Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
GENEVA — The volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than…
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Details from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion
Snapchat failed to act on “rampant” reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform, according to a newly unredacted complaint against the company filed by…
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Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform’s level of inappropriate content for…
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NASA’s Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s moon
NEW YORK — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon. It detected for the first time traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen…
Read more Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
LONDON — Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation Network said…
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Australia’s online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer
MELBOURNE, Australia — A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of…
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Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary
GENEVA — The research center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Tuesday, with the physicists who run it aiming to unlock…
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