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The FBI and other agencies are encouraging people to use end-to-end encryption, citing what they say is a sustained hacking operation linked to China. In this 2021 photo, a smartphone's screen shows messaging apps including WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram.

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  • Technology

FBI warns Americans to keep their text messages secure: What to know

The U.S. believes hackers affiliated with China's government are infiltrating telecoms and stealing users' data. The FBI has urged people to use end-to-end encryption to keep their info safe.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Two people admiring the Helelani rover.

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  • Technology

A desert festival where robots are the headliner

Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to test robots for the next space age.

December 17, 2024
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  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • and 1 more
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

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  • News

TikTok asks Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a U.S. ban unless it's sold

A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for income and some of TikTok's more than 170 million users in the U.S.

December 17, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out now for Xbox and PC.

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  • Series: Join The Game

Indiana Jones and the voice of Troy Baker

The Great Circle is all Indy, no Harrison. Iconic video game actor Troy Baker discusses how he reinterpreted the role.

December 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Benk
From left to right, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Dec. 4 at <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em> Dealbook Summit; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Feb. 27 in Tokyo; and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Dec. 4 at <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em> Dealbook Summit.

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  • Business

Tech moguls Altman, Bezos and Zuckerberg donate to Trump's inauguration fund

The donations are seen as the latest example of tech moguls' changing stance toward the incoming president. During his first administration, Trump clashed with Bezos and Zuckerberg.

December 13, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim and
  • Bobby Allyn
The titular Astro Bot looms over an orchestra playing a medley from the soundtracks to the six Game of the Year nominees.

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  • Series: Join The Game

The 2024 Game Awards recap: All winners and most surprising reveals

Astro Bot, Balatro, and Metaphor: ReFantazio claimed the most trophies at The Game Awards in a night dominated by sweeps, surprising reveals and fourth-wall breaks.

December 13, 2024
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  • James Perkins Mastromarino
Actress Lindsay Lohan attends a Calvin Klein Collection toast to Francisco Costa's CFDA Women's Wear designer of the Year award at Chinatown Brasserie June 13, 2006 in New York City.

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  • Arts & Life

Why Gen Z loves the digital compact cameras that millennials used to covet

Digital compact cameras are showing up on wish lists this holiday season. Here's what to look for when buying one

December 12, 2024
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  • Claire Murashima
A person shows Google Quantum AI's "Willow" chip, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 6, 2024.

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  • Technology

Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?

Google is unveiling a new quantum computing chip. Will it help unlock the secrets of the universe?

December 12, 2024
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  • Adam Bearne
Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is seen on Jan. 16, 2019, in Detroit.

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  • Business

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.

December 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A no guns allowed sign is posted at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York, where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot last week.

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  • National

Police say UnitedHealthcare's CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun. What are they?

Police say the suspect had a ghost gun, possibly made with a 3D printer, when he was arrested on Monday. Here's what to know about the increasingly widespread weapons and efforts to regulate them.

December 11, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Business

Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits

Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed a child to sexualized content.

December 10, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
Three Mile Island was closed because it wasn't economical to operate. Now Microsoft wants it restarted in the hopes it can supply carbon-free energy for its datacenters.

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  • Technology

Artificial Intelligence wants to go nuclear. Will it work?

The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other's problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
A screenshot of the AI-generated "Daisy" — a new program launched by British phone company O2 to combat phone scams.

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  • Technology

A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The General Motors EV1 pioneered technology you can still find in electric vehicles today. Just over 1,000 were built, and the cars were only available for lease in a few states.

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  • History

This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.

December 09, 2024
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By:
  • Jack Mitchell
A surveillance camera is seen at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York on Thursday, where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday.

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  • National

Internet sleuths are trying to solve the New York CEO killing

The public is racing to find evidence that might lead to the gunman who killed health insurance CEO Brian Thompson. When does crowdsourcing detective work help police, and when can it cause harm?

December 07, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
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