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No phones, scripted tweets - How Trump's Afghanistan trip was kept under wraps

No phones, scripted tweets - How Trump's Afghanistan trip was kept under wraps

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Facebook issues first correction notice at Singapore's request

Facebook issues first correction notice at Singapore's request

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One in four young people have smartphone addiction

In an analysis of multiple studies, researchers found that smartphone use is correlated with increased depression, anxiety and stress.

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Shortcuts and a need for speed: Inside Amazon's delivery ramp up

NBC News spoke with 18 people in 11 states who detailed safety problems across the e-commerce giant's delivery operation as the company aggressively ramped up its delivery volume.

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot isn't dying, researchers say

Observations from the 1800s indicated that Jupiter's spot was once more than four times the diameter of Earth.

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Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reaches record high, researchers say

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen sharply as a result of human activities.

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Uber loses license in London over safety concerns

In a statement emailed to NBC News, Uber called the decision "extraordinary and wrong."

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In Venezuela, cybercrime emerges as a lucrative gig

Hacking efforts are particularly lucrative for Venezuelans as they are sold for cryptocurrency, a welcome alternative to the country's own currency, which has endured rapid inflation.

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Stranger hacks into baby monitor, tells child, 'I love you'

The Chinese manufacturer has been criticized for making devices that are easy to access without authorization.

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Trump-Zuckerberg 2020? Might as well, says an activist upset by false ads

A series of digital billboard ads were purchased by a professional marketer who also filed papers to run for governor of California so he could run false ads on Facebook.

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Trump-Zuckerberg 2020? Might as well, says a Democrat upset by false ads

A series of digital billboard ads were purchased by a professional marketer who also filed papers to run for governor of California so he could run false ads on Facebook.

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'Frightening' online transphobia has real-life consequences, advocates say

Social media is "both the best thing" and "also the worst" to happen to the trans community, one transgender advocate said.

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Sacha Baron Cohen slams Facebook as 'greatest propaganda machine in history'

"It only seems fair to say to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, 'Your product is defective, you are obliged to fix it,'" the actor said in a speech to the Anti-Defamation League.

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Musk unveils 'bulletproof' electric Tesla truck, but window cracks

A sledgehammer swung at the door had no effect, but when a metal sphere was hurled against the window, it shattered. "Room for improvement," Musk joked.

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'Climate emergency' is Oxford Dictionaries' 2019 word of the year

Usage of the term is up 10,789 percent over the previous year, according to the dictionary's data.

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Iranians grapple with internet outages amid protests

At its lowest point, Iran's connectivity to the outside world fell to 4 percent of ordinary levels, according to the non-profit group Netblocks.

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Coldplay to pause touring, citing environmental reasons

Chris Martin, the band's frontman, said the carbon footprint of their tour is too large to justify.

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Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October

The meeting took place during Zuckerberg's most recent visit to Washington, where he testified before Congress about Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra.

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Misleading Ukraine story spreads among conservatives on social media

The article offered conservatives and Trump loyalists a welcome alternative to the day's news.

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'Cyborg' bots spread misinformation in Louisiana and Kentucky elections, researchers say

Accounts that use a mix of human direction and automation point to the continuous evolution of misinformation strategies.