Earth Matters: Devices working around-the-clock to combat ocean pollution
Researchers are deploying new technologies to filter plastics and other debris that is threatening the viability of our oceans
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The government might allow debt collectors to text consumers
A federal agency wants to update rules about how debt collectors contact borrowers. Consumer advocates fear abuses
Pinterest pinned hopes on big IPO. Looks like it got one
Stock price — trading under ticker symbol "PINS" — zoomed to nearly $25 a share from $19 opening bid within hours of NYSE debut
Zoom's stock soared 54,000% — for a very bad reason
A tiny Chinese company seems to have hitched a profitable ride on Zoom Video Communications' hot IPO
In rare defeat, Amazon retreats from its China business
Retailer is pulling the plug on its Amazon.cn marketplace amid fierce competition from players like Alibaba and JD.com
Your old tax returns could be on sale for $1.04
Identity theft has never been this cheap — you can buy anything from old tax returns to bank accounts on the dark web
U.S. intelligence faces reckoning after 2016 failures
"The trends it reflects warrant a wholesale reimagining of how the intelligence community operates," Michael Morell and Amy Zegart wrote in an essay in Foreign Affairs
Qualcomm stock soars 23% on news it settled billion-dollar dispute with Apple
Apple and chip maker Qualcomm end bitter legal fight over technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet
Wired reveals "tensions" between Instagram founders and Zuckerberg
"They have an impossible platform, huge problems, and crises they are not handling right – tough year," Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson says
Amazon touts effort to crack down on counterfeits amid complaints
Amazon showed us how approved sellers can identify and delete suspected counterfeit listings with just a few clicks
3D-printed heart a potential breakthrough in making human organs
Not only are the cells alive, but all of the different cell types in the heart came from a single human donor
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after major outage
All three social media platforms were affected, particularly in the Northeast U.S., Europe and the Philippines
Off-duty tech workers help the homeless reconnect with loved ones
Databases, apps, and online searches are part of their arsenal to locate people who made a difference in a homeless person's past
Students create algorithm to predict "Game of Thrones" deaths
Survival rates are predicted using longevity analysis similar to scientific studies used to examine the effects of medical treatments
"You should feel weird" about Amazon Alexa listening to you, tech expert says
Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson offers tips on how you can protect your privacy
Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oil
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
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Sacramento mom says hero son shot, killed Oregon school shooter
On economy, Vance says "we're turning the ship around"
Pope Leo discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery
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Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
Sean "Diddy" Combs moved to prison in Pennsylvania
