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Experts warn Grindr, other dating apps may pose national security risk

NBC News analyzed four popular dating apps, including Tinder and Hinge, finding each collect a range of personal information.

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From offense to defense: NSA's Microsoft flaw alert shows shift in public strategy

The decision to alert Microsoft — and to hold a press call with reporters about it — is a departure from the way the NSA operated just a couple years ago.

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Tech giants are serious about lobbying in Brussels

Data protection, copy right, and digital tax. As the EU tries to regulate internet sectors big American companies boost their lobbying in the European capital

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Cookies track you across the internet. Google wants to phase them out.

The move is meant to offer users greater control over their digital footprints and enhance user privacy, but critics worry it further entrenches Google's dominance.

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Buried in a meteorite, 7 billion-year-old stardust is oldest material found on Earth

Some of the ancient grains are billions of years older than our sun.

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From infotainment to helicopter cabs, the auto industry is flying high at Consumer Electronics Show

Before you even step inside, one "smart" car will set your seat to the right position, turn on your favorite tunes, and program the GPS for your next destination.

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CES 2020: The big takeaways from tech's weirdest trade show

We may not have our own flying cars — yet — but at least we can talk to our faucets.

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NASA graduates new class of astronauts for missions to the moon, Mars

The newly minted astronauts are the first to receive their pins under the space agency's Artemis program.

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Game on: Dems prepare to counter Trump on Facebook

While many Democratic politicians and academics are hammering Facebook for its ad policies, smaller liberal groups are breathing a sigh of relief.

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Voting machine makers face questions from House lawmakers — but more remain

The CEOs of the three companies that make more than 80 percent of the country's voting machines testified before Congress Thursday for the first time.

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800,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into Earth. Scientists just found the crater.

Scientists knew the impact happened; they just didn't know where.

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Microsoft launches tool to identify child sexual predators in online chat rooms

The tool, codenamed Project Artemis, is designed to look for patterns of communication used by predators to target children

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Australia's wildfire crisis faces a new foe: Misinformation

Wildfire researchers say it's unreasonable to think the actions of two dozen possible offenders could have caused the widespread fires.

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Facebook's final word on political ads: No changes to microtargeting but more control for users

Facebook will expand transparency around political ads and give its users more control over the ads they see.

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Uber passengers can now choose 'favorite drivers' in California

The company introduced a series of changes designed to put the ride-hailing company in line with a new state law about gig work.

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TikTok fixes security flaws, announces new content rules

The research was made public in the wake of increased scrutiny on the short-form video app TikTok's cybersecurity.

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More than 1 billion animals killed by Australian wildfires

The new estimate is more than double what one prominent ecologist predicted mere weeks ago.

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8 home tech gadgets that will make your pad more eco-friendly

There's something for all budgets on this list of green household technology.

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Fire clouds and ember attacks: How Australia's fires are creating rare weather phenomena

"Intense and voracious" fires are interacting with the atmosphere and creating their own weather, including lightning, which can cause new wildfires.

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This e-Bike can ride on water

A New Zealand company has developed a new way to get moving on water, with the help of pedal power and an electric engine. On display at the CES tech show in Vegas, the Manta5 Hydrofoiler can reach speeds of 12 mph (20 kph).