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Researchers developed a sensor that moths can c...
The sensors weigh just 98 milligrams and can collect and wirelessly transmit environmental data.
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Best Buy will offer early Black Friday Deals on...
Best Buy joins Walmart and Target by running competing sales.
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Google is handing data to police based on searc...
Court records in an arson case show that Google gave away data on people who searched for a specific address.
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The Biden-Harris fly swatter inspired by the Vi...
The $10 swatter has sold nearly 35,000 units.
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SpaceX Starman dummy sails to Mars in Elon Musk...
After more than 2 years, Starman is about 5 million miles from the red planet.
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Highly-skilled foreign workers face new restric...
The Trump Administration just dealt another blow to the tech industry, which relies heavily on H-1B visas.
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Report from House Judiciary antitrust subcommit...
The 449-page report paints a damning picture of monopolistic practices from tech's biggest players: Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple.
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Facebook removed hundreds of fake accounts asso...
One campaign spent about $973,000 in advertisements on Facebook and Instagram before it was removed.
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Google and Oracle face off in Supreme Court cas...
The multibillion dollar battle could have major implications for how companies develop software in the future.
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Here's why you shouldn't wait for Black Friday ...
Amazon's Prime Day next week could kick off an early start to the holiday shopping season.
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Everything you need to know about crazy conspir...
The baseless, pro-Trump conspiracy theory dates back to 2017, but is affecting the 2020 election cycle.
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Facebook is removing all pages, groups and Inst...
The social network's new policy comes as the conspiracy theory has already spread wildly on its platform.
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Geobiologists discover two dozen exoplanets tha...
Too bad they're more than 100 light-years away.
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Tesla no longer has a PR department
Tesla was always rather quiet when it came to media relations, but now the electric carmaker will reportedly move on without any such department at all.
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Trump calls off COVID-19 stimulus negotiations ...
The president says after he is reelected on Nov. 3, Congress "will pass a major stimulus bill."
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Window for 9 million to claim first stimulus ch...
The IRS is now in the process of sending letters to people who may be eligible. If that's you, here's what you need to know.
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Multiple groups plan Prime Day protest outside ...
Prime Day protests have become a platform for activism against the company.
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9 setting to change on your Apple Watch right now
Tired of seeing random screenshots on your Apple Watch? There's an easy fix for that as well as five other things that'll take your experience with Apple's digital timepiece to the next level.
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Move over whale shark, the extinct megalodon ha...
A report published Sunday says the megatooth shark surpassed the present-day whale shark in size by almost 22 feet.
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October 2020 is all about Mars
This spooky season will see the glimmering red planet put on a show in the night sky.
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Twitter and Facebook issue policies against pos...
This move comes after Trump tested positive for Covid-19, prompting both positive and negative comments.
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Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis renews urgency for s...
There's talk that an agreement on the outlines of a new stimulus package could arrive as soon as mid-week.
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Depending on severity of Trump's condition, the...
The amendment details how the vice president or another political official takes over if the president is no longer able to fulfill his duties.
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Twitter's Proud Boys hashtag flooded with messa...
Star Trek star George Takei appears to have started the online campaign to reclaim the label Proud Boys from the far-right group.
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Verizon's LTE Home Internet has been expanded t...
The rural internet service is now live in 189 areas.
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