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NASA releases new stunning image of “Christmas Tree Cluster” – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA this week released a new image of a celestial formation known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster.” The stars appear to form the glowing shape of a tree. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…

“Beeper Mini” app lets Android users send texts to iPhones with blue iMessage bubbles – CBS News Watch CBS News A new app called “Beeper Mini” allows Android phones to text iPhones with the blue iMessage bubble that had been exclusive to Apple devices. Jo Ling Kent interviewed the 16-year-old tech wizard who helped reverse…

CNN  —  Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t make it true. It seems so simple, but if everyone knew that, Facebook and Google wouldn’t have to pull bogus news sites from their advertising algorithms and people wouldn’t breathlessly share stories that claim Donald Trump is a secret lizard person or Hillary Clinton is an…

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save SAN FRANCISCO — The wave of layoffs that has broken over Silicon Valley in the past two years isn’t over. On Wednesday, Google confirmed it had cut hundreds of engineering and hardware workers as it sought to cut costs and refocus on artificial intelligence. The…

Federal authorities have charged the co-founders of Fresno startup Bitwise Industries with fraud months after the company laid off all of its employees and shut down without explanation. Irma Olguin Jr. and Jake Soberal surrendered to authorities Thursday after being charged in a federal complaint with conspiring to commit wire fraud and taking more than…

One of the newest and fastest-growing weapons in the fight against global warming is technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, known as direct air capture. Some liken it to sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere. However, it’s not a perfect science, and most methods require a lot of water. That is about to…