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Archeologist Amy Thompson excavates at the ancient Maya site of Uxbenka, Belize in April 2012.
Maya ruins in Belize offer peek at ancient wealth inequality

An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is providing insight into gaping wealth inequality in ancient Maya cities - a disparity that researchers believe was closely linked to despotic leadership.

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on Mars near NASA's Perseverance Mars rover in an undated illustration provided
Historic Mars helicopter test flight set for early April

NASA engineers plan to send a miniature helicopter whirring just above the surface of Mars next month in an interplanetary aviation experiment that, if successful, would mark the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another celestial body.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely via videoconference in this screengrab made from video during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled
'Yes or no?' U.S. lawmakers fume over Big Tech's answers on misinformation

The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced criticism from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday about their approaches to extremism and misinformation in their first appearances before Congress since pro-Trump rioters assaulted the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S.
Facebook may have to disclose some app records in privacy probe, Massachusetts court rules

Massachusetts' top court on Wednesday reversed an order requiring Facebook Inc to turn over to state Attorney General Maura Healey records identifying apps suspected of misusing customer data, but the justices said she ultimately could obtain some materials.

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A 3D printed Whatsapp logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken
India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy

India's competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service had breached antitrust laws.

The Facebook application is seen on a phone screen
Chinese hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad, company says

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had blocked a group of hackers in China who used the platform to target Uighurs living abroad with links to malware that would infect their devices and enable surveillance.

A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S.
Microsoft in talks to acquire Discord for more than $10 billion - Bloomberg News

Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord Inc for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/microsoft-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-discord-for-more-than-10b?sref=V7uxlNge, citing people familiar with the matter.

The logo of car manufacturer Tesla is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland
Tesla's in-car cameras raise privacy concerns: Consumer Reports

Tesla Inc's use of in-car cameras to record and transmit video footage of passengers to develop self-driving technology raises privacy concerns, influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports said on Tuesday.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India,
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold for $2.9 million as an NFT

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet as an NFT for just over $2.9 million dollars on Monday.

A health worker holds a syringe and a vial of the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a market
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, triggers antibodies in trial in children: researcher

Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine appears to be safe and able to trigger immune responses among children and adolescents, according to preliminary results from early and mid-stage trials, the company said late on Monday.

A man wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walks by Tesla Model 3 sedans and Tesla Model X
Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes on security concerns -sources

The Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from entering its complexes, citing security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles, two people who have seen notices of the directive told Reuters.

The logo of Google is seen on a building at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France,
Exclusive: Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny - sources

Google's plan to block a popular web tracking tool called "cookies" is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals, people familiar with the situation said.

The life reconstruction of the unusual shark Aquilolamna milarcae, which lived during the Cretaceous Period
Bizarre ancient shark glided through the sea with lengthy wing-like fins

About 93 million years ago, a bizarre plankton-eating shark shaped unlike any other known marine creature glided through the sea in what is now northeastern Mexico using curiously elongated wing-like fins that rendered its body wider than it was long.

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France
Amazon starts offering healthcare service to other employers

Amazon.com Inc is expanding its virtual healthcare service to other Washington state employers starting on Wednesday and to its own employees and other businesses nationwide this summer, the company said in a news release.

The brand logo of Alphabet Inc's Google is seen outside its office in Beijing,
Google to cut app store fee by half on developers' first $1 million in sales

Alphabet Inc's Google will cut the service fee it charges developers on its app store by half on the first $1 million they earn in revenue in a year, after a similar move by rival Apple Inc last year.

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