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After school, New Jersey fifth graders Joy Wyatt and Emerson Kari head to their local library to study. What they don’t bring with them are smartphones.  Joy does not have…

NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground…

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The health of the U.S. stock market on any given day depends on a number of variables, but the New York Times reports that lately, it almost entirely hinges on…

U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over H-1B visa fee

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday alleging that a $100,000 fee for new visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful. The…

AI drives interest in blue-collar jobs among Gen Z: "I don't feel threatened"

At just 23, Jacob Palmer is already running his own electrical company. He launched the business in 2024 after starting in the field as an apprentice electrician, a career path…

ChatGPT introduces new parental controls amid concerns over teen safety

OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, announced new parental controls on Monday aimed at helping protect young people who interact with its generative artificial intelligence program.   All ChatGPT users will have…

YouTube to start reinstating accounts of creators banned for misinformation

YouTube creators whose accounts were banned for violating previous policies against COVID-19 and election misinformation will be given the chance to rejoin the platform, said Alphabet, YouTube’s parent company, on…

The evolution of Apple products

Flickr/Ed Uthman Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched the very first Apple computer in April of 1976. 1977 – Apple II Flickr/Marcin Wichary From a wooden computer box to a…

Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person, new ranking says

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday, according to wealth tracker Bloomberg, as stock in his software giant…

Meta whistleblowers claim social media giant buried child safety research over engagement

Two Meta whistleblowers testified before Senate lawmakers on Tuesday, accusing the social media giant of suppressing research about the safety of child users. Senior Bloomberg News reporter Kurt Wagner joins…

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