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NASA spots a dust devil dancing over Mars dunes
A stunning view from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows how Mars can whip it good.
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YouTube's CEO says it will lift Trump's suspens...
The Google-owned platform suspended Trump almost two months ago.
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UK will investigate antitrust concerns over App...
The UK will see whether Apple is violating UK competition laws.
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SpaceX launches another 60 satellites into orbit
This marks the fifth Starlink mission for the year.
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How to stop 'Zoom fatigue'
Along with three other caused, researchers say Zoom fatigue happens when more energy is spent identifying social cues you'd otherwise pick up on intuitively in person.
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Bio-hybrid robot 'hears' using ear of dead locust
The robot is programmed to respond to sounds and receives electrical signals through the ear.
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Lime expanding e-bikes to 25 more cities in 2021
The electric scooter and e-bike company said people took more than 3 million rides on its e-bikes last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Google will no longer sell ads based on someone...
The company says it's working toward providing more user privacy.
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Scientists discover space hurricane made up of ...
It also rained electrons.
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Microsoft updating cloud computing technology t...
The company's effort to move past passwords comes amid growing recognition of their limitations for authentication.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover shows red planet...
The robot has barely moved from its landing spot, but it's sending back a steady stream of visual data that's freely available for anyone to play with.
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Apple's own research says you should lower your...
One in 10 participants in its study has the tunes turned up too loud.
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Experts warn US in danger of losing dominance i...
A report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence said the US is at risk of falling behind other countries.
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Apple stores in the US are officially open
Apple's 270 retail stores in the US were open for business Monday, still at limited capacity and enforcing mask mandates.
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Apple beta iOS 14.5 has feature to use Face ID ...
But there's a catch: you need to have an Apple Watch.
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How to store your cryptocurrencies safely? A cr...
Cryptocurrency owners can store their digital currency in a wallet, which has a private key associated with it, similar to a password.
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Is that a thylacine? Wildlife experts dismiss c...
Zoologists say the animals seen in the Thylacine Awareness Group's video are probably pademelons.
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Taylor Swift didn't appreciate "deeply sexist" ...
Taylor Swift has responded to a joke made about her love life on Netflix show Ginny and Georgia.
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Passed in the House, the $1.9 trillion stimulus...
The economic stimulus plan that passed in the House would send $1,400 checks, expand child tax credits and extend federal unemployment benefits through August.
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency-us...
The FDA approved the single-shot vaccine on Saturday, making it the third vaccine on the US market.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin pushes its rocket debut...
After losing out on a big military contract, the space startup is refocusing on commercial customers.
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Billionaire Bill Gates binge watches Netflix an...
In an interview, the billionaire also reveals he has secondary social media accounts for the "messing around," less official version of himself.
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The Hot Wheels Unleased video game promises a n...
Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC, this could be a slick game.
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GameStop's stock is continuing to climb after r...
Short sellers continue to lose money on betting against the company.
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Pfizer announces its trialing whether a third s...
A booster shot could be given six to 12 months after the first dose, with Pfizer testing whether it's needed to protect against future possible COVID-19 strains.
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