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SpaceX Crew Dragon delivers two NASA astronauts to International Space Station

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 23:59
Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first U.S. space capsule to do so with a crew since 2011.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos invests in UK digital freight forwarder Beacon

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 19:47
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has picked British startup Beacon, a digital freight forwarder, for his latest investment.
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Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump's reaction 'hysteria'

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 19:06
Russia's space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years, but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space.
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NASA resumes human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 19:06
SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
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Exclusive: Mexican broadcaster Televisa to launch mobile phone service, challenging Slim

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 18:06
Mexican broadcaster Televisa said on Sunday it will start offering mobile phone service, a bid to challenge billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil, which has long dominated the country's telecommunications market.
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Russian space agency calls Trump's reaction to SpaceX launch 'hysteria'

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 13:15
Russia's space agency criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years, but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space.
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Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 10:29
Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday.
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Amazon removes racist messages after they appear on some product listings

Sun, 05/31/2020 - 08:58
Amazon.com Inc said it was removing certain images after messages using extremely strong racist abuse appeared on some listings on its UK website when users searched for Apple's AirPods and other similar products.
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With fact-checks, Twitter takes on a new kind of task

Sat, 05/30/2020 - 23:30
In addition to disputing misleading claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots this week, Twitter has added fact-checking labels to thousands of other tweets since introducing the alerts earlier this month, mostly on posts about the coronavirus.
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Google postpones Android 11 unveiling amid U.S. protests

Sat, 05/30/2020 - 20:09
Alphabet Inc's Google on Saturday said it has postponed next week's planned unveiling of the beta version of its latest Android 11 mobile operating system in light of protests and unrest in the United States.
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Indian IT firm Wipro names Capgemini's Thierry Delaporte as CEO

Sat, 05/30/2020 - 05:21
India's Wipro Ltd on Friday named Thierry Delaporte as the new chief executive officer and managing director of the IT company, replacing Abidali Neemuchwala.
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Lyft violates Washington DC sick day law during pandemic, lawsuit claims

Sat, 05/30/2020 - 01:53
Lyft Inc was sued on Friday by a former driver who accused the ride-sharing company of failing to provide required paid sick leave to drivers in Washington, D.C., a policy she said could fuel the spread of the coronavirus.
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Trump backpedals after 'shooting' threat to Minneapolis rioters

Sat, 05/30/2020 - 01:30
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
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Chilean regulator approves Uber's purchase of Cornershop grocery app

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 21:52
Chile's antitrust regulator said on Friday it had approved "without conditions" Uber's purchase of Chilean online grocery provider Cornershop, clearing a key hurtle for the ride-hailing company as it seeks to expand into the delivery of groceries and other goods.
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U.S. senators urge probe of TikTok on children's privacy

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 21:15
Four U.S. senators, including a China hawk, urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting children's privacy.
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Tencent in talks to buy Warner Music stake: WSJ

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 19:48
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is in talks to invest $200 million in Warner Music Group, ahead of the record company's slated initial public offering next week, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/tencent-in-talks-to-buy-warner-music-stake-11590774885 on Friday.
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Italian magistrates target Uber Italia over alleged rider exploitation: sources

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 19:03
Italian magistrates have placed an Italian unit of Uber Technologies under special administration as part of an investigation into alleged exploitation of food delivery riders, three people familiar with the case said on Friday.
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China's Kunlun says U.S approves sale of Grindr to investor group

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 18:40
Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that a U.S. national security panel approved the $620 million sale of popular gay dating app Grindr to an investor group called San Vicente Acquisition LLC.
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Trump threatens 'shooting' response to Minneapolis riot over police killing

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 18:00
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to stop looters in Minneapolis with deadly military force, after that city weathered a third night of arson and rioting over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
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Twitter says CEO Dorsey informed in advance of decision to tag Trump tweet

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 18:00
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was informed in advance by the company's staff of a decision to tag a tweet by President Donald Trump as "glorifying violence", a spokeswoman for the company said.
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