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SAN FRANCISCO — The encryption debate between Apple and the F.B.I. might have found its new test case. The F.B.I. said on Tuesday that it had asked Apple for the data on two iPhones that belonged to the gunman in the shooting last month at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., possibly setting up another […]

Astronomers have discovered a titanic wave of star-forming gases practically right under our noses in the Milky Way By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer January 7, 2020, 8:59 PM 3 min read CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a titanic wave of star-forming gases practically right under our noses in the Milky Way. Harvard

Curtiss Autoplane. Fulton Airphibian. Taylor Aerocar. Businesses and entrepreneurs have been promising a mass-produced flying car for more than a century. None have succeeded, but that hasn’t stopped Hyundai and Uber from wanting in on the action. In Las Vegas on Monday, at the Consumer Electronics Show, the two companies announced that they were joining

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In 2013, Sonos scored a coup when Google agreed to design its music service to work easily with Sonos’s home speakers. For the project, Sonos handed over the effective blueprints to its speakers. It felt like a harmless move, Sonos executives said. Google was an internet company and didn’t make speakers.

The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound “mighty” mice and other experiments By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer January 7, 2020, 4:01 PM 2 min read CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound “mighty” mice and other space station

An app on show at the CES tech expo uses artificial intelligence techniques to let its users appear within video games and interactive stories. Wonder Painter is the creation of a former University of Cambridge academic who now runs a start-up in Beijing. LG has already adopted its tech in some of its products, but

Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell sharply last year, putting the country’s 2020 climate goal within reach again By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press January 7, 2020, 1:32 PM 3 min read BERLIN — Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell sharply last year, putting the country’s 2020 climate goal within reach again. A report released Tuesday by the

Samsung claims to have “virtually eliminated” the frame around its latest 8K TV. The firm says the Q950’s display has the highest screen-to-body ratio of any television on the market. The achievement gives it extra bragging rights at a time when it has taken a strong lead against its nearest competitor, LG, in terms of

Facebook says it’s banning “deepfake” videos as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer January 7, 2020, 12:13 PM 3 min read LONDON — Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts

Intel has created a foldable computer that resembles a computer monitor when flat and an all-screen laptop when half-closed. The device is intended to inspire computer manufacturers to come up with new ways to use flexible-screen tech. But when Zoe Kleinman saw the device at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas she wondered how