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They got hacked with NSO spyware. Now Israel wants Palestinian activists' funding cut

4:27pm November 10, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

A battle over Palestinian activist groups that Israel accuses of terrorism has taken a turn into the world of Israeli spyware. Israel hopes to convince European countries to stop funding the groups.

Britain has set new criteria to protect thousands of red public phone booths. Here, spectators sit on two of the kiosks as a crowd watches a parade of athletes who competed in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

World News

The U.K. will save thousands of its iconic red phone kiosks from being shut down

12:50pm November 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Thousands of the U.K.'s famous red public phone booths will be kept in service, despite lagging use. Regulators say they still play a vital role in emergencies.

An Apple-1 computer and a 1986 Panasonic video monitor sold for $400,000 on Tuesday.

National

An original Apple-1 computer sells for $400,000

4:43pm November 09, 2021

by Tien Le

The computer is one out of the 200 Apple-1 computers that were designed and built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., is being criticized for tweeting an edited anime video depicting violence against Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden.

Politics & Government

Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC. This was her response

1:20pm November 09, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The video shows Gosar's character killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword and brandishing weapons at President Biden. Twitter says it violates its hateful conduct rules but has left it up.

Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin is one of two men indicted by the U.S. in connection with ransomware attacks last summer.

Politics & Government

U.S. indicts 2 men behind major ransomware attacks

5:08am November 09, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The attacks shut down a meat processing plant and an internet software provider earlier this year.

Facebook bets its future on the metaverse

7:49pm November 08, 2021

Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta, banking on the metaverse becoming a significant part of our lives. Not everyone is happy with the company making a mark in a space that has existed for years.

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National

The Justice Department has charged 2 hackers for major ransomware attacks

4:59pm November 08, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department has announced charges against two foreign-born hackers who were involved in major ransomware attacks. They allegedly targeted hospitals, schools and local governments in Texas.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised his Twitter followers by asking them to vote on whether he should sell 10% of his company's stock. The majority said yes.

Politics & Government

Elon Musk asked Twitter followers if he should sell Tesla shares. They said yes

12:32pm November 08, 2021

by David Gura

Tesla shares are falling after Elon Musk proposed to sell 10% of his shares in the company if his Twitter followers agreed.

Technicians and engineers install antennae receivers on Lena Foss' home in Akiak, Alaska. Internet speeds will double in the town later this month, when it gains access to broadband internet.

National

This Alaskan town is finally getting high-speed internet, thanks to the pandemic

5:00am November 07, 2021

by Greg Kim

Many people in rural areas couldn't migrate their lives online when the pandemic hit because they lacked fast internet. Tribes in Alaska are now using new federal funding to install broadband.

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Technicians work on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will launch in December. Astronomers say the next big telescope should be designed to search signs of life on planets that orbit distant stars.

Science

Astronomers want NASA to build a giant space telescope to peer at alien Earths

11:53am November 04, 2021

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says