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3 days agoSouth Korean chat room operator gets 40 years for blackmailThe operator of online chat rooms in South Korea has been sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges of blackmailing women, including minors, into filming sexually explic...
3 days agoMexico moves to stem unauthorized sharing of sexual imagesActivist Olimpia Coral went through an inferno in 2013, when an ex-boyfriend posted sexual images that made the rounds in her conservative town in Mexico.
3 days agoThe pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe foreverUntil recently, Hollywood's big-budget spectacles have largely tried to wait out COVID-19.
3 days agoLights, camera, sell: Retailers want you to watch and shopMerchants have turned themselves into amateur home shopping network hosts, broadcasting live to thousands of people on Amazon, Facebook or their store’s apps.
EU plans new rules giving Europeans more control of dataThe European Union is laying out new standards for data giving Europeans more control over their personal information as part of efforts to counter the power of U.S. and ...
With hope high for vaccine, Britain prepares to roll it outWith major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning t...
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to scienceThe National Science Foundation says it will close the telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide who depend on it to ...
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giantsA report says that the EU’s efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling t...
Will social distancing weaken my immune system?Health experts say you don't need to worry that social distancing is weakening your immune system.
Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifiesApple will cut its app store commissions in half for most developers beginning next year amid an intensifying debate about whether the iPhone maker has been using the fee...
Spacewalking astronauts prep for 2021 arrival of Russian labTwo Russian astronauts went on a seven-hour spacewalk at the International Space Station to prepare for next year's arrival of a long-delayed lab.
What’s with the confusion over masks and the coronavirus? We explainA lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask.
Historic deal revives plan for largest US dam demolitionA new agreement paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history to try to save salmon that are critical to tribes and have dwindled to almost nothing in rece...
Twitter launches disappearing tweets that vanish in a dayTwitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disapp...
SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 resultsSpaceX's second astronaut flight has been delayed a day until Sunday night.
GM recalling nearly 69K Bolt electric cars due to fire riskGeneral Motors says it will recall nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them.
Delivery giant DoorDash plans IPODelivery giant DoorDash Inc. is planning to sell its stock to the public, capitalizing on the growing trend of consumers embracing app-based deliveries as much of the wor...
Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullyingA 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy has won the International Children’s Peace Prize for his work combating cyberbullying in his country.
'Most remote island' creates massive marine protection zoneTristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, has created a marine protection zone to safeguard wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic three times the size...
Microsoft: Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine workMicrosoft says state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers have in recent months tried to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and COVID-19 vaccine...
Disney posts 4Q loss as parks business, costs drag resultsWalt Disney Co. reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Thursday.
To help economy, bank proposes tax on working from home A new report says white collar staff reaping the financial benefits of working from home should be taxed to help other workers who aren’t getting the same advantages.
New device beams music into your ears — no headphones neededIt's a concept straight out of a sci-fi film — music and sounds beamed straight into your head, no headphones required.
Is it safe yet to fly during the coronavirus pandemic?Anyone thinking about flying for the holidays should know that flights are getting more crowded and that more airlines plan to stop blocking seats.
Hurricanes stay stronger longer after landfall than in pastA new study finds that hurricanes are staying stronger longer after striking land than they did decades ago, and that means more destruction inland.
TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order loomsThe popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.
