1 day agoIt's a secret: California keeps key virus data from public California's public health agency recently surprised local officials by lifting a stay-at-home order in the 13-county Greater Sacramento region.
1 day agoGoogle threatens to pull search engine in AustraliaGoogle is threatening to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government proceeds with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
1 day agoGoogle threatens to pull search engine in AustraliaGoogle is threatening to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government proceeds with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
1 day agoJudge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web serviceAmazon won’t be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app fav...
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RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planetNASA is giving up trying to drill deep into Mars to take the red planet’s temperature.
Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perksJeff Bezos' Blue Origin company has launched a new capsule into space to test all the astronaut perks before people strap in.
Google muscles up with Fitbit deal amid antitrust concernsGoogle has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit.
Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolvesWildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation...
Connecticut probing Amazon's e-book deals with publishersConnecticut authorities are investigating whether Amazon’s e-book deals with certain publishers are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws.
Trump backers seek online refuges after big tech backlashOnline supporters of President Donald Trump are scattering to smaller and more secretive social media platforms.
Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature recordScientists say 2020 was either the hottest year on record or a close second or third.
Twitter CEO defends Trump ban, warns of dangerous precedentTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company’s ban of President Donald Trump as the “right decision,” his first public comment on the subject.
Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US WestResearchers say in a new study that wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years.
Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insectsScientists worry that the world is losing about 1% or 2% of its insects each year.
UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccinesThe World Health Organization’s chief scientist has warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highl...
Twitter without Trump tumbles along with other tech sharesShares of social media and other tech companies have tumbled, hit by fallout from the siege on the U.S. Capitol supporters of President Donald Trump.
Saving some favorite NYC places through online campaignsThe boarded up windows and For Rent signs are all over the place in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
Insider Q&A: Bitcoin's massive rise and what comes nextThe digital currency Bitcoin rocketed to a record high last week above $40,000 a coin.
Meet the online gadget show, a hall of mirrors to the futureEvery January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer techno...
A theater of propaganda: The Capitol, cameras and selfiesMany in the mob that attacked the Capitol did so while livestreaming, posting on Facebook and taking selfies, turning the Capitol into a theater of real-time far-right pr...
Germany's Merkel: Trump's Twitter eviction 'problematic'Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says the German leader considers the U_S_ President Donald Trump’s eviction from Twitter by the company “problematic."
50 countries vow to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030At least 50 countries have committed to protect 30% of the planet, including land and sea, over the decade in efforts to halt species extinction and address climate chang...
Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siegeThe conservative-friendly social network Parler has been booted off the internet over ties to the siege on the U.S. Capitol.
China's Geely, Baidu announce electric car venturesChinese automaker Geely says it will form an electric car venture with tech giant Baidu, adding to a flurry of corporate tie-ups in the industry to share soaring technolo...