Science & Technology

Netflix tests out a possible password-sharing crackdown

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing.</p> ...

Tape that: Dutch inventor of audio cassette dies at age 94

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, the medium of choice for millions of bedroom mix tapes, has...

Feds release investigative docs on Kentucky pipeline blast

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heat from a deadly gas pipeline explosion in Kentucky burned so hot it melted the siding on a home 1,100 feet...

Minneapolis bowling alley drone video takes off online

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<p>MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; A video taken by a camera-equipped drone buzzing through the nooks and crannies of a historic Minneapolis bowling alley has attracted hundreds...

China regulator fines 12 firms over anti-monopoly law

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HONG KONG — China’s market regulator said Friday that it fined a dozen companies, including games company Tencent Holdings and Chinese search engine firm...

UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak

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GENEVA — A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it...

‘It’s exhausting.’ A year of distance learning wears thin

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AMERICUS, Ga. — At first, many schools announced it would last only a couple weeks. A year later, the unplanned experiment with distance learning...

EXPLAINER: What’s this craze for ‘NFTs’ all about, anyway?

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LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. That...

Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A memo from Afghanistan's education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older from singing at school functions has been causing...

Queen tells kids studying space of meeting Soviet cosmonaut

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LONDON — There’s no place like home. Queen Elizabeth II reminded...