SpaceX’s next astronaut mission postponed to November
By Manskar Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX won’t take astronauts into space again until at least next month. NASA has pushed back the launch of SpaceX’s “Crew-1” mission to the …
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Vanessa Bryant celebrates Lakers championship in heartfelt Instagram post
By Garger Vanessa Bryant celebrated the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sunday night championship-clinching win in a heartfelt Instagram post. “Go Lakers! Wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see this,” she …
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WHO warns against COVID-19 lockdowns due to economic damage
By Salo The World Health Organization has warned leaders against relying on COVID-19 lockdowns to tackle outbreaks — after previously saying countries should be careful how quickly they re-open. WHO …
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Pakistan bans TikTok, citing ‘immoral and indecent’ content
By Vega TikTok has been banned in Pakistan after the country’s telecom regulator deemed that it had failed to filter out “immoral and indecent” content. It is the latest blow …
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London Stock Exchange to sell Italy’s Borsa Italiana for $5.1 billion
By Manskar The London Stock Exchange is selling its Italian counterpart to French markets giant Euronext for about $5.1 billion, the companies announced Friday. Euronext will add Milan’s Borsa Italiana …
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Google rebrands office apps package as ‘Workspace,’ drops G Suite
By Manskar Google rolled out a new name for its suite of workplace apps Tuesday along with a slate of new features to make collaboration easier. The package of services …
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Apple’s new 5G iPhone keynote set for Oct. 13
By Vega Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 12 event will take place on Oct. 13, the company confirmed. Next week’s keynote — which Apple teased with the tagline “Hi, Speed” in invitations …
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House panel’s probe into Big Tech reportedly draws skepticism from Republicans
By Manskar A key congressional committee is poised to call for a crackdown on Big Tech companies — but some Republicans are already balking at its proposals, according to reports. …
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Former top Catholic cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu accused of bribing witnesses in rival’s sex-abuse case
By Garger A former top Catholic cardinal is suspected of using Vatican funds to bribe witnesses in the sex-abuse trial of his rival, Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction was recently …
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CA man Attila Colar convicted of fraud, charged with trying to steal $22M from PPP loans
By Brad A California man who defrauded several local governments in the state five years ago is now charged with trying to steal $22 million from the Paycheck Protection Program. …
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Wall Street claims the ‘Nasdaq Whale’ is back to pushing up tech stocks
By Mcenery The colorful Japanese billionaire behind the summer’s unexpected tech rally — and subsequent declines — appears to be up to his old tricks. Masayoshi Son, the 63-year-old founder …
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Twitter to fix AI system that cut black people from photos
By Vega Twitter is making changes to its artificial intelligence system as it investigates why it sometimes cut black people’s faces out of photos. The social media giant said in …
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China reportedly mulling antitrust probe into Google
By Vega Google is reportedly staring down the barrel of an antitrust probe from China. Beijing is investigating whether Google leveraged the dominance of its Android operating system for smartphones …
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Facebook to begin merger between Instagram and Messenger chat functions
By Mills Facebook said Wednesday it would start replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first major step in its plan to …
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Target muscles in on Amazon’s Prime Day – again
By Lisa Target has finally announced the date for its big annual shopping event — and it just so happens to coincide with Amazon’s Prime Day. Target’s Deal Days event …
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Google gives Netflix, Spotify a year to start paying app store fees
By Vega The search giant on Monday said it will no longer give high-profile app developers a pass on its 30-percent app store fee starting next year. Google said it …
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth faces $45 million shortfall due to COVID-19
By Jane Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her family are facing a 35 million pound ($45 million) hit from the coronavirus pandemic, partly due to a shortage of tourists, the …
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WeWork sells control of China business to private equity firm
By Manskar WeWork has sold a majority stake in its China business to a private-equity firm in the troubled office-sharing startup’s latest effort to cut costs. The deal announced Thursday …
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Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board will launch before US election
By Vega Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board, which will have power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor, will launch next month ahead of the US presidential election. The …
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ViacomCBS probed sexual misconduct allegation against CEO Bob Bakish: report
By Steigrad ViacomCBS investigated an allegation of sexual misconduct by its chief executive Bob Bakish, according to a new report. A former employee at Viacom’s Nickelodeon cable channel claimed that …
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