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Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in California

California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests

Cambodia’s prime minister has boasted of barging uninvited into a video conference call hosted by his political opponents

A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T's network, a scheme that the company says cost it more than $200 million

SpaceX's first private crew is taking in sweeping views of Earth that few have witnessed

Jacobo Rendon knows dozens of birds by name and grew up drawing them

A trio of Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a 90-day stay aboard their nation’s first space station in China’s longest mission yet

Chinese regulators have set up a platform that allows the public to report on gaming companies they believe are violating restrictions on online game times for children

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day stay aboard nation's space station in China's longest mission yet

Elsewhere, two California fires that have caused extensive destruction.

With a wildfire no longer threatening Lake Tahoe, residents, tourists and scientists drawn to its clean alpine air, clear blue waters and fragrant pine trees now wonder about the long-term effects that remain

Facebook has removed nearly 150 accounts and pages linked to anti-lockdown demonstrators in Germany Thursday under a new policy focused on addressing groups that work together to spread harmful content

An earthquake swarm in Spain’s Canary Islands has put authorities on alert for a possible volcanic eruption

Oregon farmers who grow 60% of the world’s carrot seed have been without irrigation water for weeks as drought ravages the American West

Chinese state media say an earthquake destroyed homes, killed at least three people and injured dozens in the southwestern province of Sichuan

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The crew's capsule will parachute to a location in the Gobi Desert.

It is expected to be the farthest any civilian has traveled from Earth.

Chinese state media say an earthquake collapsed homes, killed at least 2 people and injured dozens in Sichuan province

The four people on SpaceX's first private flight are fairly ordinary, down-to-Earth types brought together by chance

SpaceX launches four amateurs on a private flight to circle Earth for three days.

SpaceX is on the verge of blasting a billionaire into orbit with his two contest winners and a health care worker who survived childhood cancer

Tesla has sidestepped car dealership laws by setting up shop on Native American land for the first time

An Australian man who pleaded guilty to securities fraud for cheating investors in his cryptocurrency fund of over $50 million has been sentenced to over seven years in prison

Los Angeles County’s board of supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the county

Tesla has sidestepped car dealership laws by setting up shop on Native American land for the first time

The retail giant is partnering with Ford and Argo AI to test out new driverless technology for deliveries.

U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective

Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed to help the Northwest's endangered killer whales

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"We cannot afford to continue playing catch-up regarding AI."

Government scientists say the pace of logging in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest is too much and the forest is shrinking

The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces

TikTok is facing two EU data privacy investigations, one into its handling of children’s personal data and another over its data transfers to China

Emergency workers have rescued or evacuated hundreds of people in southern France as flash flooding abruptly turned roads and fields into rivers and lakes

Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any involvement of the owner

Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offer twice the maximum and other modest upgrades to last year’s editions that proved to be a big hit among consumers devouring the latest technology during the pandemic

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Officials at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of faulty exhaust filters that are key to preventing radioactive pollution, after being forced to replace them twice

Egypt is showcasing an ancient tomb structure.

The company is urging users to download an emergency software update that will fix a security flaw in its products.

South Korea’s competition watchdog says it plans to fine Google at least 207.4 billion won ($177 million) for allegedly blocking smartphone makers like Samsung from using other operating systems

Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action

For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists

In the U.S., the White House has begun planning for boosters later this month.

Firefighting crews near southern Spain's Costa del Sol were hoping much-needed rainfall to help them extinguish a major wildfire that has ravaged 7,700 hectares (19,000 acres) in five days and forced 2,600 to evacuate

The phones are also expected have better cameras.

Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been running an illegal monopoly that stifles competition

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Business-software company Salesforce says it will help employees leave Texas.