Federal probe launched into Tesla for possible battery defects after ‘alarming number of car fires’
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the possibility that battery defects in Tesla vehicles may…
Airbnb CEO says company is banning “party houses”
Airbnb Inc. says it’s banning “party houses” in the wake of a deadly shooting at an Airbnb rental in California.…
Researchers find 2nd warship from WWII Battle of Midway
A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft…
Video of synagogue shooting in Germany viewed more than 2,000 times on Twitch
The live-streaming site Twitch is defending its actions after a user shared a video of the Halle synagogue shooting on…
India locates lander lost on final approach to moon
The lander module from India’s moon mission was located on the lunar surface on Sunday, one day after it lost…
Mountain lion fatally struck trying to cross LA freeway
A male mountain lion who successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed…
Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties
The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school’s president ordered…
Twitter CEO Dorsey’s account sent racist tweets after hack
Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account Friday, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million…
New genetic links to same-sex sexual behavior found
The largest study of its kind found new evidence that genes contribute to same-sex sexual behavior, but it echoes research…
Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to OK glacier
It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight…
Trade war’s losers could include microchips, energy, banks
Looking across the stock market, it’s hard to find a company that isn’t vulnerable in some degree to the U.S.-China…
Earth isn’t currently in danger of an asteroid impact, but scientists are coming up with ways to prevent them
Residents of planet Earth fret not — a 1,000-foot asteroid whizzing by our precious planet this weekend won’t even come…
Historically wet US Northwest faces growing wildfire threat
Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety…
Magnitude 4.2 aftershock strikes close to Athens: Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck not far from Athens and seismologists say it was an aftershock from a stronger…
Justice Department OKs T-Mobile’s $26 billion deal with Sprint
U.S. regulators have approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts, in…
Ex-NSA contractor to be sentenced in stolen documents case
A former National Security Agency contractor who stored two decades’ worth of classified documents at his Maryland home was sentenced…
Fossil found in 1980s in Texas declared new genus, species
Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at the Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas have been identified…
Fossil of bone-crushing mammal a first in the US Northwest
A fossil jaw bone misidentified for 50 years turns out to belong to a bone-crushing mammal and is the first…
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
YouTube updated its hate speech policies Wednesday to prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints. Interested in YouTube? Add…
Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents
Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. They shake…
Facebook says photo access for up to 6.8 million users unintentionally shared; ‘We’re sorry this happened’
Facebook said on Friday a software bug may have exposed the photos of nearly 7 million users without consent to…
NASA’s InSight sends back stunning images as it settles into life on Mars
NASA’s latest spacecraft is settling into life on Mars by catching some rays, recharging its batteries and taking stunning photos.…
Russia space agency chief: We’ll verify US moon landings
The head of Russia‘s Roscosmos space agency has said that a proposed Russian mission to the moon will be tasked…
More protection: UN says Earth’s ozone layer is healing
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Amid global uproar, some US colleges rethink Saudi ties
U.S. colleges and universities have received more than $350 million from the Saudi government this decade, yet some are rethinking…
Apple unveils new MacBook Air, iPad at event
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its iPad Pro, Pencil and MacBook Air at an invite-only event in…
Musk out as Tesla chair, remains CEO in $40M SEC settlement
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of…
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars, citing abuse
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How to know when a hurricane is coming and other things you want to know about hurricanes, answered
Hurricane Lane barreled towards Hawaii on Wednesday, unleashing powerful winds at 155 miles per hour and prompting authorities to issue…
Musk tweets he may take Tesla private and shares roar
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Financial fruit: Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company
Apple has become the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion. The milestone marks the triumph…
Bad week in social media gets worse; Twitter hammered
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Intel CEO out after consensual relationship with employee
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned after the company learned of what it called a past, consensual relationship with an employee.…
Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies at 86
Former Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth man to walk on the moon and later turned to…
CES 2018: LG Display shows off large rollable TV screen- BBC News
LG Display has created the world’s first large, rollable, ultra-high definition screen. The 4K display uses OLED technology, allowing it…