Microsoft deletes its facial recognition database, hackers hit health care, and more of the week's top security news.

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Awakened Futures, which promises a weekend of contemplation and "high weirdness," thinks of itself as a kind of un-conference. Well, I came undone.

The world's largest online retailer goes after a new, more fashionable kind of shopper: social media influencers, and the people who love to follow them.

The latest trend in app design—with black and gray backgrounds that mimic nighttime—has negligible benefits. But dark mode just looks cool.

Lyft's bike-share company, Motivate, had an exclusive contract with the city for its docked bike program. But if San Francisco allows a dockless bike program, Uber could muscle in on Lyft's territory.

The Gadget Lab team breaks down Apple’s annual software shindig, and tells you all you need to know about forthcoming updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

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Facebook reportedly bans Huawei from installing its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, on new phones.

Antitrust action alone won’t solve all the problems posed by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon.

Now that Bungie has broken up with Activision, the game is going free-to-play and getting a new expansion.

A Google Cloud outage that knocked huge portions of the internet offline also blocked access to the tools Google needed to fix it.

The Trump administration is trying to turn the International Space Station into a business. It could learn from the first guy to try that: Ronald Reagan.

Eighteen years ago, 'X-Men' taught audiences that comic books could live onscreen, as vast and rewarding as they were in their original form.

Robin Friend rappelled five stories down to capture this scene at the abandoned Gaewern Slate Quarry in Ceredigion, Wales.

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Here’s what stands between you and a cleaner commute.

Sometimes a little theatricality goes a long way.

The new film 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' captures the sublimity of a city that feeds on dreams.

The state tried to lift measles vaccination rates by blocking parents from opting out based on personal beliefs. But then medical exemptions started to rise.

Antitrust? What antitrust? With Looker, it gains a faster way to tap into the business intelligence market.

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In a speech at an Amazon conference, CEO Jeff Bezos sounded unconcerned by reports that regulators are eyeing the company, potentially for a break-up.

This week an image of the couple at Buckingham Palace provided meme fodder—and metaphors.

The Founder's Edition, which includes a controller and three months of premium subscription, is the only way to use the cloud-gaming service in 2019.

'Avengers' directors Joe and Anthony Russo on the animated series.

Reports of how pedophiles use YouTube highlight how important kids have become to the site; 12 of the 20 most popular videos in April were aimed at kids.

Dmitry Markov's iPhone photos depict parts of Russia that haven't changed much in decades.

Boxbot is building self-driving delivery vans, plus an automatic loading system. Humans would still help when needed to open gates or climb stairs.

If your toothbrush head—electric or otherwise—is ragged and splayed out, you’re a candidate for a toothbrush subscription service. We round up the top choices.

You've never seen heroes execute their powers with such flourish.

At some depths, microplastic is swirling in Monterey Bay in concentrations greater than at the surface of the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The gulf's seabed could be an ideal place to bury Texas' carbon emissions. The state is the sixth-highest emitter in the world, behind Germany.

Opinion: Russia and Iran’s decisions to build isolated, domestic internets represent a new form of internet fragmentation—one that is far more physical than what we’ve seen before.

A new film tackles San Francisco’s gentrification problem and what it means for a displaced community.

Yes, sexism plays a role. But tech companies keep you glued to your devices by making sure their digital assistants never take offense—even at misogyny and bigotry.

In South Africa, a right-wing enclave turned to blockchain to cut themselves off from the black-majority state.

With the 2020 election fast approaching, too many problems from 2016 persist.

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The Carlos Maza incident is just the latest in a long history of homophobic ridicule on the platform.

Critics worry that a new bill would overturn existing protections of DNA sequences and carve up the world's genetic resources into commercial fiefdoms.

The FEC may prevent an anti-phishing firm providing its services to campaigns for free or cheap.

YouTube’s hate speech policy now targets videos promoting the superiority of one group over another, or discrimination based on gender, race, or sexual orientation.

Make and throw your own cardboard “roomerang” with a little help from champion boomerang thrower Logan Broadbent.

Apple says an elaborate rotating key scheme will soon let you track down your stolen laptop, but not let anyone track you. Not even Apple.

Abortion over the internet can be an effective, practical alternative for women in areas where clinics are scarce.

Amazon revealed new technology that allows its Alexa virtual assistant to handle multiple tasks in the same conversation.

The imagery of the book and Hulu show have become increasingly relevant.

In an Amazon sorting center, a swarm of robots works alongside humans. Here’s what that says about Amazon—and the future of work.