On astronomers’ wish list for the next decade: two giant telescopes and a space telescope to search for life and habitable worlds beyond Earth.Read...
‘Fortnite’ is shutting down in China
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The Chinese version of hit video game “Fortnite” is shutting down this month.
The US Commerce Department on Wednesday blacklisted Israeli firms NSO Group and Candiru, accusing the companies of providing spyware to foreign governments that “used...
Former Apple employee who claims she was fired for #AppleToo organizing files NLRB complaint
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A former Apple employee who helped form the #AppleToo movement against alleged harassment and discrimination inside the company told the National Labor Relations Board...
ByteDance co-founder Yiming Zhang has stepped down as the company’s chairman and left the board, according to a person close to the matter.
Google Wants to Work With the Pentagon Again, Despite Employee Concerns
Three years ago, the company walked away from a Defense Department project after employees objected to it. Now the company is working on a...
Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges
Scientists used satellite measurements of carbon dioxide to detect small atmospheric reductions over areas under coronavirus lockdowns. The approach could help track emissions more...
Tech Can’t Fix the Problem of Cars
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Flashy new car technology may be exciting, but it might also be distracting us from what we need.Read More
The U.S. blacklists the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm.
NSO and three other companies were added to a list that blocks foreign companies from buying certain types of sensitive American technology without a...
How to Block Your Phone from Interrupting You
If the apps, alerts and action on your smartphone are taking up too much of your attention, turn on Focus mode to mute the...