A twin-fuselage jet stood ready on Thursday to carry a Virgin Galactic rocket plane with a three-person crew from Italy into the New Mexico sky for a high-altitude launch of the company’s first flight of paying customers to the edge of space. If the mission goes as planned, it will…
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Harrison Ford is bidding farewell to one of his most famous roles with the new film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which heads to theaters on Friday. The 80-year-old actor, who has played the adventurous Nazi-punching archaeologist in five movies since 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, confirmed…
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Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will wrestle in the cage. The Tesla and SpaceX chief and the Facebook owner have been trading jabs over their social media platforms. It’s now all but guaranteed a matchup after Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a fight on Twitter. A cage match between…
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Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) CEO Safra Katz discussed a possible expansion of the company’s investment activity in Israel during a meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. The statement from Netanyahu’s office added that he and Katz also discussed opportunities arising from artificial intelligence. The Israeli-born Katz,…
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Kim Kardashian shared a heartwarming birthday post for daughter North on her Instagram page, which is bound to bring tears to anyone who sees it. The 42-year-old reality star wrote a touching message for her firstborn, who turned ten on Friday, and she also posted a few throwback photos of…
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The global rise of artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for businesses and consumers, but it also raises concerns about potential risks. On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the topic with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and said he welcomed U.S. firms, including Microsoft bringing their A.I. technology to China,…
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On Thursday, TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia to boost e-commerce. It’s a huge commitment that suggests the app has no plans to stop expanding even as it faces renewed global scrutiny over its data security. The investment comes as the…
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The stock’s recent earnings report has some investors wondering what’s next for the chipmaker. Earnings are a critical measure for determining the price of a company’s shares, and it’s been found that a company’s share price often correlates to trends in its earnings estimates. As a result, it’s essential to…
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The hazy skies that blanketed much of the US East Coast with a smoky, yellowish smog Wednesday — including New York City and Manhattan’s famed skyline — result from a highly unhealthy air quality event fueled by smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires. More than 100 million people across the…
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In music streaming, Spotify has gotten plenty of criticism for not adequately compensating musicians. But the company says it’s taking a step to address that. The Swedish-based company will cut some 200 positions, equalling about two percent of its workforce, as it slims down its internal podcast operations. In a…
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