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Australia flags new corporate penalties for privacy breaches

Australia has proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers' personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals

October 22

FILE - People walk past a Medibank branch in Sydney on Oct. 20, 2022. Australia on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers' personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba decease among few in US

Experts say the decease of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators recall he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic

Oct 21

FILE - In this May 27, 2011 file photo, kids fish at twilight at the edge of Kingman Wash, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Regional health officials say a Las Vegas-area boy died from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Social media stocks slip amidst Musk, Snap news

Shares of social media companies take tumbled later on a slew of news in the sector that concerned investors, including a study that Elon Musk may cut about 75% of Twitter's workforce and Snap's muted fourth-quarter outlook

October 21

Tiny Tennessee fish protected, only US has notwithstanding to say where

The tiny, iridescent Barrens topminnow spent more than 40 years in endangered species limbo — under on-and-off review merely never officially listed equally endangered

October 21

In this undated photo provided by Tennessee Aquarium, an endangered barrens topminnow is seen at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tenn. The tiny, iridescent Barrens topminnow spent more than 40 years in endangered species limbo — under on-and-off review but never officially listed as endangered. It was finally given federal protection in 2019, but its future is still in doubt. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says they hope to propose designated critical habitat by the end of 2022. (Casey Phillips/Tennessee Aquarium via AP)

Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce

Elon Musk plans to lay off nearly of Twitter'due south workforce if and when he becomes possessor of the social media company

October 21

FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington. Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter's workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, by The Washington Post. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Android users now able to react to iPhone texts

YouTube Premium to increase cost $5 more a month, plus Instagram is sliding into DMs with kindness reminders.

October 21

VIDEO: Android users now able to react to iPhone texts

Thai regulator approves $7.3 billion telecoms carrier merger

Thailand's telecoms regulator has agreed to let a merger between the state's two main phone carriers in a decision that raises worries over whether reduced contest will damage consumer interests

Oct 21

FILE - Visitors sit at a True telecom service center in in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 22, 2021. Thailand's telecoms regulator has agreed to allow a merger between the country's two main phone carriers in a decision raising worries over whether reduced competition will harm consumer interests. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Report: Elon Musk plans to cutting 75% of Twitter workforce

Elon Musk plans to lay off almost of Twitter's workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company

October 20

Amazon shuts online shop textile.com in cost-cutting motility

Amazon is shutting down a subsidiary that's been selling fabrics for nearly 30 years

October 20

Prison cell biologist from Knuckles named new president of MIT

A prison cell biologist who has spent the by eight years as provost at Duke Academy has been named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

October 20

Sally Kornbluth smiles while addressing a group at a community gathering, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Kornbluth, a cell biologist who has spent the past eight years as provost at Duke University, was named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Mysterious breeding habits of aquarium fish vex experts

Experts around the world are tinkering over water temperature, futzing with lights and trying different mixes of microscopic food particles in hopes of happening upon the particular and peculiar gear up of conditions that will inspire ornamental fish to breed

October 20

Clarion angelfish swim inside a tank at a breeding facility in Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Biden administration awards $2.viii billion in grants to ramp up battery production

The money from the bipartisan infrastructure pecker volition go to 20 companies to create battery-grade materials, and to promote less reliance on Communist china.

October 20

VIDEO: Biden administration awards $2.8 billion in grants to ramp up battery production

German language leader warns confronting 'worldwide renaissance' for coal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that Russian federation's war in Ukraine must not pb to a "worldwide renaissance" for coal

October xx

FILE - A flock of sheep graze in front of a coal-fired power plant at the Garzweiler open-cast coal mine near Luetzerath, western Germany, Oct. 16, 2022. The International Energy Agency said Wednesday, Oct. 19, that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less than in 2021 due to the growth in renewable power and electric cars. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Sparkling fish, murky methods: the global aquarium trade

Millions of saltwater fish are defenseless in Republic of indonesia and other countries every year to fill aquariums around the globe, contributing to the degradation of delicate coral ecosystems

October 19

Webb telescope takes star-filled portrait of Pillars of Cosmos

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a lush, highly detailed mural where new stars are forming.

Oct nineteen

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a lush, highly detailed landscape where new stars are forming.

Genetic twist: Medieval plague may accept molded our immunity

Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that helped them survive the Black Death probable make us more susceptible to certain diseases today

October 19

Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family unit ties

A new study uses ancient Deoxyribonucleic acid to offer a rare snapshot of Neanderthal family unit ties

October nineteen

Poor, less white areas become worst internet deals

Having a fast internet connectedness at home has become a almost-requirement for many Americans, especially with the rise of remote didactics and working from dwelling due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct 19

Pamela Jackson-Walters sits outside her home in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Jackson-Walters uses her home internet connection to attend church services virtually and to pursue a graduate degree, but the service AT&T offers in her mostly Black neighborhood is much slower than in other parts of the city. She said she also experienced an internet outage for four weeks during the summer. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Poor, less white areas get worst internet deals

Having a fast internet connection at habitation has go a almost-requirement for many Americans, especially with the rise of remote education and working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic

October 19

Netflix adds more than 2.4 million subscribers

The company saw pregnant subscriber growth in the 3rd quarter.

October 19

VIDEO: Netflix adds more than 2.4 million subscribers

Co-CEO of SKorean chat app steps downward over service outage

A elevation executive of South Korea'due south largest mobile chat app, Kakao, has resigned over a widespread service outage that triggered an outpouring of complaints in a country that is heavily reliant on such applied science

October 19

Co-CEOs of Kakao Corp. Namkoong Whon, left, and Hong Eun-taek, right, bow their heads during a press conference at Kakao's office in Pangyo, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A top executive of South Korea's largest mobile chat app, Kakao, stepped down on Wednesday over a widespread service outage that triggered an outpouring of complaints in a country that is heavily reliant on such technology.(Hwang Gwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)

Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York

Amazon workers in upstate New York overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Tuesday, handing a 2nd defeat to the labor grouping that's been attempting to drag the visitor to the negotiating table since its historic win earlier this year

October 18

Amazon workers and supporters march during a rally in Castleton-On-Hudson, about 15 miles south of Albany, N.Y., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again, aiming to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating table. (Rachel Phua via AP)

Russian cosmonaut runs over colleague later space return

Later iii missions in space, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has run across difficulty on Earth

Oct eighteen

In this image distributed by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev sits in the chair shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-21 space capsule southeast of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely from a mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov touched down softly at 4:57 p.m. (1057 GMT) Thursday at a designated site in the steppes of Kazakstan about 150 kilometers (about 90 miles) southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan. (Pavel Kassin, Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)

Russian cosmonaut runs over colleague after space return

After three missions in infinite, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has run into difficulty on Earth

Oct xviii

Amazon workers nearly Albany, New York, overwhelmingly decline union bid, handing another loss to labor group leading fight

Amazon workers near Albany, New York, overwhelmingly reject wedlock bid, handing another loss to labor group leading fight

October 18

Smartphone maker Foxconn unveils EV for Taiwan brand Yulon

The Taiwanese company that assembles smartphones for Apple tree Inc. and other global brands has unveiled an electrical SUV that will be produced for a Taiwan automaker under a similar contract model

October xviii

Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93

The NASA astronaut who allowable the Apollo 9 mission has died

Oct 17

FILE - Vice President Spiro Agnew holds a framed American flag, presented to him by the crew of Apollo 9, as he poses with the astronauts March 26, 1969, in Washington. From left: Russell Schweikart, Agnew, and Air Force Cols. David Scott and James McDivitt. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. He was 93. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)

Maryland judge strikes down nation's outset digital ad tax

A Maryland estimate has struck downward the nation'south starting time tax on digital advertising as unconstitutional Information technology'southward a instance attorneys for Big Tech have argued unfairly targets their clients

October 17

Key witness in Holmes trial affirms testimony against her

A key witness in a trial that led to the conviction of disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes adamantly stood by his testimony during an unusual court advent Monday

October 17

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Prosecution witness stands by testimony in Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial following post-trial visit to Holmes' residence

Prosecution witness stands by testimony in Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial following mail-trial visit to Holmes' residence

October 17

Apple'south immersive audio experience coming to select cars

Mercedes-Benz is installing Apple's Spatial Audio system with 31 speakers and Dolby Atmos in all of their new models.

October 17

VIDEO: Apple's immersive audio experience coming to select cars

Musk has a 'super app' plan for Twitter. It's super vague

For months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has expressed interest in creating his ain version of Mainland china's WeChat — a "super app" that does video chats, messaging, streaming and payments — for the rest of the earth

Oct 16

Musk: SpaceX might go on funding satellite service in Ukraine

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Sabbatum tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may proceed to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine

October 15

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk suggested in a Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk's tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket visitor SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink net service in Ukraine

October xv

Musk has a 'super app' plan for Twitter. Information technology'southward super vague

For months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has expressed interest in creating his ain version of China'south WeChat — a "super app" that does video chats, messaging, streaming and payments — for the rest of the world

October 15

By the Numbers: Impact of eastward-waste material

A look behind the waste material generated by electronic devices and the touch on on the environment.

October xiv

VIDEO: By the Numbers: Impact of e-waste

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to World subsequently half-year abroad

4 astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost vi months at the International Space Station

October 14

In this image from video made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule approaches surface of the Atlantic Ocean off Florida for splashdown on a return trip from the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (NASA via AP)

Come across the gauge who tamed the Musk-Twitter trial

A court fight betwixt the world'due south richest homo and an influential social platform could easily have become a circus, particularly given Elon Musk's penchant for anarchy

October 14

Netflix rolls out lower-priced subscription plan

The streaming company is launching an ad-supported monthly programme in November after seeing a large drop in subscribers.

October xiv

VIDEO: Netflix rolls out lower-priced subscription plan

Amazon'south holiday sales consequence sees lower sales, group says

Amazon said Thursday its Prime members ordered more than than 100 million items during a sales event this week that analysts are expecting to be a bellwether for the holiday shopping season

Oct xiii

FILE - An Amazon Prime delivery vehicle is seen in downtown Pittsburgh on March 18, 2020. Amazon said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, that its Prime members ordered more than 100 million items during a sales event this week that analysts are expecting to be a bellwether for the holiday shopping season. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

EXPLAINER: How iodine tablets block some nuclear radiation

The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure — and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation

October 13

FILE - A woman shows a pack with iodine tablets before distributing them to residents at a local school in case of a radiation leak in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure — and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Microsoft unveils 3 new Surface devices

The Surface Pro 9 is a cross between a laptop and a tablet and has nineteen hours of battery life.

October 13

VIDEO: Microsoft unveils 3 new Surface devices

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $8.viii billion

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, says its quarterly turn a profit rose nearly eighty% over a year earlier to a record $8.8 billion amidst surging need

October thirteen

FILE - A person walks into the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC) headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan on Oct. 20, 2021. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier to $8.8 billion amid surging demand. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

International climatic change bodies win humanity award

A prize worth 1 one thousand thousand euros ($970,000) is being awarded to two intergovernmental bodies for their work on climate change

October thirteen

The two stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 produce shells of dust every eight years that look like rings, as seen in this image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Each ring was created when the stars came close together and their stellar winds collided, compressing the gas and forming dust.

Why Meta's virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs

Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar — a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world — that walks on two legs

October 12

Scientists grow human encephalon cells in rats to report diseases

Scientists at Stanford Academy have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where they grew and formed connections

October 12