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Iranians are experiencing a near-total internet blackout amid days of mass protests against the government.

A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania, only 35 are still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday.

The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.

Elon Musk’s hopes to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran require permission from the Treasury Department, which said Tuesday it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country, which is largely isolated from western economies.

The University of Idaho's plan to build the nation’s largest research dairy and experimental farm has cleared a big hurdle.

Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced a $6.2 billion plan to eliminate fossil fuels and carbon emissions from its operations by the end of the decade.

Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released eight cats that were transported from Namibia to their new home: a national park in the heart of India.

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter.

The ride-hailing service Uber says all its services are operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach.

Donald Trump is increasingly embracing and endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to the movement rises.

Uber says it has reached out to law enforcement after the apparent breach of its network.

Heavy rains have caused structures to collapse in northern India, killing at least 12 people.

Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.

The European Union’s executive arm is proposing legislation to force manufacturers to ensure that devices connected to the internet meet cybersecurity standards.

A new online atlas of bird migration draws from an unprecedented number of scientific and community data sources to illustrate the routes of about 450 bird species in the Americas.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it would be “perfectly acceptable” for King Charles III to continue to advocate for climate change action in his new apolitical role as monarch.

Philippine officials are warning of potential danger to aircraft and ships from debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that might fall in northern Philippine waters.

It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull.

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers' online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements.

China has granted a game license to its second largest gaming firm, NetEase, the first in over a year in a possible sign Beijing may be easing a crackdown on the industry.

A cave-diving archaeologist on Mexico's Caribbean coast says another prehistoric human skeleton has been found in a cave system that was flooded as seas rose 8,000 years ago.

General Motors’ self-driving car company has announced plans to expand a robotaxi service into new markets in Arizona and Texas before the end of this year.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant by Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron in its hometown is a step in protecting the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized market made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Peiter “Mudge" Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social platform, will take his case to Congress on Tuesday.