Science & Technology

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

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LONDON — Privacy campaign groups filed legal complaints Thursday with European regulators against Clearview AI, alleging the facial recognition technology it provides to law...

Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...

Ghosn testifies to French investigators in Renault probe

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BEIRUT — For hours, French investigators on Thursday questioned fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in the Lebanese capital as a witness in a...

Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision

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JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North...

Germany, Norway flip switch on $2.4B undersea energy link

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BERLIN — Germany and Norway inaugurated a new undersea cable Thursday that directly links the two countries' electricity networks, a project that has been...

Man rescued from Colorado pass hours after women disappeared

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DENVER — On a snowy, frigid night in 1982, a man used his pickup truck headlights to signal SOS to a passing passenger plane...

Acorns’ stock to take root after investing app OKs merger

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NEW YORK — Acorns Grow, whose app encourages people to save and invest with subscriptions for as little as $1 per month, plans to...

Granholm sells stock in electric bus maker that Biden touted

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WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has sold her ownership interest in an electric bus maker that President Joe Biden touted during a “virtual...

Forecast: 40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soon

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There’s a 40% chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily push past the temperature...

Thai officials vow to curb risks by fighting wildlife trade

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BANGKOK — Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, though...