature preserve.

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Former coal-fired power plant is demolished in Germany

    A long-shut coal-fired power plant in western Germany has been demolished with the help of more than 200 kilos (440 pounds) of explosives

    Feb 17

• Feb 16

  • Potential privacy lapse found in Americans' 2010 census data

    Basic personal information could be reconstructed from encrypted data.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Storm-lashed South Carolina reassesses global warming's role

    "Floods like this -- it's unheard of," South Carolina official says.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Correction: Lithium Ion Batteries-Recycling story

    Correction: Lithium Ion Batteries-Recycling story

    Feb 16

• Feb 15

  • Amazon's stormy week will blow over, but the debris may stay

    It's been a complicated few weeks for Amazon, what with its abrupt pullout from a massive New York City development and extortion claims related to...

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Amazon dumped New York, but cities still wooing the company

    Amazon's breakup with New York was still fresh when other cities started sending their own valentines to the online giant

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Runner recalls desperate fight with thrashing mountain lion

    A Colorado runner who was attacked by a mountain lion says he felt a wave of fear that he wouldn't survive the encounter before he managed to stomp on...

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Year in space put US astronaut's disease defenses on alert

    Scientists find that astronaut who spent nearly a year in space had his immune system go on high alert

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Space junk harpooned like whale in orbit-cleanup test

    Harpoon flung from a satellite successfully captured piece of pretend space junk in experiment

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Ex-Cognizant execs accused of bribing Indian officials

    The U.S. Justice Department alleges two former executives for Cognizant Technology Solutions paid more than $2 million in bribes to Indian officials...

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Virgin Galactic's race to get you into space

    Founder Richard Branson plans to go first on his birthday this summer.

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Sports medicine helps keep performing artists on stage

    When performing artists get injured, they don't always seek out medical care.

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Sports medicine helps keep performing artists on stage

    "When a musician has an issue, they tend to not go see anybody."

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Amazon's exit could scare off tech companies from New York

    Amazon decision to walk away from New York City could scare off other tech companies

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • AP PHOTOS: Scientists fine-tune method to save rhinos

    Scientists are fine-tuning a method they hope will save the northern white rhino from extinction

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Facebook may face major fines

    Plus, curbing smartphone addiction and a world record auction for a classic video game.

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Report: Far right tried to influence Bavarian election

    A study claims far-right groups engaged in concerted social media campaigns to influence last year's election in the German state of Bavaria by...

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Amazon dumps NYC headquarters and its promised 25,000 jobs

    Amazon ditches New York as location for new headquarters

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Amazon's exit could scare off tech companies from New York

    Amazon decision to walk away from New York City could scare off other tech companies

    Feb 15

• Feb 14

  • Report: Facebook, FTC discussing 'multibillion dollar' fine

    A report says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are negotiating a record, "multibillion dollar" fine for the social network's privacy lapses

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • North Korea exploring sanctions-proof energy technologies

    North Korea is exploring ambitious alternative energy sources that could reduce its reliance on imports and its vulnerability to sanctions

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Buffett's firm tweaks stock portfolio, adds Suncor, Red Hat

    Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has taken a new stake in Canadian firm Suncor Energy and trimmed its massive Apple stake

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Correction: AccuWeather-Sexual Bias Settlement story

    Correction: AccuWeather-Sexual Discrimination Settlement story

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Swiss allege woman sweet talked her way to $2M bank scam

    Swiss authorities have indicted a woman who allegedly persuaded dozens of people to provide their online banking details over the phone from the...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • El Nino is back but it's late, weak and probably no big deal

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says El Nino is back, but it is weak

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging

    Memory and thinking skills naturally slow with age but now scientists are finding clues that depression might worsen the decline

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Astronomers spot a dragon in the Orion Nebula's gas clouds

    Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Instagram addresses a glitch

    Plus, dating app scams are on the rise and the best comfort food for Valentine's Day.

    Feb 14

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• Feb 14

  • 11,000 march in Brussels climate protest

    Thousands of Belgian teenagers skipping school to protest for better climate protections have been joined by university students and grandparents for...

    Feb 14

• Feb 13

  • North Korea exploring sanctions-proof energy technologies

    Electricity-strapped North Korea explores ambitious alternative energy sources that could greatly reduce its reliance on imports and its vulnerability...

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years

    Opportunity Lost: NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after an unexpected 15 years

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • California governor wants users to profit from online data

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state's consumers should get a piece of the billions of dollars that technology companies make off the personal...

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Google to invest $13 billion in new US offices, data centers

    Google plans to invest more than $13 billion on new and expanded offices and data centers across the U.S. this year

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Instagram removes gay Muslim comics after Indonesia warning

    The account depicted the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia.

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Ex-Apple lawyer accused of profiting from confidential info

    Government authorities accusing former Apple lawyer of breaking insider trading rules he helped draft

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Democrats question pledges in $26.5B T-Mobile-Sprint deal

    Democratic lawmakers challenged top executives of T-Mobile and Sprint over their pledge not to raise prices for wireless services or hurt competition...

    Feb 13