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Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges
NEW YORK — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with social media…
Amazon is responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers, US agency says
Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party…
Texas officials say Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over claims tech giant used biometric data without permission
Texas officials say Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over claims tech giant used biometric data…
Takeaways from AP’s story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is the nation’s epicenter of homelessness, where more than 45,000 people…
Experiments reveal that image memorability can sharpen our sense of time
Memorability dilates perceived time. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01863-2 Research by George Mason professor…
NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes
Perseverance drilled into this enigmatic rock to collect a core sample on July 21, as it…
Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control
WASHINGTON — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the…
New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano’s role in 2023–24 global warm-up
The Hunga Tonga volcano, pictured during its eruption on January 14-15, 2022. Credit: Tonga Geological Services…