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NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches

NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according to slides and recordings of an April 29 internal meeting … Continue reading

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Apple on pace for best day since 2022 after earnings beat, $110 billion stock buyback

Apple shares popped on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and the largest-ever stock buyback program.

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Why Google Employees Aren’t Reacting to US Antitrust Trial

They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.

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US Antitrust Cases Against Big Tech, Explained

As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.

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Apple Reports Decline in Sales and Profit Amid iPhone Struggles in China

The company continues to lean on customers’ appetite for apps and services, as demand for its devices weakens.

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Inside TC’s Techstars investigation and how AI is accelerating disability tech

The downturn in venture capital funding that the world has seen since the bust of the 2021-era bubble has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company in the final category, Techstars, has been shaking up its operations for … Continue reading

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AI engineers report burnout, rushed rollouts as ‘rat race’ to stay competitive hits tech industry

AI workers across the tech industry told CNBC that the pressure to roll out features and products at breakneck speed has come to define their jobs.

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Apple’s falling iPhone sales don’t bother Wall Street so long as margins, buybacks are increasing

Apple shares jumped after the company’s earnings report on Thursday even though iPhone sales dropped more than expected.

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Don’t rate Tesla’s Full Self Driving too highly, tech investor says: ‘By no means autonomous driving’

A top fund manager focusing on tech says Tesla’s Full Self Driving product lacks qualities that would make it an example of truly “self-driving” technology.

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Electric car driver turned away from hospital car park

Experts say it does not make sense as research suggests petrol cars are much more likely to catch fire.

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