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• Sep 17

  • Facing US ban, Huawei emerging as stronger tech competitor

    Facing ban on access to U.S. technology, Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei is showing it increasingly can do without American components and...

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Surprise rescue of Jamaica coral reefs shows nature can heal

    After a series of disasters in the 1980s and 1990s, Jamaica lost 85% of its once-bountiful coral reefs and its fish population plummeted. But today,...

    Sep 17

• Sep 16

  • Some CBD vapes contain street drug instead of the real thing

    The CBD product on the shelf of your local store might not actually contain the popular cannabis extract. An Associated Press investigation has found...

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Yada yada yada: Netflix to air 'Seinfeld' starting in 2021

    Netflix says it will start airing episodes of the popular television comedy 'Seinfeld' starting in 2021

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Agency could keep Three Mile Island nuclear debris in Idaho

    The partially melted reactor core from the worst nuclear accident in US history could remain in Idaho for another 20 years if regulators finalize a...

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Security firm: Data breach exposes millions of Ecuadorians

    A cyber security firm says it discovered a serious flaw in a computer server that exposed the personal data of millions of Ecuadorians

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?

    Actor Brad Pitt asks real-life astronaut: Who played better movie spaceman? Clooney or me?

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Big global climate protests on Friday get union support

    Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join worldwide demonstrations this week ahead of a U.N. climate summit in New York, as unions and some...

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Sony releases giant new TV with a massive price tag

    The 16k crystal LED television is 63' wide; a wall sized screen is available for $5 million.

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• Sep 16

  • First commercial space hotel expected to open by 2025

    A company is catering to people's fascination with space by planning to build an enormous hotel for tourist who want to experience life beyond Earth's...

    Sep 16

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• Sep 16

  • German industrial designer Luigi Colani dies at 91

    Luigi Colani, a renowned German industrial designer, has died

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • Vapes spiked with illegal drugs show dark side of CBD craze

    An Associated Press investigation finds a dark side to the booming CBD industry, as some people cash in by substituting dangerous synthetic marijuana...

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • How the Associated Press collected information on CBD vapes

    Lab testing by The Associated Press and by law enforcement authorities shows a dark side to the boom in sales of the cannabis extract CBD. Some people...

    Sep 16

• Sep 16

  • AP investigation: Vapes spiked with illegal and dangerous synthetic marijuana show dark side of CBD craze

    AP investigation: Vapes spiked with illegal and dangerous synthetic marijuana show dark side of CBD craze

    Sep 16

• Sep 15

  • Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination

    Activists are using virtual reality technology to focus on areas of the Navajo Nation hit by uranium contamination

    Sep 15

• Sep 14

  • Germany's Merkel faces decisive week on climate protection

    Germany faces a decisive week in its efforts to combat climate change, with Chancellor Angela Merkel pledging Saturday that Europe's biggest economy...

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Estonia plans to restrict govt use of Huawei 5G technology

    Estonia, which is among Europe's most wired and technologically advanced nations, is set to restrict the use of equipment and technology from Chinese...

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Climate change protests hit Frankfurt as auto show opens

    Thousands of people are demonstrating in Frankfurt to demand more action against climate change as the German city's auto show opens to the public,...

    Sep 14

• Sep 13

  • Disney CEO departs Apple's board with video showdown looming

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    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Lawmakers ask 4 big tech companies for documents in probe

    Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech ask Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range of documents including internal...

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • WeWork to list shares on Nasdaq, reduce CEO's voting power

    WeWork looks to list shares on Nasdaq and reduce the voting power of co-founder Adam Neumann

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • New comet likely visitor from another solar system

    Solar system may have another interstellar visitor

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Whole Foods to cut health care for part-time workers

    Whole Foods, the grocery chain owned by Amazon, is cutting health care benefits for its part-time workers, a move that could leave about 1,900 of its...

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • US Treasury sanctions 3 North Korean hacking groups

    Three North Korean hacking groups suspected of perpetrating cyberattacks around the world have been placed on a U.S. sanctions list

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Google Photos partners with retailers for on demand in-store printing

    Plus, you can now preorder the new Apple iPhones, and the Democratic debate dominates social media.

    Sep 13

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• Sep 13

  • EU competition chief hints at new data rules for tech firms

    The European Union's powerful competition chief has indicated she's looking at expanding regulations on personal data, dropping an initial hint about...

    Sep 13

• Sep 12

  • Calif. moves to block police from using facial recognition in body cams

    Proponents argue the tech often misidentifies women and people of color.

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink 'news deserts'

    Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink 'news deserts'

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Training surgeons like dogs, icky money win 2019 Ig Nobels

    Researchers who found surgeons can be trained the same way as animals, and scientists who examined the bacterial grossness of bank notes were among...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Google Earth leads to remains of missing man in lake

    It took 22 years, but a missing man's remains were finally found thanks to someone who zoomed in on his former Florida neighborhood with Google...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Ukrainian man pleads guilty to hacking, wire fraud charges

    A member of a sophisticated international hacking group that authorities say targeted businesses to steal credit and debit card records has pleaded...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • AP EXPLAINS: The tentative Purdue deal on the opioid crisis

    AP EXPLAINS: About Purdue Pharma, the negotiations around a deal worth as much as $12 billion and their importance to the lawsuit in Cleveland

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Google settles with labor board over employee speech

    Google says it's reached a settlement over employees' ability to speak out about workplace issues.

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Study finds the universe might be 2 billion years younger

    New study calculates that universe may be 11.4 billion years old, not 13.7 billion years old

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Pesticide criticized in bee deaths could also kill birds

    Scientists studying a widely used pesticide say even small doses of the chemical can have crippling health effects on migrating birds, and it might be...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • 91-year-old accused in killing where Fitbit gave clues dies

    A 91-year-old California man has died after he was arrested last year in the killing of his stepdaughter whose Fitbit helped provide clues to police

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Concerns grow over tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands

    Experts are raising concerns that sewage sludge used as fertilizer around the U.S. could contaminate crops with potentially harmful chemicals

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Google pays France over $1 billion to settle tax case

    Tech giant Google says it has paid over one billion dollars to French authorities to settle a years-long dispute over allegations of tax fraud

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • 3D gun company founder gets probation in underage sex case

    The founder of a Texas company that sells plans for making untraceable 3D printed guns was sentenced to seven years' probation for having sex with an...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • English Channel dolphins carry 'toxic cocktail' of chemicals

    Scientists say bottlenose dolphins in the English Channel harbor a "toxic cocktail" of chemicals, some of which have been banned for decades

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • AP-NORC poll: 64% disapprove of Trump's climate change views

    A new poll finds that President Donald Trump gets some of his worst marks from the American people when it comes to his handling of climate change;...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Walmart announces an unlimited shopping subscription service

    Plus, Madonna draws criticism for banning cell phones from upcoming shows, and a surprise nominee for the Toy Hall of Fame.

    Sep 12

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• Sep 11

  • Uber vows to keep fighting sweeping California labor bill

    Tech giants Uber and Lyft say they'll keep fighting sweeping California legislation that gives many workers new wage and benefit protections

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • Federal research ship to begin studies in the Gulf in 2023

    A federal research vessel operated by universities in Louisiana and Mississippi is expected to begin studies in the Gulf of Mexico in 2023

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • A gene-editing first: scientists tried CRISPR to fight HIV

    Scientists are reporting the first use of a gene-editing tool called CRISPR to try to cure a man's HIV infection

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • Google advertising practices targeted in antitrust probe

    State attorneys general investigating whether Google is engaged in monopolistic behavior are planning to take a deep look into the tech giant's...

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • Jolting discovery: Powerful new electric eel found

    Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels.

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • Swiss say Facebook's digital currency plan will face hurdles

    Facebook and its partners have asked financial authorities in Switzerland to evaluate their plan to create a new digital currency to be called Libra

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • Water, temperature right for life at another star's planet

    The planet known as K2-18b is twice the size of Earth.

    Sep 11

• Sep 11

  • The Latest: Bill passed involving wages at Uber, other firms

    California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy companies such...

    Sep 11