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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin unveils Moon lander, plans for lunar missions

May 11, 2019

Blue Origin, the spaceflight company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, revealed their plans to land on the Moon, in a rare press event on Thursday, according to The Atlantic. Since it often operates under the ...

Facebook co-founder calls for government action to limit its ‘unprecedented’ power

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May 9, 2019

Business, Policy, Science

A Facebook co-founder has said the government should break up the social media giant, to rein in Mark Zuckerberg’s “unprecedented and un-American” power over communication, according to The Guardian. In a Ne...

Facebook’s redesign is more focused on renewing the brand than addressing privacy concerns

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Apr 30, 2019

Business, Opinion, Science

At its annual developer conference on Tuesday, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off new plans to turn over a new leaf—or at least to give the impression of doing so. The company has been plagued b...

Central banks call for green investment, assessment of climate risks

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Apr 17, 2019

Business, Environment, Science

A group of major financial institutions including 30 central banks has called for measures to promote green investment, and for the finance sector to assess the risks associated with climate change, according t...

Google wins world’s first approval for commercial drone deliveries

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Apr 9, 2019

Business, Innovation, Science

Google’s commercial drone delivery system has been approved for use in Australia, marking the first public approval of the deliveries following 18 months of trials, according to The Verge. At first, the deliver...

Tesla unveils its Model Y SUV to a lukewarm reception

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Mar 15, 2019

Business, Innovation, Science

Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s new Model Y compact SUV Thursday night, ahead of a fall 2020 release, according to The Verge. As Tesla’s second mass-market electric vehicle, the Model Y offers specifications simi...

Warren’s proposal to rein in tech companies may not be as rash as it sounds

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Mar 9, 2019

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

In today’s political and commercial climate, 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up the nation’s largest tech companies sounds almost apocalyptic. Companies like Amazon and Googl...

Rather than a threat, SpaceX is exactly what NASA needs

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Mar 2, 2019

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

At almost 3 a.m. local time Saturday, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft launched on board one of the company’s reusable Falcon 9 Rockets, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is ...

Social media platforms should actively curb the spread of anti-science misinformation

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Feb 21, 2019

Business, Health, Opinion, Science

With a growing body of research showing the role of social media in the promotion of anti-science sentiment and misinformation, pressure has been building on the tech companies themselves to clamp down on the s...

Facebook negotiating multi-billion dollar fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

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Feb 16, 2019

Business, Policy, Science

Facebook is negotiating with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a fine to settle the agency's investigation into their mishandling of user data, according to the Washington Post. Though still under nego...