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How to see May's full 'blue flower moon'

On the same day as the full moon, two planets will also pass close by each other.

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Superfast bullet train that rivals airplane flying times set to debut in Japan

Passengers will be able to travel 680 miles, from Tokyo and Sapporo, in less than four hours.

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Octopuses may go blind as climate change pulls oxygen from the ocean

For some marine animals, even a tiny drop in oxygen levels caused an almost immediate loss of vision.

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Grumpy Cat, the frowning face of internet memes, dies aged 7

The 7-year-old online star died due to complications related to a urinary tract infection.

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Droids, exoskeletons and air taxis - mobility makes a move on VivaTech

Droids, exoskeletons, and air taxis are some of the trends and concepts highlighted at this year's VivaTech in Paris. The event aims to make France a rendezvous point for startups and technology sector leaders.

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'Burn baby burn': Some drivers happy to see Uber and Lyft shares fall after IPOs

Losses for investors and executives could prompt the companies to rethink how to treat their workforce, the drivers say.

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An uprising and then silence: How Venezuela's govt chokes information flow

Venezuelans still in the country are dealing with the government's efforts to remain in power and quell uprisings that threaten to remove President Nicolás Maduro.

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With eye on China, Trump escalates cybersecurity battle with executive order

The federal government will be able to block foreign technology companies from doing business in the U.S., setting the groundwork for a unilateral ban on Huawei's U.S. business interests.

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NASA photos show crash site of Israel's Beresheet moon lander

The photos show a dark smudge where the spacecraft struck the lunar surface at a speed of more than 2,000 miles an hour.

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Jeff Bezos foresees a trillion people living in millions of space colonies. Here's what he's doing to get the ball rolling.

The billionaire tycoon's ideas draw from the vision of physicist Gerard K. O'Neill, who pioneered concepts for space settlements in the 1970s.

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White House says it won't sign international agreement to combat online extremism

The White House said it supports the goals of the call to action in the name of Christchurch, but would not sign on because of freedom of speech concerns.

France

French technology summit VivaTech boots up in Paris

The three-day VivaTech summit begins in Paris on Thursday, with President Emmanuel Macron in attendance along with industry leaders such as Jack Ma from Alibaba, Mickey Mikitani from Rakuten, the European Commission’s Margrethe Vestager and Ginni Rometty from IBM.

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Facebook to restrict livestream feature after Christchurch attack

The company said it would prevent users who violate "our most serious policies" from using Facebook Live for "set periods of time — for example 30 days — starting on their first offense."

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Shrinking, shaking, wrinkling: New study shows the moon is racked by moonquakes as it shrivels

The findings come after researchers took a fresh look at data from seismometers that Apollo astronauts deployed on the moon in the 1960s and 1970s.

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It's not just iPhones. More tariffs could be a 'gut punch' to U.S. tech sector

An iPhone could cost $160 more if Trump slaps additional tariffs on Chinese imports, analysts estimate.

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Explorer reaches bottom of Mariana Trench, sets new record for deepest dive ever

Victor Vescovo dove to a depth of 35,853 feet in the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean — and saw new animals as well as plastic litter.

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Carbon dioxide hits a level not seen for 3 million years. Here's what that means for climate change — and humanity.

Scientists are sounding the alarm over the potential for catastrophic changes to our environment.

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WhatsApp security flaw 'let hackers install surveillance on phones'

Euronews tells you what happened and how to protect yourself.

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These robots were built to be punched, stabbed and cursed.

The masochistic little bots are intended to help people process negative emotions, but some experts wonder if they might do just the opposite.

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California is bringing law and order to big data. It could change the internet in the U.S.

The state's attorney general wants to avoid a troubled rollout, à la Obamacare, when the far-reaching restrictions on user data go into effect on Jan. 1.