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A couple in Portland, Ore., discovered that their Amazon Echo had recorded their conversation and sent it to one of their contacts.

Amazon Echo Recorded And Sent Couple's Conversation — All Without Their Knowledge

In what it called an "unlikely" string of events, Amazon says Alexa heard background conversation and misconstrued it as very specific directives.

Activists gather to protest national emergency declaration, Feb. 19, 2019.

Activists Call Out 'Fake Emergency' At San Diego Rally

More than 100 people attended the rally calling President Trump's national emergency declaration a "fake crisis" to fund a border wall.

A hacking group linked to North Korea has used code that's identical to some of the malware used in the WannaCry attack, security researchers say. Here, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is seen visiting a factory, in an image released by North Korea's official news agency.

North Korea May Be Linked To WannaCry Ransomware, Researchers Say

Google security researcher Neel Mehta pointed out similarities between WannaCry and malware used by Lazarus, the group that has been blamed for the Sony Pictures hack of 2014.

A still from a rendering of Nick Roth's "Fates" installation at San Diego Museum of Art.

San Diego's Top Weekend Arts Events: From New Dark Music To High Tech Mythology

A new album from Høurs, The Symphony performs Sibelius, Rachmaninoff and Texu Kim, and Nick Roth's installation, closes at SDMA.

Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.

Financial Pain Deepens As Nearly 60 Countries Report New Coronavirus

A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the virus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major sites and events off limits.

It's A Smartphone Life: More Than Half Of U.S. Children Now Have One

A broad new national survey examines media use among children and teenagers and the very different ways young people are using their devices.

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey testify during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Sept. 5.

DOJ Probe Into Bias At Tech Companies Should Include Democrats, California AG Says

Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the Justice Department to invite Democrats to the Sept. 25 meeting focused on social media and tech companies or risk proving the event's political bent.

The wreckage of a boat is seen along a sea wall in Yurihonjo in Japan's Akita Prefecture on Friday. A number of boats thought to be from North Korea — including some carrying dead bodies — have washed up the Japanese coast in recent weeks.

'Ghost Ships' Turn Up Along Japanese Coast, Likely From North Korea

A number of small wooden boats have washed ashore recently, including some with dead bodies on board. The Japan Coast Guard says it is stepping up its patrols to guard against "suspicious boats."

Jasmine Cho's cookie portrait of Afong Moy, who is often cited as the first Chinese woman to step foot in the United States. Beginning in the 1830s, Moy was put on display before crowds as a curiosity.

Cookie Artist Teaches Edible Lessons In Asian-American History

Jasmine Cho makes cookie portraits of people like Takao Ozawa, who was denied U.S. citizenship on the basis of race in a landmark case. Her goal: to make social justice lessons more palatable.

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