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Lawsuit alleges Coinbase CEO stole blockchain s...
MouseBelt Labs files the complaint accusing the cryptocurrency exchange of committing fraud.
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Meta sues people behind phishing attack aimed a...
The hackers created over 39,000 websites that mimicked the login pages in order to steal usernames and passwords.
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Elon Musk says he'll pay more than $11 billion ...
Musk has a net worth of $243 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the world.
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Himalayan glaciers are melting at an 'exception...
A new study finds the accelerating melting of Himalayan glaciers is also outpacing the shrinkage of glaciers elsewhere in the world.
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Perseverance rover finds organic molecules in J...
Don't get too excited, the discovery is not a confirmation that life once existed on Mars.
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Need a last-minute gift? Robinhood launches a g...
Gift cards a bit last-century? The investment app now lets you give bitcoin, ethereum and dogecoin, in time for the holidays.
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Celebrate Betty White's 100th birthday by joini...
The one-day-only movie will feature the funniest moments from White's long acting career.
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Reddit confidentially files IPO plans with the SEC
The 16-year-old social networking site played a key role on the "meme stocks" frenzy earlier this year.
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Remotely starting your Toyota will soon cost extra
Physical key fobs won't feature a remote start button any longer. But Toyota's Connected Services will still offer the function, for a price.
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Melania Trump steps into the world of NFTs and ...
The first piece of digital artwork goes on sale end of December.
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Banjo-Kazooie is landing on Nintendo Switch Onl...
The N64 classic arrives on Nintendo's subscription service next month.
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Rivian is building a $5B factory for next-gen v...
The new plant will employ 7,500 people and be the largest economic development deal in Georgia's history.
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Google will fire unvaccinated employees, report...
A report says Google employees could lose their jobs if they don't get vaccinated.
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Ingenuity helicopter reaches milestone on Mars:...
A wild achievement for what was considered a high-risk technology demonstration.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe reaches sun's corona
Researchers say the probe has 'touched the sun.'
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SpaceX to launch next batch Starlink satellites...
The launch marks the start of some pre-holiday frenzied launch activity for Elon Musk's rocket company.
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Uber Eats delivers its first meal to space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a selection of ready-to-eat canned Japanese foods.
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Toyota announces lineup of new electric vehicle...
The automaker aims to have 30 purely electric cars on sale by 2030.
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There have now been over 800,000 COVID-19 death...
President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated, and shared that 200 million are fully vaccinated.
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Tesla faces lawsuits from six women accusing th...
The new suits come after a Tesla worker in November filed a lawsuit alleging she was subjected to sexual harassment at the Fremont factory.
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Amazon's Instacart-like grocery delivery servic...
Amazon's online grocery delivery efforts are reportedly set to ramp up in the US and Europe in 2022.
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Apple Watch Series 7 price drops to all-time low
Right now the Series 7 is on sale at Amazon for $349, down from $400 in the Apple Store.
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Apple releases new Android app Tracker Detect t...
The new app aims help people search for item trackers compatible with Apple's Find My network.
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NASA ‘Eyes on Asteroid’ lets you track space ro...
Through NASA's new web app, you can learn more about the growing population of near-Earth objects in real-time.
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Elon Musk is named as Time's Person of the Year
The magazine said Musk had been chosen for his influence on humanity including his work on electric cars as as well as his plans to take people to Mars.
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