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CHINA ADDS SCIENCE LABORATORY TO ITS ORBITING SPACE STATION

China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station as it moves toward completing the structure in coming months.

RUSSIA TO DROP OUT OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AFTER 2024

Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said this week amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.

Matter - Integration: The key to the future of smart homes

Our homes might be smarter than ever, but with so many platforms, manufacturers, and ecosystems vying for our attention and hard-earned cash, it can be hard to know where to start. Matter, a new smart home connectivity standard, hopes to make things a little easier.

CALIFORNIA TO ALLOW CRYPTOCURRENCY CAMPAIGN DONATIONS

Candidates for state and local offices in California will soon be able to accept cryptocurrency campaign donations.

KOREAN FIRM'S $22B INVESTMENT WILL MEAN NEW US JOBS, WH SAYS

South Korea’s SK Group announced plans to invest $22 billion in the United States on industries including semiconductors, green energy and bioscience, which the White House said will create tens of thousands of domestic jobs while helping ease global supply chain snarls that have persisted during the coronavirus pandemic.

TOMORROW’S ‘TOP GUN’ MIGHT HAVE DRONE WINGMAN, USE AI

Maverick’s next wingman could be a drone.

Crypto Plunge is Cautionary Tale for Public Pension Funds

When the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund bought $25 million in cryptocurrencies, with the fund’s chief investment officer touting their potential, retired fire Capt. Russell Harris was concerned.

‘The Sea Beast' is a Charming, Animated Adventure

For a young imagination, there is something uniquely captivating about a stowaway story on the high seas.

As AI Language Skills Grow, So Do Scientists' Concerns

The tech industry’s latest artificial intelligence constructs can be pretty convincing if you ask them what it feels like to be a sentient computer, or maybe just a dinosaur or squirrel. But they’re not so good — and sometimes dangerously bad — at handling other seemingly straightforward tasks.

AUTOMAKERS TARGETING AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS WITH NEW CROP OF EVS

In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America’s automakers targeted people who value shortrange economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans.

HIGH-FLYING EXPERIMENT: DO STEM CELLS GROW BETTER IN SPACE?

Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they’ll grow better in zero gravity.

TWITTER-MUSK TAKEOVER DISPUTE HEADING FOR AN OCTOBER TRIAL

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.

LOG4J SOFTWARE FLAW ‘ENDEMIC,' NEW CYBER SAFETY PANEL SAYS

A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new cybersecurity panel created by President Joe Biden.

NETFLIX Q2 SUBSCRIBER LOSS WIDENS, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS FEARED

Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.

CarPlay 2.0

The possible outcomes for the most exciting ‘next big thing’

Dems Stress National Security as Computer Chips Bill Stalls

The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are warning of dire ramifications for the economy and for national security if Congress fails to pass a bill by the end of July that is designed to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United States.

Bill Gates Gives $20 Billion to Stem ‘Significant Suffering'

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending.

Baby Stars, Dancing Galaxies: Nasa Shows New Cosmic Views

A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance.

Passkeys

The future of passwordless digital security

FRONTIER AIRLINES LACKS THE VOTES FOR SPIRIT MERGER

Frontier Airlines, facing likely defeat in its bid to merge with Spirit Airlines, is asking for another delay in a shareholder vote on the deal.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THE MUSK-TWITTER SAGA?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the social media company.

THE BEST HYBRID PICKUP TRUCKS IN 2022

The average national price for gasoline has gone up almost $2 over the past year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s not good news for some of the thirstiest vehicles on the road: pickup trucks. But there is a relatively new option if you’re looking to save on gas: a hybrid pickup.

HUGE UNDERGROUND SEARCH FOR MYSTERIOUS DARK MATTER BEGINS

In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter.

IN ‘MS. MARVEL', MUSLIM FANS SEE A REFLECTION OF THEIR LIVES

Jumana Zakir knows who she is going to be for Halloween this year. Hint: Her new favorite superhero is a lot like her – female, teen, Muslim, American and “totally awesome.”

TESLA'S 20 SALES DROP AMID SUPPLY CHAIN, PANDEMIC PROBLEMS

Tesla's sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as supply chain issues and pandemic restrictions in China hobbled production of its electric vehicles.

THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR DRONES: LETTING THEM FLY OUT OF SIGHT

For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight.

iPados Productivity & collaboration features reach new heights

This year’s updates to iPadOS are designed with productivity and collaboration in mind, with a stunning new multitasking experience called Stage Manager, an all-new iPad app called Freeform, and countless under-the-hood changes that make working on an iPad even better.

NEW YORK OFFICIALS RULE AGAINST BITCOIN-MINING POWER PLANT

New York officials denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state's climate goals.

GRADS OF FIRST US APPLE DEVELOPER ACADEMY FETED IN DETROIT

The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches students the fundamentals of coding, design, marketing and project management, celebrated its unique accomplishment during a ceremony last week.

MANY WON'T RELY ON VIRTUAL OPTIONS AFTER COVID: AP-NORC POLL

Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future.