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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collects a sample from an asteroid.
  • The second moon that Earth has captured in its orbit this month is an asteroid called 2024 PT5.
  • Mini-moons like this could be ideal targets for asteroid mining to send humans deeper into space.
  • Space mining could be huge, since some asteroids are worth more than our entire global economy.

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Activists participate in an anti-deepfake rally to respond to deepfake porn in Seoul, South Korea, on September 4, 2024.
  • South Korea has passed a law banning the possession and viewing of deepfake porn.
  • Violators face up to three years in prison, or a fine equivalent to about $23,000.
  • The majority of deepfake porn videos online feature South Korean singers and actresses.

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Four years after Epic sued Google for running an illegal app store monopoly — a case it won this past December — Epic is suing again. The Fortnite game developer has filed a second antitrust lawsuit against Google, and now additionally Samsung, accusing them of illegally conspiring to



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Quiroz and his wife work at the same hospital in Texas.
  • Javier R. Quiroz Castro came to the US when he was three and applied for DACA when he was 22.
  • Quiroz is now able to work as a nurse after studying nursing in college.
  • He said he has been working hard to represent others in his community in red states.

Javier R. Quiroz Castro is a beneficiary of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood



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Anmol Irfan says she no longer feels comfortable removing her hijab at women's-only social events.
  • I used to remove my hijab in women's-only spaces, like gym classes and social events.
  • But photos and videos of me have ended up online, even after I've asked people to be mindful.
  • I know it's not done with malicious intent, but it's made me uncomfortable removing my hijab.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the opening of the factory in Berlin in 2022.
  • A Tesla factory boss defended the decision to knock on workers' doors when they are off sick.
  • André Thierig denied the home visits were unusual and suggested workers were exploiting the system.
  • High rates of absence at the factory have attracted the interest of Elon Musk.

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I ordered drinks at three different Starbucks locations.
  • Wait times at Starbucks have gotten long, with some customers waiting nearly 30 minutes.
  • It's a challenge for the coffee chain as CEO Brian Niccol gets settled in his new role.
  • I visited three Washington, DC-area Starbucks stores to see how bad the waits were.

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A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.
  • A United Airlines pilot ordered pizza for over 100 passengers after an emergency landing.
  • The flight from San Francisco to Houston diverted to Albuquerque due to a medical emergency.
  • Airport food outlets were closed, so the pilot stepped in to make sure everyone ate.

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Apple's smart home products are about to become a lot more futuristic.

This is according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who detailed the company's plans for the smart home market over the weekend. Apple is reportedly working on a new operating system called homeOS, as well as two smart displays.

The more advanced of these will have a robotic limb, Gurman claims, and a large, "iPad-like" display. It