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A European data privacy office has 15 open investigations. Ten are about Facebook.

The report underscores how much Facebook's handling of sensitive personal data is dominating legal and policy debates about privacy.

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Apple to lay off 190 employees from self-driving car division

The affected jobs — most of which are engineering positions — are in facilities in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, near the company's main headquarters in Cupertino.

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TikTok to pay $5.7 million over alleged violation of child privacy law

"These practices reflected the company's willingness to pursue growth even at the expense of endangering children," an FTC commissioner said.

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The solar system has a new distance champ

The poorly understood object dethrones 'Farout,' which was discovered in December.

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SpaceX readies Crew Dragon spacecraft for first test flight to the space station

If successful, the flight will be a major milestone for the burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry.

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Twitter suspends conservative activist Jacob Wohl

"It is not illegal, unethical, or untoward for Americans to steer an American election," he said. "I'm an American."

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Drowned out by the algorithm: Pro-vaccination advocates struggle to be heard online

On Facebook and YouTube, anti-vaccination proponents have spent more than a decade building audiences and developing strategies that ensure they appear high in search results and automated recommendations.

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Iceberg twice the size of New York City set to break off Antarctic ice shelf

Scientists are unsure what this could mean for the future health and stability of the Brunt Ice Shelf.

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Netflix lost the best picture battle, but its war with Hollywood is just getting started

"It doesn't really matter that 'Roma' didn't win best picture. Netflix has unleashed the power of a new business model that will be with us for a long time."

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In Virginia, Amazon faces some New York-style pushback

The "For Us, Not Amazon" coalition is calling for transparency from Amazon and politicians over their plans for the East Coast headquarters.

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'Dragon aurora' dancing over Iceland captured in stunning photo

It even seems to be breathing fire!

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Startup impounds discarded e-scooters

Most e-scooter companies aren't paying up to retrieve their property, say the owners of ScootScoop.

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New refillable batteries could fuel an electric car revolution

New technology promises an end to motorists' 'range anxiety.'

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YouTube pulls ads from anti-vaccination videos after questions about enforcement

Removing ads means the makers of anti-vaccine videos can't make money of their videos the way other YouTube creators can.

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Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens military deal

The open letter comes days before Microsoft is expected to unveil HoloLens 2, an upgraded version of its augmented reality headset, at an event Sunday.

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Some apps send data about menstruation, home buying to Facebook, WSJ reports

At least 11 popular phone apps with tens of millions of downloads are sharing personal data, often without prominent disclosure, according to the report.

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Researchers dress horses up like zebras in the name of science

A team of American researchers are trying to find out why zebras have stripes, and it involves blood-sucking flies.

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Israel flying to moon for first lunar landing after SpaceX launch

Israel seeks to become only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, after Russia, the U.S. and China.

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The race is on for global 5G dominance — and Trump's in on it

"The implications is that new industries of the future, the new ways of making a living, will be in China and not here," one policy expert explained.

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World's largest bee, feared extinct and last seen in 1981, spotted

"I simply couldn't believe it: We had rediscovered Wallace's Giant Bee," wrote a photographer on the research team that spotted the insect last seen in 1981.