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Blue Origin scrubs key test launch again, eyes Thursday
Cape Canaveral (AFP) - Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, called off the inaugural launch of...
Tech sector’s energy transition draws attention at Vegas show
Las Vegas (AFP) - With its focus on innovative products and cutting-edge technology, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has...
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Brasília (AFP) - Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the...
Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices
Las Vegas (AFP) - Producers of hi-tech connected eyewear are multiplying their innovations with increasingly discreet models in an attempt...
Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift
San Francisco (AFP) - Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs...
E-Power hits the slopes: new wave of snow sports emerges
Las Vegas (AFP) - Following in the footsteps of electric scooters on land and wakeboards at sea, young entrepreneurs are...
E-Power hits the slopes: new wave of snow sports emerges
Las Vegas (AFP) - Following in the footsteps of electric scooters on land and wakeboards at sea, young entrepreneurs are...
Italy’s Meloni denies discussing SpaceX deal with Musk
Rome (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denied Thursday talking to Elon Musk about a cybersecurity deal with the American...
Waymo exec hopeful Trump will boost autonomous driving
Las Vegas (AFP) - A top Waymo executive said Wednesday the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing...
Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking
Sydney (AFP) - Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram...
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