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‘Shang-Chi' Adds a Thrilling Hero to Marvel Universe

If the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taught us anything it’s that heroes arise from unexpected places. For their 25th film entry, that place is valet parking.

China's Alibaba Promises $15.5B For Development Initiatives

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi Jinping’s campaign to spread China’s prosperity more evenly, adding to pledges by tech companies that are under pressure to pay for the ruling Communist Party’s political initiatives.

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UN URGES MORATORIUM ON USE OF AI THAT IMPERILS HUMAN RIGHTS

The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces.

WALMART QUASHES CRYPTOCURRENCY PARTNERSHIP CLAIM

Walmart denied any partnership with the digital currency Litecoin after a fake news release led to a brief flurry of inaccurate reports from national news outlets and social media users.

PANDEMIC HASN'T DIMMED BOEING'S ROSY PREDICTION FOR PLANES

Boeing said this week that the airline industry is showing signs of recovering from the pandemic, and it raised its bullish prediction about demand for airline and military planes and other aerospace products and services.

MAGNET MILESTONES MOVE DISTANT NUCLEAR FUSION DREAM CLOSER

Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets.

GENERAL PROMISES US ‘SURGE' AGAINST FOREIGN CYBERATTACKS

The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks, and punish those responsible, says he’s mounting a “surge” to fight incursions that have debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical infrastructure.

2 Alaska Towns Allow Texts to 911 When Calling Not an Option

Residents in Wrangell and Petersburg now have the ability to text 911 for help when calling isn’t an option.

As Flood Alerts Lit Up Phones, Did ‘Warning Fatigue' Set In?

Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the fury of Hurricane Ida’s remnants, carrying torrential rains, upper New Jersey and New York City.

MISSION CONTROL: APPLE HEALTH INSIGHTS ABOARD INSPIRATION4

Apple might be best known for its consumer electronics like iPhones and iPads, but behind the scenes, the Cupertino company is extending its interests far beyond.

RESEARCHERS COMPLETE FIRST-EVER DETAILED MAP OF GLOBAL CORAL

Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe.

AMAZON TO OPEN 2 CASHIER LESS WHOLE FOODS STORES NEXT YEAR

There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of cashiers.

NO CASHIERS, PLEASE: FUTURISTIC SUPERMARKET OPENS IN MIDEAST

The Middle East got its first completely automated cashier-less store, as retail giant Carrefour rolled out its vision for the future of the industry in a cavernous Dubai mall.

SOLAR COULD POWER 40% OF US ELECTRICITY BY 2035

Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid, a new federal report says.

Amazon Teams With Affirm To Offer Buy Now-Pay-Later Option

Amazon is teaming with payments company Affirm to offer online shoppers a buy-now-pay later option that does not involve credit cards.

China Limits Children To 3 Hours Of Online Gaming A Week

China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector.

GOOGLE TO INVEST $1.2B IN GERMANY CLOUD COMPUTING PROGRAM

Google said that it is investing 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) by 2030 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in Germany and to increase the use of renewable energy.

MICROSOFT FIXES CLOUD PLATFORM VULNERABILITY AFTER WARNING

Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database product used by many big companies.

UN: WEATHER DISASTERS SOAR IN NUMBERS, COST, BUT DEATHS FALL

Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.

GOOGLE APPEALS $591M FRENCH FINE IN COPYRIGHT PAYMENT SPAT

Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright.

iCloud+: ENTERING NEW GROUNDS WITH NEXT SUBSCRIPTION GEN

This October, iCloud turns ten. In its decadelong lifespan, the cloud storage service has changed the way we work forever, allowing us to create documents on our iPads and use them on our Macs, store important memories with the Photos app, and conduct important business over the Mail app. This year, Apple’s taking iCloud to new heights, with the launch of iCloud+, a new subscription service that unlocks significant new features for power users.

MORE SCHOOLS JOIN TENNESSEE STATE-APPLE TECH INITIATIVE

A dozen historically Black colleges and universities will join Tennessee State University’s national coding hub as community centers, the school said.

VEHICLE PRICES REMAIN HIGH THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND

If this were a normal year, Labor Day would traditionally kick off the start of end-of-model-year vehicle clearance sales. Consumers can often find good deals as dealerships are eager to sell their remaining inventory to make room for next year’s models. But this hasn’t been a normal year in the car business.

Data Breach Exposes Student Requests For Vaccine Exemptions

Personal information from students at a California college who requested a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine has been posted online after an apparent data breach.

Google Founder Gets New Zealand Residency, Raising Questions

Google co-founder Larry Page has gained New Zealand residency, officials confirmed, stoking debate over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the South Pacific country.

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR WATER TO BE RELEASED VIA UNDERSEA TUNNEL

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said this week it plans to build an undersea tunnel so that massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water can be released into the ocean about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) away from the plant to avoid interference with local fishing.

SENATORS QUESTION DOJ FUNDING FOR AI-POWERED POLICING TECH

A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests.

SCIENTISTS LAUNCH EFFORT TO COLLECT WATER DATA IN US WEST

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rain and snowfall in the U.S. West and determine how much of it will flow through the region.

TIKTOK TO LET USERS SHOP THROUGH APP WITH SHOPIFY DEAL

TikTok users will soon be able to buy stuff directly through the short videos on the app — something they had only been able to do through ads until now.