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Sony’s best-in-class noise-cancelling earbuds finally get a pricey upgrade

It’s been two years since Sony raised the bar for wireless earbuds. Six months before Apple upped its own game with the AirPods Pro, the WF-1000XM3 set a new standard for sound and active noise cancel

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NBA highlights on Jun. 6: Hawks burn 36ers storming 20 triples

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks looks on in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 6, 2021.

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Facebook’s use of ad data triggers antitrust probes in UK and EU

Facebook is facing a fresh pair of antitrust probes in Europe.The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the EU’s Competition Commission both announced formal investigations into

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China walk over Guam 7-0 in Qatar World Cup qualification

Players of China celebrate after scoring a goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (Asian Football Confederation, AFC) game against Guam in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 30, 20

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Champions League: Havertz hero in second-ever Chelsea CL win

Going into this final, the pressure was on Manchester City and their manager Pep Guardiola. In the long term, the preceding decade, Pep had repeatedly failed to win the UEFA Champions League and even

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China walk over Guam 7-0 in Qatar World Cup qualification

Players of China celebrate after scoring a goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (Asian Football Confederation, AFC) game against Guam in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 30, 20

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The dead leaf butterfly: Master of camouflage

The dead leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) is a perfect example of camouflage. Its wings, when closed, resemble a dry leaf with dark veins. An excellent flier, it can fly high and fast with wings that

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Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round

Orbital imagery is in demand, and if you think having daily images of everywhere on Earth is going to be enough in a few years, you need a lesson in ambition. Alba Orbital is here to provide it with i

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Champions League: Chelsea outclass mediocre Madrid to reach final

The second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal tie that took place last night at Stamford Bridge began with the score 1-1 on aggregate, with Chelsea having a slight advantage due to the away g

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China Space station: The tech that sets it apart

Visitors check out the interior of the core module of China's space station at an exhibition in China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, China, March 21, 2021. /

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Billion-dollar B2B: cloud-first enterprise tech behemoths have massive potential

More than half a decade ago, my Battery Ventures partner Neeraj Agrawal penned a widely read post offering advice for enterprise-software companies hoping to reach $100 million in annual recurring rev

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NFT Inc. reimagines urban and rural living with flying car ASKA

A number of startups have promised to bring a drive-and-fly vehicle to market over the past few years, but none have yet managed to follow through. NFT Inc. is betting it will succeed where its rivals

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Technical issue delays historic flight for Mars helicopter Ingenuity

NASA has stood down the first ever flight on another planet after telemetry data from a test suggested something was wrong.

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Gray herons enjoy warmer weather along the Yellow River

Along the banks of the Yellow River in Pinglu County, Yuncheng City of north China's Shanxi Province, flocks of gray herons are enjoying the warmer temperature. They ar

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Perseverance rover takes selfie with Ingenuity helicopter

The thin Martian atmosphere, just 1% the density of Earth's, means achieving flight is a significant challenge.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity survives first night alone ahead of flight

The tiny helicopter which weighs just 1.8kg has been deployed from the Perseverance rover and is set to fly in the coming days.

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Airlines anxiously await return to the skies

A KLM company Boeing 737, 19 March, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury