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Australia's prime minister announced on Tuesday that he plans to introduce new rules restricting access to social media based on age.

Australia PM announces plan to restrict access to social media for kids

Nearly three dozen airlines participated in a safety related survey/reporting program and contributed data.

Airlines dealing with more and more incidents involving lithium-ion batteries

The European Court of Justice ruled against both Apple and Google on Tuesday. Now the two companies face billions of dollars in fines.

Apple and Google lose billions in back taxes, EU fines across the pond

Sales start this month, but how many Americans will be racing to get the latest gadget?

Nearly 2/3 of Americans say they won’t buy new iPhone because of inflation

Early Tuesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, four private astronauts, led by billionaire Jared Isaacman, embarked on a landmark space mission aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. This mission, dubbed Polaris Dawn, is set to reach an unprecedented altitude of 870 miles above Earth—the highest since the Apollo moon missions.

First commercial spacewalk set as SpaceX’s Polaris reaches new heights

China’s Huawei is looking to steal Apple's thunder by releasing a tri-fold smartphone just hours after the iPhone 16 announcement.

China’s Huawei unveils tri-fold smartphone hours after iPhone 16 reveal

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will have their first presidential debate Tuesday night hosted by ABC.

Final preparations for tonight’s presidential debate

A team of scientist announced on Monday, Sept. 9, that they have created the first robotic leg with 'artificial muscles.'

Researchers unveil first robotic leg using ‘artificial muscles’

A month after a judge ruled Google is a monopoly because of search, the company is back in court defending Google ad dominance.

Is Google just better? Company defends advertising tech after losing search case

The new TikTok trend "airport tray aesthetic" is taking off.

Viral ‘airport tray aesthetic’ could be slowing down TSA lines

With just one day to go, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are preparing for the first debate between the presidential candidates.

Trump, Harris prepare for presidential debate with 1 day to go

New York is on track to become the first state in the nation to require panic buttons for all large retailers.

New York mandates panic buttons for major retailers under new worker safety law

The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Clearview AI $33.7 million for illegally collecting and processing billions of facial images.

Dutch officials fine Clearview AI $33.7M for ‘illegal database’ of billions of faces

One of the food dyes that help give Doritos their signature color has been found to turn mice's skin invisible.

Dye in Doritos used to make mice skin see-through

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has sued Snapchat, alleging the platform facilitates child sexual exploitation and abuse.

New Mexico sues Snapchat over alleged child exploitation and abuse

A North Carolina man has been charged with orchestrating a complex fraud scheme using artificial intelligence and bots to manipulate music streaming platforms, allegedly stealing over $10 million in royalties. This case marks the first criminal investigation involving AI in music streaming fraud.

North Carolina man charged in $10 million AI music streaming fraud

The father of the teen accused in this week's deadly shooting at a Georgia high school is now facing murder charges.

Father of 14-year-old Georgia school shooting suspect charged with murder

Even with current technology, scientists continue to work how we keep track of time, and nuclear clocks could be a major step forward.

Scientists edge closer to better internet and navigation with nuclear clocks

New self-administered swabs make cervical cancer screening less invasive and painful.

Less invasive self-administered pap smear now available

The FBI says it investigated the teen behind a deadly school shooting in Georgia for making threats last year.

Georgia school shooting suspect was questioned over online threats: FBI

NASA has successfully deployed its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System which can propel a spacecraft using only power from the sun.

NASA deploys new solar sail system that could advance space exploration

Meta’s oversight board ruled the phrase “from the river to the sea” is not inherently hate speech and can be used on their platforms.

Meta board says ‘from the river to the sea’ phrase is not hate speech

Amazon’s Alexa is facing scrutiny after a reported malfunction led to biased responses in relation to the presidential election.

Amazon says ‘error’ led Alexa to biased responses to Trump, Harris questions

Volvo is advancing electric heavy-duty trucks by integrating new driveline technology to increase battery capacity and extend range.

Volvo improving electric trucks to make them a more viable long-hauling option