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Meteor showers: What they are and how to watch them

You don't need any special equipment to see the shooting stars, just dark skies and a little patience.

United Kingdom

Watch: British inventor tests jetpack suit over open water

The suit, designed by a company founded by former Royal Marines reservist Richard Browning, can fly up to 10 minutes.

USA

Apple stops letting contractors listen to Siri voice recordings

"Additionally, as part of a future software update, users will have the ability to choose to participate in grading," the company said.

USA

Local FBI field office warns of 'conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists'

The assessment noted that the document is the first from the FBI to analyze conspiracies and their connection to violent acts.

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USA

Apollo lunar rocks show moon is way older than we thought

Researchers now think the moon formed 4.51 billion years ago, or about 100 million years earlier than previously thought.

USA

Potentially habitable 'super-Earth' discovered just 31 light-years away

Follow-up research could reveal if the planet is rocky or has oceans.

Switzerland

Scientists develop video game that can be controlled by the mind

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a technology which allows people with severely impaired motor functions to play video games, using only their minds.

USA

Apollo 15 astronaut says 'we've got to go way beyond Mars' to settle in space

Al Worden, now 87, orbited the moon for three days in the summer of 1971.

USA

Next-generation drones mimic birds, bats and bugs

Researchers see big things for the tiny flying machines.

USA

How to protect yourself after the Capital One data breach

'This is Equifax-level bad,' said one security expert.

Business

Information of over 100 million individuals in US, Canada hacked

Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been arrested.

USA

Over 100 million credit card applicants at risk in Capital One breach, Seattle woman arrested

About 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers were potentially put at risk, according to a statement from the bank.

USA

Instagram account connected to Gilroy shooter pushed staple of white supremacist internet forums

The material is part of a years-long recruiting technique by white nationalists to target those vulnerable to their message on forums frequently populated by teenagers.

USA

How astronomers missed the huge asteroid that just whizzed past Earth

The sneaky space rock came "uncomfortably close" to our planet.

USA

Pennsylvania teenager wins $3M in Fortnite World Cup

The $30 million in prizes won by various teenage Fortnite players may make some parents reconsider berating their kids for "sitting around playing Fortnite all day."

USA

Shark Week is entertainment, some experts worry it focuses too much on the sensational

As the 31st installment is set to debut, Discovery finds not all biologists and conservationists are on board its programming strategy.

USA

How TikTok became the music discovery platform for the smartphone generation

TikTok now shows up on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music, where TikTok-focused playlists have tens of thousands of followers.

USA

Do airplane contrails add to climate change? Yes, and the problem is about to get worse.

New research suggests the global warming effect will triple by 2050 as air travel increases.

USA

How AI is helping hospitals save their sickest patients

Early tests show artificial "assistants" can help doctors and nurses spot potentially deadly problems in time to take life-saving action.

France

Vintage Trump as US president threatens to tax French wines

Donald Trump has threatened to target French wine after Paris imposed a tax on US technology giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon.