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People work inside the TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, Calif., on March 11. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
FILE - Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right speak during a hearing, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app. ANTONIN UTZ/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Recovery After Milton, Univision Hosts Kamala Harris, SpaceX Water Pollution
Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon Musk hopes it will one day fly humans and other species to Mars, but environmentalists say it's doing damage to the local habitat around the Texas launch site. Verónica Gabriel Cárdenas for NPR hide caption
Waymo driverless cars are now ubiquitous in San Francisco. Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption
Taylor Lorenz, shown above in February in Los Angeles at a Galentine's Day brunch thrown by a Los Angeles online influencer. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TheRetaility.com hide caption
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla is hosting an event it's calling "We, Robot" in Hollywood on Thursday night. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty images hide caption
The Justice Department sued Google for allegedly using its dominance to control the search engine market. In August, a federal judge ruled in favor of the government and now must decide how to sanction the company. Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe hide caption
Justice Department issues framework for remedies in Google search case
An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 2. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption
A group of more than a dozen states sued TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the app was intentionally designed to addict teens, something authorities say is a violation of state consumer protection laws. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, seen in picture, are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, which is announced at a press conference by Hans Ellergren, center, permanent secretary at the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday. Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP hide caption
A new study finds that Americans have adopted generative AI faster than personal computers and the internet. Does this mean we're about to see a long-awaited increase in productivity growth? Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Early inspiration for the polygraph machine came from the creator of Wonder Woman, William Marston. Marston thought there was a link between vital signs and emotions, and that a machine might show that. allanswart/Getty Images hide caption
How do you spot a liar? Scientists say it's trickier than you might think
The Mission District in San Francisco is one of the city's most densely populated and diverse neighborhoods. It's where software engineer Riley Walz set up his Bop Spotter to capture the music playing in the area. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
The now-demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard in Accra, Ghana, once received about 15,000 tons of electronic waste each year, making it one of the largest e-waste processing sites in Africa. Muntaka Chasant hide caption
The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, pictured here, sued a crypto scam company known as SpireBit and seized its assets. The proceeds have now been handed back to victims of the scheme. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Researchers counted about 32 points where missiles landed around Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. Israel says no fighter jets were destroyed and the base continues to operate. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey/Planet Labs PBC hide caption
Projectiles above Jerusalem, on Tuesday. Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles but that the assault did little damage. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A shooting gallery at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption
Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels. Spencer Bost hide caption
FILE -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB1046, a hotly contested measure that would have been the nation's strictest AI safety law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption