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India's Modi stuns opposition with huge election win

India's Modi stuns opposition with huge election win

USA

Company says its AI can tell if a kid is browsing

It's easy to get around age-restricted websites if you're a child. "Of course you're going to say, 'I'm an adult.'"

USA

Rising sea levels could swamp major cities and displace almost 200 million people, scientists say

With a "business as usual" approach to carbon emissions, the world's oceans could plausibly rise two meters by the end of the century.

USA

U.S. politicians warn Silicon Valley about doing business with China

A bipartisan group of senators have held classified briefings with intelligence officials and American businesses to warn them about the dangers China presents.

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USA

Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands

The extraordinary haul means we may have underestimated the scale of the world's plastic problem.

USA

Moms go undercover to fight fake autism cures in private Facebook groups

Online groups urge parents to poison autistic kids with chlorine dioxide, a form of bleach, to "cure" them. These moms are infiltrating the groups to fight back.

USA

'Junk news' gets higher engagement before E.U. elections, Oxford study finds

Misinformation trends in the E.U. elections could foreshadow what's in store for America's next presidential race.

USA

'Game of Thrones' is gone, and so are some HBO subscribers

In the wake of the "Thrones" finale, some HBO Now users have decided their watch is over.

USA

The definition of the kilogram just changed. Here's what that means.

Scientists say the newly redefined unit of mass will help advance scientific research, though it won't change things for consumers.

USA

GOP senator wants to give users power to say no to Google and Facebook

Sen. Josh Hawley's legislation would give "Do Not Track" legal weight and penalize companies that ignore it.

USA

Sprint and T-Mobile strike deal with FCC for merger

The deal is contingent on the two companies agreeing to stipulations on the development of next-generation 5G technology and the expansion of broadband internet access to rural areas.

USA

The universe may be a billion years younger than we thought. Scientists are scrambling to figure out why.

New research suggests that the Big Bang that birthed the cosmos occurred 12.5 billion years ago.

USA

Self-proclaimed email "inventor" lawsuit settles

Shiva Ayyadurai claims that he invented email as a teenager in 1978, despite the Smithsonian saying that "exchanging messages through computer systems...predates the work"

USA

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.

USA

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.

USA

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.

USA

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.

France

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.

USA

'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.

USA

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.