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NASA pushes back crewed Moon landing to 2025 or later

The United States will send a crewed mission to the Moon "no earlier than 2025," NASA chief Bill Nelson told reporters on Tuesday, officially pushing back the launch by

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Biden signs bill raising U.S. debt limit, averting default

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation temporarily raising the government's borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, pushing off the deadline for debt defaul

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Biden signs bill raising U.S. debt limit, averting default

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation temporarily raising the government's borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, pushing off the deadline for debt defaul

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E-commerce aggregator Rainforest raises $20M just months after its last funding

Four months after its last funding announcement, Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator Rainforest has closed a $20 million pre-Series A round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. Other participants included J

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NVIDIA’s latest tech makes AI voices more expressive and realistic

The voices on Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and other AI assistants are far ahead of old-school GPS devices, but they still lack the rhythms, intonation and other qualities that make speech s

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Motional reveals its Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric robotaxi

Motional revealed Tuesday the first images of its planned robotaxi, a Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 5 SUV that will be the centerpiece of a driverless ride-hailing service the company wants customers to

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Microsoft is discontinuing its Office apps for Chromebook users in favor of web versions 

Since 2017, Microsoft has offered its Office suite to Chromebook users via the Google Play store, but that is set to come to an end in a few short weeks.As of September 18, Microsoft is discontinuing

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U.S. coerces scientists, China's neighbors for COVID-19 origin probe

Desperate to pin the blame for the COVID-19 pandemic on China, the U.S. has resorted to inducement and coercion to produce a damning report regarding the coronavirus origins, the Global Times repo

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Billionaires' tiff: Jeff Bezos sues after NASA's lunar lander contract goes to Elon Musk

SpaceX was awarded the contract to build a spacecraft to carry astronauts to the lunar surface, but rivals Blue Origin and Dynetics say there should have been two contracts awarded.

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Bodiless Lacquerware debuts at World Heritage Conference

Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, displayed 25 pieces of bodiless lacquerware at the 44th session of World Heritage Conference, inviting more people to enjoy the charm of Chine

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U.S. and South Korean diplomats discuss ways to engage DPRK

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong have discussed, through a phone conversation, efforts to engage with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts

Fleets weren’t long for this world, but Twitter’s product teams aren’t slowing down on bringing new stuff to Spaces, the company’s own take on audio rooms. Twitter introduced S

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French oil and aviation sectors rebound as travel restarts

An oil pump is seen at sunset outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France April 23, 2018. /Reuters/Christian Hartmann/File Photo French oil giant TotalEnergies, formerly known as Total, has rel

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Uber will offer free Rosetta Stone language courses to drivers

Uber wants to overcome the language barriers you’ll sometimes encounter when hailing a ride. The Verge says Uber has partnered with Rosetta Stone to offer free language lessons through its Drive

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BioNTech using COVID jab technology to develop effective malaria vaccine

According to the World Health Organisation, there were 229 million cases of malaria globally in 2019, with 94% in Africa.

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Peter Boyce II has left General Catalyst to start his own $40M fund

Peter Boyce II has left General Catalyst to start his own firm, a little over a year after the venture capital firm promoted him to partner. His new firm is called Stellation Capital, and filings indi

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Microbe that can break down plastic discovered in cow's stomach

Enzymes produced by bacteria to break down natural polyesters could also be used to break down synthetic plastics, say scientists.