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An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave has brought more triple-digit temperatures to a large swath of the U.S. West.

Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet discovered in the country this year.

The self-driving car pioneer that was spun off from Google isn’t allowing a recent wave of executive departures to detour its plans to expand its robotic taxi service.

The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble.

Spacesuit problems have prevented astronauts from completing the installation of powerful, new solar panels outside the International Space Station.

A panel of experts says Britain is losing the race to adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change, including worsening heat and floods.

General Motors says it has signed a deal to develop railroad locomotives powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery system.

The EU's top court has ruled Facebook can face privacy challenges from watchdogs in any of the bloc’s member states, not just its lead regulator in Ireland.

Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has testified in a Spanish court as part of his fight against extradition to the United States.

A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to boost internet security to penetrate the computers of critical U.S. entities.

German authorities have launched proceedings against Telegram that could see the messenger app’s operators fined for failing to abide by laws requiring social media sites to police their users’ actions.

The French joint operator of a Chinese nuclear plant near Hong Kong says it is dealing with a “performance issue” but is currently operating within safety limits, following a report of a potential radioactive leak.

Google has promised to give U.K. regulators a role overseeing its plan to phase out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser.

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos the rover took on the red planet.

Corporate and tech employees at Amazon won’t have to work in offices full time after coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

Venus is hotter than ever, with a third new robotic explorer on the horizon.

A new United Nations report says the world needs to tackle the climate change and extinction crises together, not separately.

FBI Director Christopher Wray says the bureau discourages ransomware payments to hacking groups even as major companies in the past month have participated in multimillion-dollar transactions aimed at getting their systems back online.

Inmates at an Oklahoma prison began receiving special computer tablets this week.

The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China.

The recent firing of Associated Press reporter Emily Wilder for violating social media policies has unexpectedly turned attention to the flip side of social media engagement — the abuse that many journalists face routinely.

Thousands of people are returning to Goma and a surrounding region in eastern Congo hoping to find their homes intact weeks after a volcano erupted, but fearing the worst.

Beijing has denounced a U.S. bill aimed at boosting U.S. technology to improve American competitiveness, calling it a thinly veiled attack on China's political system and an attempt to hinder its development.

An annual drug trends report concludes that illegal drug production on European soil increased during the coronavirus pandemic last year as lockdowns helped move drug sales from streets to encrypted online platforms.