Apple’s app stores open new privacy window for customers
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December 14, 2020
Apple’s app stores open new privacy window for customers
Apple will begin spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the…
Japan space agency confirms asteroid soil inside capsule
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December 14, 2020
Japan space agency confirms asteroid soil inside capsule
Japan’s space agency says it has confirmed the presence of black soil samples inside a…
Gmail, YouTube down briefly as Google suffers brief outage
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December 14, 2020
Gmail, YouTube down briefly as Google suffers brief outage
Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly…
China’s Alibaba, Tencent unit fined under anti-monopoly law
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December 14, 2020
China’s Alibaba, Tencent unit fined under anti-monopoly law
China’s market regulator has fined Alibaba Group and a Tencent Holdings-backed company for failing to…
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
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December 14, 2020
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state…
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
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December 13, 2020
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States are…
Virgin Galactic makes first flight from New Mexico site
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December 12, 2020
Virgin Galactic makes first flight from New Mexico site
A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely when the spacecraft landed safely at Spaceport…
As leaders fete Paris climate pact, Biden pledges to rejoin
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December 12, 2020
As leaders fete Paris climate pact, Biden pledges to rejoin
PARIS — U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on…
Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
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December 12, 2020
Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery…
Icebreaker leaves Australia after 150 Antarctica trips
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December 12, 2020
Icebreaker leaves Australia after 150 Antarctica trips
The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis has left Australia for the final time after more…
