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• Oct 18

  • 1st of many federal broadband grants announced in Tennessee

    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the first of many federal investments targeting the creation of critical broadband internet...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town

    A Google affiliate has started delivering packages with drones in a test being run in a Virginia town

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Facebook reaches licensing deal with News Corp for headlines

    News Corp. says it has reached a licensing deal with Facebook that lets the social network feature headlines from The Wall Street Journal, the New...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • New Facebook oversight board results to be public, exec says

    A Facebook executive says a new quasi-independent oversight board will soon be weighing decisions on some of the platform's most difficult content...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62

    Oracle CEO Mark Hurd dies at 62

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • First all-female spacewalking team makes history

    The world's first female spacewalking team has made history high above Earth

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Fatal crash involving self-driving car eyed by US agency

    The National Transportation Safety Board is moving to determine the probable cause of the first fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62

    Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Mark Zuckerberg on the defense

    Plus, Motorola hints at a foldable phone, and Jim Bean is on AirBnB.

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• Oct 18

  • European Medicines Agency recommends licensing Ebola vaccine

    The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the world's first Ebola vaccine be approved, after its use in hundreds of thousands of people in...

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Astronauts to make history with all-female spacewalk

    U.S. astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will step outside the International Space Station Friday morning, the first time in history that two...

    Oct 18

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• Oct 17

  • Study: California's big July quakes strain major fault

    Scientists say the earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of Ridgecrest last summer involved ruptures on a web of...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is defending the social media platform's refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy even if it goes against...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalk

    International Space Station's 2 women prep for the 1st all-female spacewalk

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Mars lander's digger is burrowing again after snag

    A Mars lander's digger is burrowing into the red planet again after hitting a snag several months ago

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaotic

    National Weather Service's forecast sees a slight chance of a warmer winter for most of US

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Groups: Saving Mexican gray wolves requires new approach

    Dozens of environmental groups and scientists are asking U.S. wildlife managers to rethink how they plan to ensure the survival of Mexican gray wolves...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Queuing for eternity: Fossils show lining up is primal urge

    Scientists say fossils found in Morocco suggest the practice of forming orderly lines may date back 480 million years

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Yahoo Groups will end in December

    The soon-to-be released Analogue Pocket will allow users to revisit their favorite childhood games; "Despacito" tops Vevo's most-watched video list.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • London commuters scuffle with climate activists

    Angry commuters have scuffled with climate activists who climbed onto the roofs of trains, snarling services in the busy morning rush hours in the...

    Oct 17

• Oct 16

  • California earthquake alerts to become available statewide

    The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services says earthquake early warning alerts will publicly available statewide starting Thursday

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Netflix heads into showdown with slowing subscriber growth

    Netflix subscriber growth fall below management projections for 2nd consecutive quarter with tougher competition still looming

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Virgin Galactic, Under Armour reveal new spacesuit

    Spearheaded by Branson, Virgin Galactic is working to develop commercial spacecrafts to cater to the future industry of private space travel and...

    Oct 16

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• Oct 16

  • Scientists discover big storms can create 'stormquakes'

    Scientists have discovered something they call 'stormquakes,' which are a mash-up of hurricanes and earthquakes

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act

    Toxic PCBs linger in schools decades after chemicals were banned; lawmakers fail to act

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Hot again: Another month, another global heat record reached

    Earth sizzles to another heat record in September, tying 2015

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • The FCC approves T-Mobile-Sprint deal in party-line vote

    The Federal Communications Commission has approved the $26.5 billion combination of wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile on a 3-2 party-line vote

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Hubble Telescope zooms in on interstellar visitor

    Hubble Space Telescope captures the best pictures yet of a comet visiting from outside our solar system

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • These are the new spacesuits by Virgin Galactic and Under Armour

    For $250,000 a ticket, Virgin Galactic will take you to outer space soon.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Indiana hospital system notifying patients after data breach

    A hospital system in northwestern Indiana is informing more than 68,000 patients that their personal information may have been exposed during a data...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Google unveils latest Pixel 4 smartphones

    Pixel wireless Bluetooth earbuds will be able to pair with a device as far away as the other end of a football field.

    Oct 16

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• Oct 16

  • China's Huawei reports sales gain despite US sanctions

    Chinese tech giant Huawei says sales in first nine months of 2019 up 24.4% despite U.S. sanctions

    Oct 16

• Oct 15

  • Intel to pay $5M to settle pay discrimination allegations

    The U.S. Department of Labor says it has settled with chip maker Intel Corp. for $5 million over pay discrimination against female, African American...

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • NASA moves up 1st all-female spacewalk to fix power unit

    NASA moves up 1st all-female spacewalk to fix a broken power unit at the International Space Station

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Google to show off new phone, devices at New York event

    Google says it cares about your privacy. Does it?

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Conservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees

    A conservation organization has petitioned for protection of the western Joshua tree under the California Endangered Species Act

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Owl vs. owl: Should humans intervene to save a species?

    In a last-ditch effort to save spotted owls, federal officials are killing hundreds of barred owls in the hopes they can stave off their spotted...

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL revealed at event

    The Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL were the headline acts at Google's event today in New York City.

    Oct 15

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• Oct 15

  • Google’s Nest Mini turns plastic into a speaker

    Google announced new sustainability initiatives at its Made By Google event.

    Oct 15

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• Oct 15

  • Google’s Nest Mini turns recycled plastic bottles into a smart speaker

    Google announced new sustainability initiatives at its Made By Google event.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • What to expect at the Made by Google Pixel 4 event Tuesday

    Google is expected to unveil a new phone and more at its event Tuesday.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • The Latest: Google shows off new phone, other devices

    Google unveils a new Pixel phone with an updated camera and an emphasis on artificial intelligence features

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Harley-Davidson halts production of electric motorcycle after discovering glitch

    No timeline has been provided of when production will resume.

    Oct 15

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• Oct 15

  • Climate activists in London shift site but keep up protests

    Climate protesters say they will continue their campaign despite being moved by police from their Trafalgar Square encampment

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Legendary Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov buried in Russia

    Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, has been laid to rest at a memorial cemetery outside the Russian capital of Moscow

    Oct 15

• Oct 14

  • Despite defections, Facebook officially launches Libra

    Facebook to move forward with its Libra digital currency project, despite several high-profile defections from the undertaking and pressure from U.S....

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Has tech made moving nukes safe enough? Depends whom you ask

    U.S. officials trying to determine where to ship and store nuclear waste agree with watchdogs that the public has concerns despite their safety...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Uber lays off 350 employees in Eats, autonomous vehicles

    Uber is laying off 350 employees from its food delivery, autonomous vehicles, safety, insurance and other teams

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Fortnite goes down a black hole

    The popular online game became unplayable after an explosive event that ended in a black hole.

    Oct 14

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• Oct 12

  • Latest: Southern California wildfire is now 33% contained

    The Los Angeles County Fire Department says the wildfire in the San Fernando Valley is now 33% contained

    Oct 12