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DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty ImagesNew charges against Julian Assange threaten all of the press, scientists have figured out how to alter emotional memories, and Memorial Day is coming. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less.Today’s HeadlinesJulian Assange’s charges put all of the press at riskNew charges unveiled by the Justice Department against…

On Thursday, the Department of Justice unsealed new charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Unlike the previous indictment—which focused narrowly on an apparent offer to help crack a password—the 17 superseding counts focus instead on alleged violations of the Espionage Act. In doing so, the DOJ has aimed a battering ram at the freedom of…

Faced with escalating accusations of bias from the right and an onslaught of calls to break up Facebook on the left, the social media juggernaut released a data dump Thursday that its leaders hope will help the public better understand how it moderates content—and remind them that the bigger Facebook is, the more it can…

By Todd Werkhoven — Posted on May 23, 2019 1:11PM PST 05.23.19 – 1:11PM PST On the latest episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler and DT Content Manager Hanif Jackson discuss the top tech stories of the day, including an Amazon wearable device that can recognize human emotions, the Boring Company hitting the…

Update: SpaceX is trying again! After its original attempts to launch 60 Starlink satellites were scrapped due to weather issues, the company is giving it another go today. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying the initial 60 satellites for SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink internet constellation will lift off at 10.30pm Eastern / 7.30pm Pacific — provided…

As much talk as there is about Mars colonization, it’s still going to be a good few years before humans land on the Red Planet. But that doesn’t mean that your name can’t be among the first to make its way to the Martian landscape — and it won’t even require you to train as…