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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches on first commercial flight

The massive booster is carrying a Saudi telecommunications satellite into orbit.

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One of the world's largest advertisers is calling for tech companies to do better

"We need to begin charting the course in a different way going forward," Marc Pritchard, the chief brand officer of P&G, said Thursday.

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For long-shot Democratic candidate, a delicate dance with internet extremists

In one chat room, moderators that run the chat have had to post rules like "no slurs, no racism." Other users discussed whether to allow anti-Semitic comments.

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How to watch Israeli spacecraft attempt moon landing

The craft performed a final pre-landing maneuver Wednesday, bringing it within 10 miles of the lunar surface.

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A 3-year-old locked dad out of his iPad for 48 years

Probably should've just given the kid the password.

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New bill aims to stamp out bias in algorithms used by companies

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to bring federal oversight to use of "automated decision systems."

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Facebook's battle against disinformation adds a new weapon — the 'click gap'

The new "click-gap" signal will down-rank links to purported news articles that are receiving large amounts of traffic from Facebook but aren't linked to other parts of the web.

USA

Amazon employees push for company to 'be a climate leader' to combat global warming

"Amazon has the resources and scale to spark the world's imagination and redefine what is possible and necessary to address the climate crisis," said a letter from thousands of employees.

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House passes net neutrality bill — but it won't have a chance in the Senate

Net neutrality proponents have won their most significant political victory yet, but any celebration will be short-lived.

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First-ever black hole photo gives humanity a long-anticipated glimpse of bizarre celestial object

"This one is so precious, so beautiful, because it is real."

USA

Israeli space probe prepares for historic moon landing

The spacecraft is expected to settle on the lunar nearside.

USA

White nationalism hearing hit by wave of hate speech on YouTube

The hearing comes as the role of technology companies in the hosting and spread of hate speech has come under renewed scrutiny after a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket set for first commercial launch. Here's how to watch it live online.

The 230-foot-tall rocket is the world's most powerful.

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Facebook launches new tool to help users memorialize loved ones

"This is very, very close to my heart and really matters," Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg told NBC News.

France

Road Trip Europe Day 17: Turin-Lyon high-speed railway

Euronews' European Road Trip reaches the excavation site for the Turin-Lyon high speed railway.

USA

Artificial blood vessels that come to life could improve medical care

Preliminary research points to a new approach for treating medical conditions ranging from heart disease to gunshot wounds.

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'Self-driving' spacecraft may help save Earth from deadly asteroid strikes

European Space Agency's "Hera" craft would visit asteroid 65803 Didymos and its tiny satellite.

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EU introduces ethics guidelines for artificial intelligence

But will it be enough?

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NASA's $17-billion moon rocket may be doomed before it ever gets to the launch pad

Some stakeholders are asking if there are better alternatives to the Space Launch System, whose construction is behind schedule and billions over budget.

United Kingdom

Britain steps up fight over 'online harms' with regulation proposal

Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that could see social media platforms or tech companies fined or blocked if they fail to protect users from harmful content.