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Although its video streaming service sparkles with a Hollywood sheen, Netflix still taps its roots in Silicon Valley to stay a step ahead of traditional TV and movie studios

A tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults

The New York state Legislature has passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm — a regulation that tries to curtail feeds that critics argue are addicting to children

An internet trade group is suing the state of Georgia to block a law requiring sites to gather data on high-volume sellers who collect payment in cash or some other offline method

A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising

A YouTuber is facing federal charges after authorities say he directed a video in which a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above

According to Bloomberg, this new app will manage passwords across Apple devices and Windows computers.

A jury has exonerated British tech magnate Mike Lynch for his role in a disastrous $11 billion deal with Hewlett Packard

Kentucky's governor says electric vehicles have ignited enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from former President Donald Trump and other critics

Scientists have traced the ancestry of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago and quickly became dominant across Eurasia

U.S. antitrust enforcers have decided to investigate the roles Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI have played in the artificial intelligence boom, according to people familiar with the pending actions

At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood

SpaceX’s mega rocket completes test flight without exploding

Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words that people have written and shared online

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket has completed its first full test flight, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas

Boeing's space capsule has arrived at the International Space Station after encountering thruster trouble

YouTube said it will implement age restrictions on certain videos featuring guns starting June 18.

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu has erupted three times in one day, spewing red lava and clouds of grey ash

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone

At what age should kids be on social media

A single image, not even an authentic photograph, is the focus of a singular campaign on Instagram

A growing number of experts say the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media is a slow, deliberate onboarding, rather than an outright ban or allowing free reign

A growing number of experts say the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media is a slow, deliberate onboarding, rather than an outright ban or allowing free reign

Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone that's about the size of a pineapple

Month after month, global temperatures are breaking records

YouTube is changing its rules to protect its youngest users from potentially harmful firearm videos

Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year after more than tripling in 2023 and it’s now the third most valuable company in the S&P 500

Nvidia's market value tops $3 trillion amid soaring demand for its semiconductors in AI applications

Boeing has finally launched NASA astronauts to the International Space Station after years of stumbles and delays

A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice has made an initial court appearance in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of t...

The Japanese government data shows the country's birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023

Greece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official at a UNESCO meeting last week, casting doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, have bolstered Athens' stand in the ...

Boeing launches new capsule on first test flight with NASA astronauts toward the space station

German software giant SAP has agreed to buy WalkMe in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.5 billion

UN secretary-general calls for tax on 'windfall' profits of fossil fuel companies

UN weather agency predicts that 1.5-degree Celsius target limit for global temperatures likely to be surpassed by 2028

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming

EU climate service says last month was the hottest May ever, capping 12 straight months of temperature records

The streaming service, formally known as HBO Max, has increased the subscription price of its ad-free plan.

A Russian cyber gang is thought to be behind a ransomware attack that disrupted London hospitals and led to operations and appointments being canceled

Boeing has launched astronauts for the first time after years of delays

A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space

Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed

Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc’s parliament, in a major democratic exercise that’s also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation

The damaging consequences of social media are increasingly well documented, so some parents are trying to raise their children with restrictions or blanket bans on social media use

Kids constantly hear about the downsides of social media from the adults in their lives, often in the form of dire warnings and commands

The Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots labor group that won a major victory at an Amazon warehouse two years ago, has agreed to affiliate with the Teamsters union

New York lawmakers say they are finalizing legislation aimed at giving parents more control over what their kids see on social media

TikTok says it has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, including one belonging to CNN