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The object spotted in the Pacific Ocean by deep water equipment aligns with the size and shape of Earhart's aircraft.

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  • National

Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly spotted in the Pacific by exploration team

Deep Sea Vision says its sonar image equipment spotted an object in the Pacific Ocean that closely resembles the shape and size of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.

January 29, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A photo illustration created last July shows an advertisement to create AI girls reflected in a public service announcement issued by the FBI regarding malicious actors manipulating photos and videos to create explicit content and sextortion schemes. A boom in deepfake porn is outpacing U.S. and European efforts to regulate the technology.

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  • Technology

Deepfakes exploiting Taylor Swift images exemplify a scourge with little oversight

Bogus pornographic images purporting to show pop superstar Taylor Swift have emerged on social media, highlighting a growing challenge to privacy rights.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Cruise autonomous vehicles sit parked in a lot in June 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. The company's fleet of robotaxis have not been operating for the past few months, after the company's response to a crash in October raised concerns with regulators.

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  • Business

GM's driverless car company Cruise is under investigation by several agencies

Cruise hired a law firm to investigate the startup's interactions with regulators after a Cruise vehicle dragged a pedestrian on Oct. 2. Multiple government agencies are now examining the crash.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
An illustration of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. In April 2021, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to complete a powered, controlled flight on another planet.

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  • Space

NASA retires Ingenuity, the little helicopter that made history on Mars

Seventy-two flights later, the small-but-mighty helicopter's time has come to an end after it was damaged during a test flight last week.

January 26, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
A Ring doorbell camera is seen outside a home in Wolcott, Conn., on July 16, 2019. Amazon-owned Ring said it will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.

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  • National

Ring will no longer allow police to request users' doorbell camera footage

The update is the latest restriction Ring has made to police activity on its Neighbors app following concerns raised by privacy watchdogs about the company's relationship with police departments.

January 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
On Tuesday, eBay announced it is laying off 1,000 employees, citing a slowdown in growth.

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  • Technology

EBay to lay off 1,000 workers as tech job losses continue in the new year

The e-commerce company is the latest in a wave of tech firms that have slashed thousands of jobs in just the first four weeks of the year.

January 24, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
If you, like me, wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat wondering how to best prepare yourself for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (pictured), read on!

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  • Series: Join The Game

The best spin-off games, books and more to experience before Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 is more than an iconic PlayStation game. It's a multimedia empire embracing novels, short stories, spin-off games — even a movie. We round up the best of it ahead of Rebirth.

January 24, 2024
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  • Andy Bickerton
Science educator Bill Nye looks at the "Doomsday Clock," shortly before the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces the latest decision on the "Doomsday Clock" minute hand, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at the National Press Club Broadcast Center, in Washington.

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  • World

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous "Doomsday Clock" that shows 90 seconds till midnight.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
TikTok is the latest technology company to cut staff, as firms reorganize and re-allocate resources, just as the video-sharing app reports strong growth.

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  • Technology

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

The wildly popular video-sharing app is the latest technology firm to reduce staff in response to what executives say are ongoing business challenges.

January 22, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
The Microsoft logo is shown at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2023. In a blog post Friday, Microsoft said state-backed Russian hackers broke into its corporate email system.

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  • National Security

State-backed Russian hackers accessed senior Microsoft leaders' emails, company says

Microsoft says hackers broke into its corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of its leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams.

January 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Comedian George Carlin appears at a news conference in 1978.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: George Carlin wasn't predictable, unlike AI

Comedian George Carlin has been dead more than 15 years, but AI George Carlin is out with "new" material.

January 20, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
Staff of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) watch a live stream of the moon landing by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft at JAXA's Sagamihara Campus near Tokyo.

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  • Space

Japan succeeds in soft landing on the moon, but its lander has a power problem

Japan is now the fifth country to pull off a soft landing on the moon. A Japanese space agency manager earlier called the landing "a breathless, numbing 20 minutes of terror!"

January 19, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Ashley Mizuki Robins from Another Code: Recollection and Sargon from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

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  • Video Game Reviews

Nintendo and Ubisoft revive overlooked franchises in their first games of the year

Gaming giants Nintendo and Ubisoft each released new takes on old series this week in Another Code: Recollection and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We review what makes each worth exploring.

January 19, 2024
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By:
  • Vincent Acovino and
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
Apple says the ability to measure blood oxygen levels will no longer be available on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 models, after the tech giant's loss in a patent case.

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  • Technology

Apple Watch users are losing a popular health app after court's ruling in patent case

The ability to measure blood oxygen levels is dropping from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. Apple is making the change to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.

January 18, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Gaza has been without internet or cellphone service for nearly a week. Workers have been unable to restore a key fiber-optic line that connects Gaza to Israel and the West Bank.

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  • Middle East

As Gaza's communication blackout grinds on, some fear it is imperiling lives

For days, much of the Gaza Strip has been without cellphone and internet access. The laws of war were written well before the World Wide Web, but some see communication as a fundamental right.

January 18, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
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