Science and Technology


China regulators held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, nine others on ‘deepfake’ tech

(Reuters) – Chinese regulators recently summoned 11 domestic technology companies including Alibaba Group, Tencent and

Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving

(AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on

No cigar: Interstellar object is cookie-shaped planet shard

(AP) — Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid

TikTok considers introducing group chat feature this year

(Reuters) – Video-sharing platform TikTok may launch a group messaging feature this year, people with

As endangered birds lose their songs, they can’t find mates

(AP) — Male songbirds usually learn their tunes from adult mentors. But when aspiring crooners

Google gets into sleep surveillance with new Nest Hub screen

(AP) — Google’s next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough

News Corp inks Australia Facebook deal, signalling truce after blackout

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook Inc in

US astronaut launching next month may spend year in space

(AP) — NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world

Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia

(AP) — Spacewalking astronauts had to take extra safety precautions Saturday after possibly getting toxic

Netflix tests feature that could limit password sharing

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share