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  • UK lays out tough child data privacy rules

    Tough new rules drawn up by Britain's privacy regulator mean social media sites, games and other online services won’t be allowed to “nudge” kids into...

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• Jan 21

  • What to know about the viral outbreak in China

    Health officials around the world are keeping a close watch on an outbreak of a new virus in China

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

    The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • The Latest: Swiss questioned Russian suspects before Davos

    Swiss police say two Russians who were reportedly checked as suspected spies in the town of Davos months ago were released without any charges

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • UN rights panel finds climate change can be cause for asylum

    A U.N. human rights panel has ruled for the first time that people fleeing the effects of climate change may be entitled to claim asylum

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Tesla denies claims of faulty cars

    Plus, Volvo makes a big bet on the Super Bowl, and Netflix could be the happiest place on earth.

    Jan 21

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• Jan 20

  • Spacewalking astronauts wrapping up battery improvements

    Spacewalking astronauts have successfully wrapped up battery improvements outside the International Space Station

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • Bosnian protesters hold anti-pollution protest in Sarajevo

    Dozens of people have gathered for a protest in Sarajevo because of dangerously high levels of air pollution in the Bosnian capital in the past few...

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

    Google’s chief executive is calling for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • New poll shows 90% of parents think their children spend too much time gaming

    Many parents believe playing too many games gets in the way of sleep, homework and even friendships.

    Jan 20

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• Jan 20

  • Abe says new unit will defend Japan from space tech threats

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan will form a space defense unit to protect itself from potential threats as rivals develop missiles and other...

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia

    Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and causing ecological changes that scientists say are likely irreversible

    Jan 20

• Jan 19

  • No astrovans for SpaceX, crews riding to rockets in Teslas

    Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test

    SpaceX has completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts within the next few months to the International Space Station

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • Clones help famous elm tree named Herbie live on, for now

    A massive elm tree nicknamed Herbie is long gone, but he's going to live on, thanks to cloned trees

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • Tech entrepreneur connects brands with top fans

    After Amber Atherton hit celebrity status in a British reality TV show in 2012, companies making everything from cream cheese to leggings offered her...

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • SpaceX blows up a Falcon 9 rocket as part of safety test

    It was the final test flight before the Crew Dragon can fly humans to the ISS.

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • Clones help famous elm tree named Herbie live on, for now

    A massive elm tree nicknamed Herbie is long gone, but he's going to live on, thanks to cloned trees

    Jan 19

• Jan 18

  • Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia

    Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames

    Much of Australia is still ablaze in an unprecedented wildfire season that has already charred an area the size of Kentucky

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Fact checkers expose alleged news site run by far-right media company

    The French website's name was very similar to that of a mainstream news site.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees

    Firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's wildfires

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Correction: Australia-Dinosaur Trees story

    In a story on Jan. 17, 2020, about specialist firefighters who have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's...

    Jan 18

• Jan 17

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• Jan 17

  • Apple could be forced to abandon its Lightning cable by EU regulators

    European policymakers are pushing for a universal mobile charger.

    Jan 17

• Jan 17

  • How desert rattlesnakes become like living rain buckets

    Water sticks to the snakes’ backs because of special properties of their scales.

    Jan 17

• Jan 17

  • Philippine volcano still 'life threatening' despite lull

    A Philippine official says an erupting volcano remains life threatening despite weaker emissions of steam and ash and fewer tremors

    Jan 17

• Jan 16

  • Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees

    Firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's wildfires

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

    Microsoft says it will be 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • An increase in robocalls

    Plus, 2019 set a record for app downloads, and Spotify has playlists for pets.

    Jan 16

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• Jan 16

  • Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out

    Germany will pay utility companies billions to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance

    Police in Britain are testing the real-time use of facial recognition to scan crowds for wanted people and then detain any suspects for questioning

    Jan 16

• Jan 15

  • Brazil inaugurates rebuilt Antarctic research base

    Brazil has inaugurated a new research base in the Antarctic, eight years after its previous compound was destroyed by a deadly fire

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Despite danger, Filipinos made restive volcano their home

    It's the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • News flash from Florida legislators: Telegraph era is over

    Florida lawmakers are transmitting a news bulletin: The telegraph era is over

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • News flash from Florida legislators: Telegraph era is over

    Florida lawmakers are transmitting a news bulletin: The telegraph era is over

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • 'We're expecting!': Georgia Aquarium announces baby beluga

    The Georgia Aquarium has announced that one of its beluga whales is a mother-to-be

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Astronaut completes spacewalk without helmet camera, lights

    Two spacewalking astronauts had to make do with fewer lights and camera views from one helmet outside the International Space Station

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Researchers tie massive Pacific seabird die-off to heat wave

    Hundreds of thousands of common murres, a fast-flying seabird, died from starvation four winters ago in the North Pacific, and a new research paper...

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Young activists bid to join climate case at top German court

    Young climate activists are seeking to join a lawsuit before Germany's top court that aims to force the government to do more to combat global warming

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Want to sell on Amazon? Businesses must weigh pros, cons

    Small business owners who want to sell their products on Amazon must weigh the pros and cons of the huge online retailer

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Privacy concerns for dating apps

    Plus, Amazon sellers can use FedEx again and programmable organisms.

    Jan 15

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• Jan 15

  • New embryo made of nearly extinct rhino species

    Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities

    Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic...

    Jan 15

• Jan 14

  • Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico

    Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico are studying recently buried sensors they hope will reveal answers behind the constant and unusual shaking in...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • Amazon lets third-party sellers use FedEx ground again

    Amazon said it will allow its third-party sellers to start using FedEx's ground service again after banning them from using it for about a month...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high

    A volcano near the Philippine capital is spewing lava half a mile high and trembling with earthquakes as tens of thousands of people flee villages...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

    The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could allow hackers to intercept...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

    The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • National Security Agency tips off Microsoft to major Windows security flaw, company issues fix for it Tuesday

    National Security Agency tips off Microsoft to major Windows security flaw, company issues fix for it Tuesday

    Jan 14