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Space scientists have big plans to avert an asteroid apocalypse

We're finally getting serious about planetary defense.

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Users would have to pay to opt out of all Facebook ads, Sandberg says

While Facebook does not sell users' information or give it away, Sandberg said, "our service depends on your data."

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Spotify soars by 25 percent in unconventional trading debut

Spotify has chosen an unconventional way to go public. So what exactly is a direct listing?

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If you Google 'how to join ISIS,' this startup will try to change your mind

Moonshot CVE was able to reach 15,000 people who had executed online searches like "how to join ISIS."

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Too little, too late? Facebook launches new data privacy tools

For some users who already left Facebook, the company's latest offering may be too little, too late.

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Scientists say they've discovered an unknown human organ

The interstitium was right there under our noses (and skin) all along, but it took a new way of examining tissues to figure it out.

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European Leadership Awards: who will get your vote?

Polls are now open for the brand new European Leadership Awards which honour outstanding achievers in business, politics, entrepreneurship and innovation.

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What you need to know about China's space station falling to Earth

Where could the space station fall, and is there any danger to people on the ground?

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A timeline of Facebook's privacy issues — and its responses

Facebook's recent crisis is just one of many privacy issues that company has had to deal with in its relatively short existence.

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Is it possible to 'safely' Facebook anymore?

If it's 'free,' then you're the product.

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This skyscraper-sized air purifier is the world's tallest

The tower is about as tall as a 20-story building.

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Google pledges $300 million to fight fake news

'Subscribe With Google' aims to get more readers consuming content direct from publishers.

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Facebook's Zuckerberg summoned to UK Parliament committee

The tech giant's CEO has been summoned after the Cambridge Analytica scandal

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Euroviews. Cambridge Analytica scandal: How technology affects politics | View

Digital rights activists from Tactical Tech discuss what Facebook users can do to safeguard their personal data and other things you need to know about the controversy over Cambridge Analytica's use of the tech giant's data.

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Facebook faces tough questions after Cambridge Analytica exposé

#WheresZuck and other major questions hit Facebook

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A better way to search for space aliens?

The approach requires no new telescopes nor even any new experiments.

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What Stephen Hawking taught us about black holes

Turns out, black holes aren't so black.

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How cryptocurrencies could kill off cash

National governments are also looking into creating virtual currencies of their own.

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'Space genes' — an astronaut is now different from his twin brother

After a ground-breaking space flight, an identical twin has slightly different genes from his brother.

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The International Space Station was never supposed to end like this

New plan to defund space station opens up some surprising possibilities.