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Facebook's data scandal latest blow to the company's reputation

Facebook's data scandal latest blow to the company's reputation

The social media giant is facing more blowback from users, regulators and investors following reports that its user data was misused by a firm that worked for the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.
by Yuki Noguchi

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America Abroad: 'Islam and the Cosmos'

America Abroad: 'Islam and the Cosmos'

Host Madeleine Brand looks back at the "Golden Age of Islam" and why the European Renaissance might not have happened without it. She explores how some Muslim countries are trying to again become world leaders in astronomy and space science.
by MPR News Staff

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How will driverless cars change our cities?

How will driverless cars change our cities?

A world where most cars will operate without drivers may be closer than you think.
by Mike Mulcahy and Jo Erickson

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Can you choose a romantic partner just by their voice? A dating app thinks so

Can you choose a romantic partner just by their voice? A dating app thinks so

Waving is a Tinder-like app that lets users judge potential partners by their voice. An evolutionary psychologist provides some tips on sounding attractive.

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Facial scanning now arriving at U.S. airports

Facial scanning now arriving at U.S. airports

Airlines say taking a picture of your face speeds boarding, and Homeland Security says it stops fraud. But critics worry about privacy and bias.

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Minnesota was way ahead of Google in planning a smart city

Minnesota was way ahead of Google in planning a smart city

Fifty years ago, plans for the city in Aitkin county included technological innovations like self-driving cars, renewable power and advanced recycling plants.
by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died

Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died

Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesperson said.
by Associated Press

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Senate Republicans advance measure to terminate MNIT

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate advanced a measure Tuesday to abolish Minnesota IT Services and replace it with a new information technology division. MNIT is facing heavy scrutiny amid the troubled rollout of the state's new license plate database, MNLARS.
by Matt Sepic

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Can you believe it? On Twitter, false stories shared more widely than true ones

Can you believe it? On Twitter, false stories shared more widely than true ones

An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem.
by Laura Sydell

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