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Astronauts enter world’s first inflatable space habitat
International Space Station astronauts are now floating inside the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)

Where’s the edge of the universe?
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter theorizes exactly what is at the edge of the universe

Mystery of lost underwater “city” solved
Researchers made the surprising discovery about odd underwater structures near Greece

Facebook founder’s Twitter account briefly hijacked
Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter account was hijacked, with the hacker inviting users to reach the mogul on LinkedIn

The heat is on: Most of U.S. likely to have a scorching summer
NOAA reports that the summer will be stifling, continuing the trend of 2016 being a warmer-than-average-year

“Massive, massive shift” going on in tech, social media
NewYorker.com editor Nicholas Thompson discusses changes in the tech industry highlighted at Recode conference

Newest “hole” in the sun is a doozy
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of a new, massive “hole” on the surface of the sun

Elon Musk shares big ideas for the future
Billionaire Elon Musk is among those sharing his vision of the future of technology at Recode’s annual Code Conference

Glenn Greenwald on “defeating the surveillance state”
Three years after Edward Snowden’s leaks, the reporter who helped expose them talks about the “arms race” between private companies and governments

The Snowden effect: Silicon Valley vs. the government
The Snowden leaks “kicked off a crisis of confidence and conscience throughout the technology industry”

What to expect from Microsoft’s next Xbox One
Rumors are buzzing about what Xbox One fans might see in the next game console update from Microsoft

Is the universe expanding faster than we thought?
Astronomers thought they had a handle on how the universe ticks, but the cosmos may be toying with them

What it’s like to be on zoo’s “dangerous animal” squad
“To think that I might have to go out there and shoot [these animals] someday to save someone’s life really kind of stinks”

Hiring slows as jobless rate falls, and other MoneyWatch headlines
Fewer new jobs in May, but also fewer jobless; big rise in McMansion sales; Walmart taps Uber and Lyft for deliveries. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.

Airbnb customers accuse hosts of racism
Vladimir Duthiers spoke to a customer who started the #airbnbwhileblack hashtag

New trends and challenges for tech industry
At ReCode’s annual Code Conference this week, big names in the tech industry spoke about where technology can take the world

Inside Silicon Valley’s secretive test track for self-driving cars
A former military weapons depot in Northern California has been turned into a secretive test track for Silicon Valley, where companies can test their self-driving cars in private

Former weapons depot turned into self-driving car test track
A former military weapons depot in Concord, California, has been turned into a secretive test track for Silicon Valley, where companies can test their self-driving cars in private

Google’s self-driving cars learn how to honk
How does a self-driving car decide whether to honk at another vehicle? Google is working on it

Tourists get close, but not too close, to gorillas in Africa
In some parts of Africa, tourists and researchers routinely trek into the undergrowth to see gorillas in their natural habitat

What secrets still hide beneath Egypt’s pyramids?
A team of scientists is hoping that modern technology could help unlock ancient mysteries buried deep beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza

How to control your personal info on Google
CNET’s Jeff Bakalar talks about Google’s newest feature: allowing users an easier way to control what personal information others can see when Googling your name.

Harambe’s death spotlights “bigger picture” for gorillas
“We could end up in a world without gorillas,” one conservationist warned

New theory tracks how dogs evolved from wolves
What science has discovered about how dogs became man’s (and woman’s) best friends

Texas town erects “selfie statue”
Sign of the times art installed along with a statue of a man playing guitar, a project valued at $32,500

These scientists propose creating DNA blueprint for making humans
While researchers say they have no intentions of using these genomes to create people, some observers are still troubled by the prospect

Carmakers may be selling you defunct Takata air bags, and other MoneyWatch headlines
The government is warning car buyers that some of the leading automakers are still selling vehicles equipped with faulty air bags made by Takata. CBS News MoneyWatch’s Jill Wagner has that story and other business headlines on CBSN.

The art of the selfie: Take a look at new statue in Texas
The town of Sugar Land, Texas, erected a new statue that is facing plenty of online backlash. The statue features two women taking a selfie together in front of city hall.

Facebook introduces more diverse Messenger emoji
Facebook Messenger unveils 1,500 new emoji options to reflect the diversity of the world and lots of different activities

Watch: Arizona meteor sightings caught on video
Bright fireball and loud boom stunned residents in the southwest overnight

How virtual assistants could change home and life
From Amazon Echo to Google Home, the biggest technology companies are betting big on virtual assistants powered by artificial intelligence

American climbers on harrowing climb up Mt. Everest
For weeks, we’ve shown you the first-hand account of professional climbers Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger

Could this distant “super Earth” planet sustain life?
Astronomers believe a planet 1,200 light-years away might have the ingredients to sustain life

Credit card scammers targeting retailers, self-checkout lines
Crooks have targeted self-checkout machines at Walmarts in Kentucky and Virginia, and separately at Safeway stores in California and Colorado

Zuckerberg hosts astronauts in Facebook Live Q&A
Astronauts chatted about their health, experiments, views of Earth and more in first Facebook Live video from space

Google will make it easier to change privacy controls
Google said it’s making the change after noticing many users do a “vanity search” to check up on what Google says about them

Twitter’s “Darth Putin” returns after disappearance
There’s been no explanation so far for why social media accounts mocking the Kremlin went dark for a while

Goodbye to the gigabyte? Online video ushers in age of the terabyte
The nation’s biggest broadband providers are letting users download more content — here’s what that could mean for you

Salesforce CEO: Speaking out on issues is “right thing to do”
Marc Benioff explains why he is fighting North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom law,” and shares big developments in his cloud computing company

This minivan-sized sponge is the largest ever found
Scientists believe it might be capable of living for thousands of years