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2 years ago+3 3 0New Zealander without college degree couldn’t talk his way into NASA and Boeing—so he built a $1.8 billion rocket company
After years of dreaming about building rockets, Peter Beck realized that the only path to his dream job was starting his own company. Here's what happened next.
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2 years ago+7 7 0‘The miracle that disrupts order’: mathematicians invent new ‘einstein’ shape
Called ‘the hat’, the 13-sided shape can be arranged in a tile formation such that it never forms a repeating grid
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2 years ago+15 15 0Breakthrough study discovers that psychedelics breach our neurons
Researchers have discovered that psychedelics can activate 5-HT2A receptors inside of cortical neurons, a possible cause of their therapeutic effects.
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2 years ago+1 1 0War in space: U.S. officials debating rules for a conflict in orbit
Ukraine's use of commercial satellites to help repel the Russian invasion has bolstered the U.S. Space Force's interest in exploiting the capabilities of the private sector to develop new technologies for fighting a war in space. But the po ...
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2 years ago+1 1 0‘Dr Doom’: World headed for dark times in the next 20 years
Economist Nouriel Roubini paints a bleak future for a world facing ‘megathreats’ – including global economic meltdowns.
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2 years ago+1 1 0‘Scanners are complicated’: why Gen Z faces workplace ‘tech shame’
Garrett Bemiller, a 25-year-old New Yorker, has spent his entire life online. He grew up in front of screens, swiping from one app to the next. But there’s one skill set Bemiller admits he’s less comfortable with: the humble office printer. “Things l ...
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2 years ago+2 2 0New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies in the Works at Warners, New Line
The studios have struck a multiyear pact with Swedish gaming giant Embracer Group, which holds the film rights to the property.
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2 years ago+10 10 0AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology
The decision is one of the first by a U.S. court or agency on the scope of copyright protection for works created with AI.
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2 years ago+15 15 0Microsoft says no to Activision merger without 'Call of Duty'
European regulators say Microsoft may need to divest 'Call of Duty' over antitrust concerns. Microsoft says that would be a deal breaker.
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2 years ago+3 3 0This dwarf planet has a ring instead of a moon, and scientists don't know why
Recent telescope data revealed that a small planet in the far reaches of our solar system has a dense ring round it. And scientists are baffled as to why. The planet, Quaoar, is one of roughly 3,000 small planets that orbit the sun beyond Neptune, an ...
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2 years ago+1 1 0‘The Battery’s Dead’: Burnout Looks Different in Autistic Adults
Though little studied, exhaustion among people with autism has become its own pandemic.
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2 years ago+4 4 0Bill Gates would rather pay for vaccines than travel to Mars
The Microsoft co-founder also believes artificial intelligence will "dramatically" transform humanity.
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2 years ago+19 19 0It sounds like Google’s getting ready to compete with ChatGPT
We might be getting a LaMDA chatbot.
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2 years ago+4 4 0Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are ‘Illusions’
A concept called “quantum entanglement” suggests the fabric of the universe is more interconnected than we think. And it also suggests we have the wrong idea about reality.
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2 years ago+3 3 0'Why am I here, playing for literally $6?': The stunning financial reality of pro tennis
For pro tennis players ranked outside of the top 100, making enough money to offset the enormous costs of travel, coaching and training is a constant battle -- and it's creating an ever-widening performance gap in the sport.
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2 years ago+1 1 0Prince Harry details physical attack by brother William in new book
Exclusive: Harry writes in new autobiography Spare that William ‘knocked me to the floor’ during confrontation in London in 2019
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2 years ago+3 3 0Every planet in the solar system visible in rare "planet parade" Wednesday
The astronomical phenomenon gave skywatchers a good view of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with the naked eye.
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2 years ago+21 21 0Heat waves Are Shutting Down Data Centers and Breaking the Internet
As the frequency of heat waves grows worldwide, critical pieces of technology infrastructure are melting down more and more often.
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2 years ago+3 3 0Arbiter: Bauer reinstated as ban cut to 194 games
Trevor Bauer's suspension has been cut from 324 games to 194, and the right-hander has been reinstated effective immediately, MLB said Thursday. The Dodgers have 14 days to decide whether they will reinstate him onto their 40-man roster.
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2 years ago+11 11 0Microsoft vows to bring 'Call of Duty' to Nintendo consoles
Microsoft vows to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo and to continue making it available on the latter's consoles for 10 years if its Activision Blizzard acquisition pushes through. Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming's CEO, has announced the compan ...