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Google Vice President Mario Queiroz talks about the uses of the new Google Home device during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif.

With New Products, Google Flexes Muscles To Competitors, Regulators

Google unveils a litany of products at the developers' conference, including messaging apps, a personal virtual assistant and a voice-controlled speaker that connects you with it.

Four students sit at desks wearing hooded sweatshirts or a jacket in a Monroe Clark Middle School classroom. Teacher Andy Soto said the photo was taken during a heating outage at the school.

Why It Took A Month To Fix The Heating System For These City Heights Classrooms

Teachers say the outage that affected 15 classrooms at a local San Diego middle school went on too long. The district says it offered heaters and a warm space as alternatives while it worked on the issue.

An aerial view of the 52-megawatt solar farm built by Silicon Ranch in Hazlehurst, Ga. Ever cheaper and better solar technology, available land and lots of sunshine are driving demand for massive, utility-scale solar projects across the American Southeast.

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Solar is booming in Georgia, and it's not because of state mandates supporting renewable energy or concerns about climate change. Instead, powerful market forces are driving the growth.

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Solar is booming in Georgia, and it's not because of state mandates supporting renewable energy or concerns about climate change. Instead, powerful market forces are driving the growth.

David Brown, of Plymouth, Mass., holds a placard during a protest Sunday in Plymouth. The protest was held to denounce hatred and racism in response to a nationalist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.

Some Are Troubled By Online Shaming Of Charlottesville Rally Participants

The "Yes, You're Racist" Twitter account uses crowdsourcing to help identify white supremacists. But sometimes it gets things wrong. And not everyone is happy about efforts at public shaming.

A man waits for a taxi in Beijing as news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) being greeted in Pyongyang by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown on a large screen outside a shopping mall.

China's Xi Visits Kim In Pyongyang, With An Eye Toward Talks With Trump

The two countries are marking the 70th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. But some experts believe Xi Jinping's trip has another purpose.

POV: Voices Of The Sea

Airs Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Facebook said data of more than 300,000 Australians may have been improperly shared with a third party.

Australian Authorities Open Investigation Into Facebook's Improper Sharing Of Data

More than 300,000 Australians may have had their data improperly shared by Facebook with Cambridge Analytica. Australia is investigating whether Facebook broke the law.

Jackie Chan doing one of his insane stunts in "Police Story." The 4K digitally restored film screen as part of Film Classics Week at Landmark's Ken Cinema.

Ken Classics, Two Film Fests Return This Week

San Diego Black Film Fest and Human Rights Watch offer lots of choices for weekend

Google CEO Larry Page has announced the creation of Alphabet, a new parent company for Google. Page will serve as Alphabet's CEO.

Google Creates New Parent Company Called 'Alphabet'

Google will be part of the larger entity, along with businesses that co-founder Larry Page says are "far afield" of the company's Internet products. Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google.

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