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EU announces plans to better protect its sensitive technologies from foreign snooping
The European Union has announced plans to better protect its cutting-edge technologies from foreign snooping that might threaten its economy and security
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Apple App Store - Top Apps
Apple App Store - Top Apps Week ending 10/1/2023
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Agostini, Krausz and L’Huillier for study electrons
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Agostini, Krausz and L’Huillier for using lasers to study atom electrons
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexi Ekimov for work on tiny quantum dots
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexi Ekimov for work on tiny quantum dots
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SoftBank's Son says AI will surpass human intelligence in a decade, urges Japanese firms to adopt
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son says he believes artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence within a decade, urging Japanese companies to adopt it or be left behind
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3 scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on tiny quantum dots
Three scientists in the United States have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on quantum dots
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Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia
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Facebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option, WSJ reports
Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules
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TikTok ends retail business in Indonesia after ban on social media shopping
Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms
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Got packages to return? Starting Wednesday, Uber drivers will mail them
Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing consumers’ return packages
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Got packages to return? Call Uber. The ride-hailing service is now offering to return parcels for $5
Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing consumers’ return packages
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How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing?
Scientists are unlocking their secrets.
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A string of volcanic tremors raises fears of mass evacuations in Italy
Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, pushing the government to quickly redraft mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption
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3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on how electrons zip around the atom during the tiniest fractions of seconds
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Federal government to conduct a nationwide emergency alert test
The test is slated to start at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday.
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Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest
A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified social media posts that made false claims about him is suing the billionaire
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More suspects to be charged in ransacking of Philadelphia stores, district attorney says
Prosecutors in Philadelphia say Monday that more suspects will be charged with smashing into stores last week as law enforcement officials review video of the social-media fueled mayhem
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Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
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Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions
A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships
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The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
The Supreme Court has opened its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power
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Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company’s rival program, Bing
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Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future
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Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crook
For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J
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The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
The Supreme Court has opened its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power
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