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Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source

Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source

01/01/2019

World News

Elon Musk makes three big predictions about Mars, brains...and pickup trucks

"I look at the future from the standpoint of probabilities. It's like a branching stream of probabilities."

31/12/2018

Austria

Austria plans tax on tech giants

Austria plans tax on digital giants

30/12/2018

World News

Mark your calendars: 2019 spaceflight events you don't want to miss

If 2018 was a busy one for spaceflight, the coming year promises to be even busier.

28/12/2018

World News

Elon Musk's Loop tunnel relies on century-old technology

"It seems like they've built essentially a side-friction roller coaster," an expert said.

28/12/2018

World News

A kid-friendly internet? This company is trying to build one

"You really now need an entirely separate internet, that is based around allowing children to remain anonymous," said SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins.

24/12/2018

World News

Chinese hackers exploit interconnectedness of business and government

The indictment of two Chinese nationals shows how one breach can affect a range of organizations.

22/12/2018

World News

A wealthy explorer just reached the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean

Victor Vescovo became the first person to reach the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench in a solo submersible vessel.

21/12/2018

World News

New pepper-picking robot isn't fast, but it can work 20 hours a day

The blade-wielding bot takes 24 seconds to pick a pepper.

21/12/2018

World News

Facebook tries to explain why companies could erase your messages

"In the past day, we've been accused of disclosing people's private messages to partners without their knowledge," Facebook said. "That's not true."

20/12/2018

World News

Russia knows America's Achilles' heel: Race

In the land of equality, the truth about race created opening for Russia, experts say.

20/12/2018

World News

Drones fly vaccines to remote island in first-of-its-kind delivery

Month-old baby on the Pacific island of Vanuatu becomes first person to get drone-delivered vaccination.

19/12/2018

World News

Before 'one small step': How Apollo 8 became our first true moon shot

The historic flight launched 50 years ago this week.

18/12/2018

World News

In-depth reports give deeper look at Russia's social media effort to elevate Trump

The Russians set up 30 Facebook pages targeting the black community, the researchers found, and 10 YouTube channels that posted 571 videos related to police violence against African-Americans.

18/12/2018

Markets

Retail stress roils European stocks

Retail stress roils European stocks

17/12/2018

World News

Scientists are blowing up big batches of homemade lava. Here's why.

The experiments could help researchers understand how volcanic eruptions generate dangerous "lava bombs."

16/12/2018

World News

Kremlin should take the lead on rap music, not shut it down, Putin says

Kremlin should take the lead on rap music, not shut it down, Putin says

15/12/2018

World News

What are smartphones doing to our brains? It's complicated

One study showed Americans touch their mobile devices 2,600 times a day.

15/12/2018

United Kingdom

London shoppers to be targeted by facial recognition technology

Police hope the technology will help to tackle violent crime, while privacy campaigners say it turns people into "walking ID cards".

15/12/2018

World News

What to know about Magecart malware that's proving hard to stop

In 2018, multiple large-scale online retailers like Ticketmaster and British Airways revealed that their sites were breached by Magecart hackers.

15/12/2018