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World Emoji Day: Ever wondered where emojis came from?

Watch Euronews' Emma Beswick explain the history of emoticons and emojis.

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Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'magnificent desolation'

Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'magnificent desolation'

USA

Elon Musk wants to hook your brain up directly to computers

The Tesla and SpaceX founder announced a goal of implanting chips into human brains as early as next year to create direct human connections to computers.

USA

Shelf control? Largest textbook publisher is ditching books and going 'digital first'

The price of textbooks in the U.S. increased by 90 percent from 1998 to 2016.

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USA

The next world cup? Fortnite. Here's everything you need to know

Hot favorite Tyler "Ninja" Blevins failed to qualify for the finals, so all eyes for the "Super Bowl of Fortnite" are on streamer Turner "Tfue" Tenney.

USA

David Marcus goes to Washington; Jeffrey Katzenberg lands NBC News

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.

USA

Founder of neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer should pay $14 million to victim of 'troll storm,' judge says

A federal magistrate denounced the "particularly egregious and reprehensible nature" of Andrew Anglin's anti-Semitic intimidation of a Montana woman.

USA

Amazon workers in Minnesota to protest on Prime Day

"We want to send a powerful message to Amazon that they really need to have these be safe, reliable jobs," one worker said.

USA

In a private Facebook group, Amazon workers brace for Prime Day

"It's gonna be like two months of hell for us no matter what," one worker posted.

USA

Mark Zuckerberg beats the FTC; Susan Zirinsky bets on Norah

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.

France

Jet-powered armed flyboarder steals show at Bastille Day parade

President Emmanuel Macron said he was “proud" or the "innovative” French army after seeing the flyboard designed by Franky Zapata.

USA

11 things you never knew about Apollo 11

Some of the most intriguing details from the Apollo 11 saga remain largely unknown or poorly understood.

USA

China's rising tech scene threatens U.S. brain drain as 'sea turtles' return home

Silicon Valley was "a little bit slow for us," said Shenzhen-based entrepreneur Jason Gui, one of millions of Chinese people who were educated in the U.S.

USA

Dreams of movie stardom? Nah. More teens today long to be influencers

"A lot of my friends say, 'I don't want to go off and work in a cubicle. I want to be a YouTuber,'" Madison Brass, 16, of Ohio, said.

USA

At the biggest YouTube event of the year, the company's troubles are out of mind

Of the more than 20 parents, YouTubers, and YouTube viewers interviewed by NBC News at VidCon, only four said they were aware of the company's controversies from earlier this year.

USA

What is red tide?

The algae blooms are colorful, but the toxins they produce can harm sea life, birds and people.

Business

U.S. to hold hearing on French tax investigation

The US Trade Representative's (USTR) Office will hold a hearing on August 19 in its probe of France's new planned tax on big technology companies, calling the proposal "unreasonable."

USA

For bitcoin proponents, Trump's critiques offer validation

The president's comments come amid a strong run for bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry that has included rising prices.

USA

Facebook to pay $5 billion to settle FTC privacy investigation

The vote puts Facebook and the FTC on the cusp of a record-setting agreement, with a financial penalty that's bigger than anything the FTC has collected previously.

USA

Call to raid Area 51 military zone draws hordes of alien hunters

Presumably tongue-in-cheek Facebook post calls on people to "storm" the restricted area, which has captivated generations of conspiracy theorists.