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Google's new animation shows a spacecraft knocking your screen off-kilter.

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  • Technology

Google celebrates NASA's DART mission with a new search gimmick

In celebration of NASA's DART mission, searching for information about it will result in an animation and tipped screen.

September 26, 2022
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  • James Doubek
This illustration shows the DART spacecraft approaching the two asteroids, Didymos and Dimorphos, with a small observing spacecraft nearby.

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  • Space

Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA crashed into an asteroid to test planetary defense

NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of planetary defense. Now it will determine whether the mission was able to alter the asteroid's course.

September 26, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A worker performs maintenance on pipes used during brine extraction at a lithium mine in the Atacama Desert in Chile on Aug. 24.

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  • World

In Chile's desert lie vast reserves of lithium — key for electric car batteries

Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material.

September 26, 2022
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  • John Otis
Protesters gather in front of the embassy of Iran in Berlin, on Tuesday after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police.

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  • Technology

U.S. lets tech firms boost internet access in Iran following a crackdown on protesters

The move authorizes firms to offer more social media and collaboration platforms, video conferencing and cloud-based services in Iran following a crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.

September 23, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Chris Anderson interviews Stewart Brand (right) at TED2017.

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  • Arts & Life

Stewart Brand reflects on a lifetime of staying "hungry and foolish"

From hippie culture to the first personal computers, Stewart Brand has been key to some of the most groundbreaking movements of the last century. This hour, he reflects on his life and career.

September 23, 2022
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By:
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Rachel Faulkner,
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Clara Waidley performs at Forsyth Park in Savannah, both before an online following on TikTok and an audience of passersby at the farmers' market.

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  • Music

Savannah singer-songwriter takes TikTok by storm with her live streams from Forsyth Park

Clara Waidley shares her music with thousands of live online viewers, all the while basking beneath the hot Savannah sun.

September 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
A Twitch logo is seen on the screen of a tablet in this 2019 photo.

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  • Technology

Twitch bans some gambling content after an outcry from streamers

The streaming giant said it would prohibit content that included unlicensed slots, roulette, or dice games. Sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker will still be permitted on Twitch.

September 22, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
The Remote Wars

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  • Economy

Why your bad boss will probably lose the remote-work wars

Since 2020, office workers have waged an epic battle to work remotely. They're mostly winning.

September 21, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Two American Airlines Boeing 737s are shown at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2022. Hackers gained access to personal information of some customers and employees at American Airlines.

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  • Business

Hackers accessed data on some American Airlines customers

American told customers that information in the compromised email accounts could have included their date of birth, driver's license and passport numbers and medical information.

September 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Latinos represent roughly 19% of the U.S. population. Yet a Nielsen study shows they account for 42% of the country's most-watched content on streaming services.

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  • News

Latino viewers heavily influence the popularity of streaming shows, a study finds

A new study shows that Latino-led content attracted new viewers to streaming platforms and helped make shows and films more popular.

September 19, 2022
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Shiver, one of the headlining idols of 'Splatoon 3.'

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  • Arts & Life

How 'Splatoon' carved a welcoming niche in the brutal shooter game genre

Nintendo's 'Splatoon 3' features cute battles with paint brushes, bathtubs, and even windshield wipers. Unlike other shooter games, Splatoon has attracted an especially friendly, inclusive fan base.

September 19, 2022
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By:
  • Josh Broadwell
A federal appeals court on Sept. 16 ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.

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  • Law

Court rules in favor of Texas law allowing lawsuits against social media companies

A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies, in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.

September 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
An Uber sign is displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.

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  • Technology

After a serious breach, Uber says its services are operational again

What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials. It is not known how much data the hacker stole.

September 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The White House is encouraging regulators to exercise more oversight of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

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  • Economy

The White House calls for more regulations as cryptocurrencies grow more popular

The Biden administration is calling for more oversight as the adoption of cryptocurrencies grows, saying they pose significant risks.

September 16, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, seen here in 2018, and his network of websites have been banned from most major online and social media platforms but have still managed to bring in tens of millions of dollars in revenue.

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  • Technology

Alex Jones' defamation trials show the limits of deplatforming for a select few

Revelations from Jones' defamation trials point to the existence of a rarified class of extreme internet personalities who are better shielded from efforts to stem the reach of their content.

September 16, 2022
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  • Lisa Hagen
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