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China Prepares Mission to Land Spacecraft on Moon's Far Side

Associated Press | Friday December 7, 2018

If successful, the mission scheduled to blast off aboard a Long March 3B rocket will propel the Chinese space program to a leading position in one of the most important areas of lunar exploration.

Apple Watch Series 4 Gets ECG and New Infograph Complications With watchOS 5.1.2

Associated Press | Friday December 7, 2018

Apple announced the heart features in September, but didn't make them available until Thursday. The features are US-only for now.

Fortnite-Maker Epic Games Sued by Rapper Over Dance Moves

Associated Press | Thursday December 6, 2018

Rapper 2 Milly filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the makers of Fortnite, saying they are illegally using a dance he created in their wildly popular video game.

Cubans to Finally Get Full Internet Access on Their Mobile Phones

Associated Press | Wednesday December 5, 2018

Until now, Cubans have had access only to state-run email accounts on their phones.

Netflix Pays a Cool 100 Million Dollars to Keep Streaming 'Friends' for Another Year

Associated Press | Wednesday December 5, 2018

That's more than triple the $30 million a year Netflix had been paying for the long-running TV series.

How Police Used Tesla System to Halt a Sleeping Driver's Car

Associated Press | Wednesday December 5, 2018

California police pulled alongside the gray Model S on U.S. 101 and saw that the driver was asleep.

Uber Announces New Minibus Service in Traffic-Mad Cairo

Associated Press | Wednesday December 5, 2018

A part of an aggressive push into emerging countries, the company hopes to draw millions of Egyptians into ride-sharing.

Where Are the Drones? Amazon's Customers Are Still Waiting

Associated Press | Monday December 3, 2018

Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people's doorsteps by now.

Microsoft's Market Value Overtakes Apple's to Close Out Week

Associated Press | Saturday December 1, 2018

Microsoft surpassed Apple briefly a few times this week, but didn't close on top until Friday, with a market value of $851 billion to Apple's $847 billion.

In China, Your Car Could Be Reporting Its Location to the Government

Associated Press | Friday November 30, 2018

More than 200 manufacturers, including Tesla, Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Mitsubishi and US-listed electric vehicle start-up NIO, transmit position information and dozens of other data points to government-backed monitoring centres.

Indian Police Break Up International Computer Virus Scam

Associated Press | Thursday November 29, 2018

The arrests were made after input from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol, Sharma said. Microsoft was the complainant in the case.

With an Eye on Past Problems, Facebook Expands Local Feature

Associated Press | Thursday November 29, 2018

Called "Today In," the service shows people information from their towns and cities from such sources as news outlets, government entities and community groups.

Apple's Stock Sours, Microsoft's Soars. Say What?!

Associated Press | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Apple has been the world's most prosperous firm since claiming the top spot from Exxon Mobil earlier this decade.

Apple to Tutor Women in Tech in Bid to Diversify Industry

Associated Press | Tuesday November 27, 2018

Under the initiative, female entrepreneurs and programmers will attend two-week tutorial sessions at Apple's Cupertino, California, headquarters.

Google Tightens Political Ad Rules Ahead of Europe Elections

Associated Press | Thursday November 22, 2018

Google will require every political ad to disclose who is paying for it while also tightening up its identity verification process for ad buyers.