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This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. In a single day, we interact with hundreds of computer chips, most no larger than a penny.…

Soon enough, an Amazon device might know whether you’re sleeping — or not. The e-commerce and tech giant said Wednesday it

NEW YORK — A Johns Hopkins University scientist who created a website to track COVID-19 cases worldwide is the recipient of this year’s Lasker award for public service. The $250,000 awards, announced Wednesday by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation,…

NEW ORLEANS — Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one from 2010 through 2019, according to a federal report Wednesday. The amounts spilled…

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s federal and state governments on Wednesday called for Optus to pay for replacing identification documents including passports and driver’s licenses to avoid identity fraud after 9.8 million of the telecommunications company’s customers had personal data stolen…