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  • Gore kicking off 24 hours of climate talks around the world

    Former Vice President Al Gore kicks off a series of climate presentations around the globe over the next 24 hours

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  • E-commerce giant Alibaba raises $11 billion in share listing

    The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raises $11 billion in Hong Kong share offering

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  • Amnesty International calls Facebook, Google rights abusers

    In a scathing indictment of the two most powerful corporate giants of the internet, Amnesty International insists in a new report that Google and...

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  • Clarification: California-Oil Well Moratorium story

    Clarification: California-Oil Well Moratorium story

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• Nov 20

  • 2 insect species classified as threatened as glaciers melt

    Federal wildlife officials say the continued existence of two species of insects is in doubt because the glaciers and year-round snowfields they...

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Apple cancels premiere of ‘The Banker’ over ‘concerns’

    Apple has canceled the premiere of one of the tech company’s first original films, ‘The Banker’ the day before it was to debut at Los Angeles’ AFI...

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • PayPal buying shopping and rewards company Honey for $4B

    Payments platform PayPal says it is buying Honey Science Corp., a shopping and rewards company, for $4 billion

    Nov 20

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  • Phony `fact check’ account on Twitter raises new concerns

    Social media companies have vowed to tackle misinformation in politics

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Uber to let users record audio of rides in Brazil, Mexico

    Uber is planning to let passengers and drivers record audio of rides in Brazil and Mexico as part of a pilot and in the hopes of addressing safety...

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Disney Plus blames past hacks for user accounts sold online

    Disney Plus says it doesn’t have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming service have been shut out after hackers tried to break into...

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Obama talks climate change, inequality at green conference

    Former president Barack Obama says addressing global economic inequality is key to fighting climate change

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Possible meteor outburst this week worth a look up

    Scientists are predicting a meteor outburst this week that may be brief but incredibly intense

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Spain has permits to build giant telescope blocked in Hawaii

    The director of a Spanish research center says a giant telescope, costing $1.4 billion, is one step nearer to being built on the Canary Islands

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Android phones may be sharing user videos and pictures without their permission

    Security firm Checkmarx has revealed a flaw that allows an app to bypass restrictions that are currently set.

    Nov 20

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• Nov 19

  • California puts brakes on fracking permits in oil crackdown

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom is cracking down on oil producers by halting the approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists...

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Microsoft competes for popularity with upstart Slack

    Microsoft is in a fierce popularity contest with upstart work messaging service Slack

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • DC attorney general sues DoorDash for pocketing tips

    The attorney general of Washington D.C. is suing DoorDash, saying the food delivery service pocketed tips that customers thought were going to...

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Amazon tells senator it’s considered face-scanning doorbells

    Amazon says it has contemplated adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work

    The Endangered Species Act’s successes are great, but there are many species that linger in a bureaucratic conservation hospital ward

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Disney Plus user accounts already found on hacking sites

    Disney Plus says it doesn’t have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming service have been shut out after hackers tried to break into...

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Amazon makes music accessible to more customers

    A free ad-supported tier is now available on Amazon Music.

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• Nov 18

  • US asks federal judge to toss out Nevada plutonium lawsuit

    The federal government wants a judge to reject Nevada’s request for a court order to remove weapons-grade plutonium from a site north of Las Vegas

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Judge denies DNA testing sought 13 years post-execution

    A Memphis judge has ruled that the daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have standing to seek DNA testing of the evidence in...

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Correction: Tribe-Whaling story

    Correction: Tribe-Whaling story

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Colorful T-Mobile CEO leaving, even as Sprint deal not done

    T-Mobile says its colorful CEO John Legere is stepping down next year, even as the wireless company’s long-running effort to merge with rival Sprint...

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Snooze cruise: Study sees future for hibernating astronauts

    The European Space Agency says putting astronauts into a state of suspended animation could make it easier to reach other planets

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Reports of big job cuts at WeWork emerge

    According to The New York Times, the office space company may get rid of as many as 6,000 workers as early as this week.

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• Nov 18

  • Yahoo Japan, Line to merge business to form online giant

    Online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. have announced they are merging

    Nov 18

• Nov 17

  • These birds are born knowing 'passwords' -- here's why

    An innate password tells cowboys to copy their songs.

    Nov 17

• Nov 17

  • We’re recycling but garbage keeps piling up -- here's what you may not know

    Recycling is being called into question as landfills keep growing.

    Nov 17

• Nov 17

  • Sorry, wrong number: Statistical benchmark comes under fire

    Standard statistical test for analyzing scientific results comes under fire

    Nov 17

• Nov 16

  • Study links Asian carp with Mississippi River fish drop

    A new study says sport fish have declined significantly in portions of the Upper Mississippi River infested with Asian carp

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Microsoft hires ex-AG Holder to audit face-scanning firm

    Microsoft is hiring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to review its investment in a facial recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli...

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Survey finds gain in endangered red squirrel population

    Wildlife officials say an endangered squirrel subspecies in southeastern Arizona is fighting its way back after much of its mountain habitat was...

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• Nov 15

  • Ex-astronaut set for trial in wreck that killed 2 girls

    A former space shuttle commander is set for trial next month in Alabama on reckless murder charges in a wreck that killed two girls

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Hulu again raising prices for online live-TV service

    Hulu is again raising prices for its online TV bundle, as other streaming-TV providers do the same

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Astronauts start spacewalk series to fix cosmic ray detector

    Astronauts have begun an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • NBA teams enhancing fan experience with high-tech replays

    Six NBA teams enhancing fan experience with new, high-tech 360-degree video replays

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • The new Motorola raZor announced

    A look at today's top tech stories.

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• Nov 15

  • Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon

    U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he’s certain the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was done...

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban

    Huawei starts selling foldable Mate X smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington

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• Nov 15

  • Arizona’s tiny desert owl has new chance for protection

    Environmental groups say a tiny desert owl that makes its nest inside Arizona’s saguaro cactus has a new chance for federal protection

    Nov 15

• Nov 14

  • After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again

    A weeklong hearing in Seattle will help determine whether a small American Indian tribe in Washington state can once again hunt whales

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals

    A federal appeals court says the Trump administration unlawfully excluded millions of tons of some of the most dangerous materials in public use from...

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • NASA warned of safety risks in delayed private crew launches

    NASA faces safety risks in flying its astronauts on SpaceX and Boeing capsules

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • New Jersey seeks $640M from Uber for misclassifying workers

    New Jersey is seeking more than $640 million from Uber in taxes and penalties, saying the ride-hailing company misclassified its drivers as...

    Nov 14

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  • WeWork loses $1.25 billion in third quarter

    WeWork racked up $1.25 billion in losses in the third quarter ahead of its ultimately failed IPO

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Disney Plus adds disclaimer about racist movie stereotypes

    Disney’s new streaming service adds disclaimer to "Dumbo," “Peter Pan” and other classics over racist stereotypes

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Italy declares state of emergency for flood-ravaged Venice, seeks funding for repairs after highest tide in 50 years

    Italy declares state of emergency for flood-ravaged Venice, seeks funding for repairs after highest tide in 50 years

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Plan would protect 21 coral hot spots in Gulf of Mexico

    Federal regulators are close to approving a protection plan for corals in the Gulf of Mexico that would create new protected zones designed to allow...

    Nov 14