USA The last decade was the warmest ever recorded, NASA and NOAA find The data is a closely watched indicator of the Earth's changing climate, particularly as projections for future years anticipate the trend to continue. 15/01/2020
USA Giant tortoise who helped save species retires in Galapagos Islands Diego, a giant tortoise native to the Galapagos Islands, is retiring from a captive breeding program that helped increase his species' population on Española Island. 15/01/2020
USA 'Fire clouds': After Australia, scientists warn the erratic weather phenomenon could become a new reality Pyrocumulonimbus clouds, or pyroCbs, can generate thunder, lightning and tornado-force winds, in addition to belching out burning embers. 15/01/2020
USA Experts warn Grindr, other dating apps may pose national security risk NBC News analyzed four popular dating apps, including Tinder and Hinge, finding each collect a range of personal information. 15/01/2020
USA From offense to defense: NSA's Microsoft flaw alert shows shift in public strategy The decision to alert Microsoft — and to hold a press call with reporters about it — is a departure from the way the NSA operated just a couple years ago. 14/01/2020
Europe News Tech giants are serious about lobbying in Brussels Data protection, copy right, and digital tax. As the EU tries to regulate internet sectors big American companies boost their lobbying in the European capital 14/01/2020
USA Cookies track you across the internet. Google wants to phase them out. The move is meant to offer users greater control over their digital footprints and enhance user privacy, but critics worry it further entrenches Google's dominance. 14/01/2020
USA Buried in a meteorite, 7 billion-year-old stardust is oldest material found on Earth Some of the ancient grains are billions of years older than our sun. 14/01/2020
USA From infotainment to helicopter cabs, the auto industry is flying high at Consumer Electronics Show Before you even step inside, one "smart" car will set your seat to the right position, turn on your favorite tunes, and program the GPS for your next destination. 10/01/2020
USA CES 2020: The big takeaways from tech's weirdest trade show We may not have our own flying cars — yet — but at least we can talk to our faucets. 10/01/2020
USA NASA graduates new class of astronauts for missions to the moon, Mars The newly minted astronauts are the first to receive their pins under the space agency's Artemis program. 10/01/2020
USA Game on: Dems prepare to counter Trump on Facebook While many Democratic politicians and academics are hammering Facebook for its ad policies, smaller liberal groups are breathing a sigh of relief. 10/01/2020
USA Voting machine makers face questions from House lawmakers — but more remain The CEOs of the three companies that make more than 80 percent of the country's voting machines testified before Congress Thursday for the first time. 09/01/2020
USA 800,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into Earth. Scientists just found the crater. Scientists knew the impact happened; they just didn't know where. 09/01/2020
USA Microsoft launches tool to identify child sexual predators in online chat rooms The tool, codenamed Project Artemis, is designed to look for patterns of communication used by predators to target children 09/01/2020
USA Australia's wildfire crisis faces a new foe: Misinformation Wildfire researchers say it's unreasonable to think the actions of two dozen possible offenders could have caused the widespread fires. 09/01/2020
USA Facebook's final word on political ads: No changes to microtargeting but more control for users Facebook will expand transparency around political ads and give its users more control over the ads they see. 09/01/2020
USA Uber passengers can now choose 'favorite drivers' in California The company introduced a series of changes designed to put the ride-hailing company in line with a new state law about gig work. 08/01/2020
USA TikTok fixes security flaws, announces new content rules The research was made public in the wake of increased scrutiny on the short-form video app TikTok's cybersecurity. 08/01/2020
USA More than 1 billion animals killed by Australian wildfires The new estimate is more than double what one prominent ecologist predicted mere weeks ago. 08/01/2020