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Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude strikes Darwin
A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the Banda Sea, off the coast of…
British Colombia: British Colombia to lift campfire ban for coast and southeast soon
Campfire ban for British Colombia’s coast and southeast would soon be lifted by officials, due to prolonged wetter…
Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits
Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and…
‘Barcelona or die.’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
THIAROYE-SUR-MER: Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he was ‘pressured’ by Joe Biden to pull Covid content
Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg alleged that Facebook was “pressured” by the US government to…
Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 with ‘Glowtime’ invite
Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press…
Tropical Storm Hone: Hawaii faces flooding and road closures as three Cyclones stir in Pacific
Three tropical cyclones were active in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, bringing varied effects to different regions. Tropical…
Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the eldercare and…
Israel minister says would build synagogue at flashpoint Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM: A far-right Israeli minister sparked fresh outrage on Monday by saying he would build a synagogue at…
OpenAI, Adobe and Microsoft support California bill requiring watermarks on AI content
OpenAI, Adobe and Microsoft have thrown their support behind a California bill requiring tech companies to label AI-generated…
Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill
Elon Musk has come out in support of California’s SB 1047, a bill that requires makers of very…
Polaris Dawn will push the limits of SpaceX’s human spaceflight program — here’s how to watch it launch live
After a nearly three-year interlude, Jared Isaacman is returning to space. The billionaire entrepreneur first went to orbit…
TechCrunch Space: The Starliner saga comes to a close — for now
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. NASA leadership have made their decision: Starliner will be coming back…
Watch: Ukraine’s ‘9/11-like’ drone attack on residential building in Russia’s Saratov
Debris from a Ukrainian drone on Monday was intercepted by Russian defense systems after causing significant damage to…
Should Elon Musk be ‘nervous’ after Telegram CEO’s arrest?
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested at Bourget airport…