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Will technology change our food habits forever?

The way we eat is changing and we investigate why technology is helping our food become more sustainable.

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How to watch the Delta Aquariid meteor shower

Skywatchers, take note: The celestial show peaks July 28.

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AG Barr rails against encryption — but security experts have heard it before

Security experts have heard Barr's message before and expect to hear again, particularly now that some major tech companies have embraced encryption.

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Utah to test out smartphone ballots with absentee voters

Experts in voting integrity and technology have raised security and practical concerns about the plan.

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Why Tim Cook dropped $1 billion on Intel's modem chips

Byers Market is a daily newsletter from NBC News senior media reporter Dylan Byers that takes you behind the scenes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, New York and Washington.

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Millions use Earnin to get cash before payday. Critics say they're being taken advantage of.

"I definitely didn't think about the payback time and the interest," an Earnin user said. "They just portray it as being so simple and so easy."

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An old Clinton conspiracy theory finds new life in Jeffrey Epstein news

The news that the disgraced financier was injured has revived a decades-old conspiracy theory that baselessly links Hillary Clinton to a number of "suspicious" deaths.

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Scientists use huge black hole to test Einstein theory

"Einstein's right, at least for now."

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Democrat Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over suspension of ad account

The lawsuit adds to a chorus of bipartisan complaints against Google over the power it has accumulated.

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Facebook's $5 billion 'sweetheart deal' prompts question: Why so little?

There is no meaningful data privacy law at the federal level, and experts and officials say that has left the government and the FTC will little power to take action.

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Atlanta pauses scooter permits after deaths

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had come under pressure from activists in recent days who had protested on Atlanta's streets after a man riding a scooter was run over by a city transit bus.

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Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria's biggest data breach - lawyer

Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria's biggest data breach - lawyer

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Tinder introduces safety feature to protect LGBTQ travelers

The new feature will work in nearly 70 countries where homosexuality is outlawed or criminalized.

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Moon's water may lie within easy reach of future astronauts

Craters may not be the only source of water on the lunar surface.

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'Sweetheart deal': Facebook's $5 billion settlement blasted by politicians and consumer advocates

The FTC settlement includes a record-setting fine for privacy violations, though the $5 billion only amounts to less than 25 percent of the company's 2018 profits.

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Climate scientists drive stake through heart of skeptics' argument

New research shows that the recent rise in global temperatures is unlike anything seen on Earth during the past 2,000 years.

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Facebook hit with $5 billion fine, forced to create privacy oversight board

It's a record penalty that shows the federal government taking a harder stance against tech firms but one that may stop short of changing how Silicon Valley does business.

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July is on track to become Earth's hottest month on record, climate scientists say

Even with more than a week left until the end of the month, experts are already anticipating that the current record from July 2017 will fall.

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Apple's Intel play and Leo DiCaprio's enduring prestige

Byers Market is a daily newsletter from NBC News senior media reporter Dylan Byers that takes you behind the scenes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, New York and Washington.

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Facts about Saturn's rings, moons and more

The sixth planet from the sun has spectacular rings and dozens of moons, including one that scientists find especially intriguing.