Now playing Next USA Bloomberg's novel meme strategy is drawing the wrong kind of buzz The 78-year-old billionaire as a meatball in sauce? "I don't really think it worked," one Democratic strategist said. 03/03/2020
Now playing Next USA NASA is hiring new astronauts to go to the moon The astronauts will participate in the agency's next big mission — to help establish "sustainable exploration" on the moon by 2028. 03/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Some parts of California had no rain in February — and are already seeing wildfires The National Weather Service confirmed that February was the driest on record for San Francisco, Sacramento and other cities around the Northern Sierra foothills. 02/03/2020
Now playing Next USA 'This dystopian look': Face masks enter mainstream amid coronavirus worries Coronavirus, pollution and government surveillance have all helped make face masks an increasingly common sign around the world. 01/03/2020
Now playing Next USA West Virginia backtracks on using smartphone voting app in state primary Voters with disabilities will instead be able to use a system that prints out their completed ballot, which they can then mail in. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Coronavirus provides unique opportunity to meddle in U.S. election, officials warn The possibility of inflating fear of disease to keep people at home on Election Day shows how disinformation campaigns can potentially sidestep tech companies' safeguards. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Spooky 'blood snow' invades Antarctic island The blood-red algae behind the phenomenon could kick off a runaway feedback loop of warming, researchers warned. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Where did the new coronavirus come from? Past outbreaks provide hints. Although finding the source wouldn't necessarily help scientists develop vaccines or other direct treatments, it could provide crucial pieces of information on how it emerged and evolved. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Tech workers have drawn a line on Chinese censorship. At Shutterstock, so did the leadership. "Employees have a lot of opportunities to work here, to work elsewhere," a company executive said in response to questions about the company's China deal. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next USA 'Shark Tank' star Barbara Corcoran lost nearly $400,000 in phishing scam All it took was one phony email address to bilk her out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the real estate mogul said. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg defends her company and her reputation in wide-ranging interview "I'm a demanding boss, and I'm a tough boss. I think I'm a very fair boss. But I'm demanding," Sandberg says in the debut episode of NBC News' "Byers Market" podcast. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next Spain Tech industry forges ahead in Barcelona despite MWC cancellation Plenty of companies are still doing deals in Barcelona despite MWC2020 being cancelled because of COVID-19 coronavirus. 25/02/2020
Now playing Next no comment Chinese robot sprays disinfectant to fight spread of COVID-19 The robot is handled using a remote control. The tank is filled with the disinfectant liquid that transformed into steam to spray infected areas. 25/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Judge rules Instacart has misclassified its California workers The judge says Instacart is not complying with the new "gig economy" law that requires workers to be considered employees, not independent contractors. 25/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Humanity poised to set record for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — again "We've done in a little more than 50 years what the Earth naturally took 10,000 years to do," one scientist said. 24/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101 Johnson "was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter. 24/02/2020
Now playing Next USA NASA space telescope spots a double star system with an alter ego It's like a cosmic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 24/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Colombia was the deadliest place on Earth for environmental activists. It's gotten worse. More than 40 human rights defenders and community leaders have been killed in Colombia since January, according to Indepaz, a Colombian peace-building nonprofit. 23/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Skiing is in Norway's blood — but maybe not its future "I have skied this area my whole life, but for the past three years I haven't even had skis on my feet," one Norwegian woman said. 22/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Tiny songbirds, big consequences: Why ornithologists see climate change looming everywhere Within the field of ornithology, it is becoming difficult not to see echoes of climate change across the spectrum of research. 22/02/2020