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Creator Of Floating Garbage Collector Struggling To Capture Plastic In Pacific
A young innovator wants to remove all the plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But his invention, a long floating boom, is moving too slowly to hold the trash it collects.
Google Will Spend $1 Billion To Build New Campus In New York City
Google is expanding its footprint in New York City, pledging to add jobs and spend $1 billion on a new campus. It's the latest example of a Silicon Valley giant branching out in an influential city.
Teen Girls And Their Moms Get Candid About Phones And Social Media
About half of all teens say they've tried to cut back on their phone use. But one of the girls we spoke with says that's hard when "it's obviously designed to be addictive."
No Bite Of The Apple: Tech Firm Passes On Expanding In North Carolina
North Carolina has lost a bid to land jobs from one of the most valuable companies on Earth.
Apple Will Build $1 Billion Campus in Austin, Adding 5,000 Jobs
The tech company says the move is expected to make it Austin's largest private employer. The city already has more Apple employees than anywhere else outside the company's headquarters in California.
Chinese Hackers Are Likely Responsible For Marriott Data Breach, Reports Say
Chinese state hackers most likely attacked the reservation system at Marriott's Starwood chain, revealing details of 500 million guests, according to people familiar with the U.S. investigation.
Huawei Executive Granted Bail In Canada, Former Canadian Diplomat Is Detained In China
Michael Kovrig reportedly was taken into custody but China has not acknowledged it. Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou faces extradition from Canada to the U.S. to be tried on fraud charges.
Google CEO Says He Leads 'Without Political Bias' In Congressional Testimony
Sundar Pichai faced a Republican barrage on allegations of anti-conservative bias. He also was questioned on Google's data collection and its work on a censored search tool for China.
The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes
Autonomous vehicles could be the "most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car," says former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz.