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NAVY DITCHES FUTURISTIC RAILGUN, EYES HYPERSONIC MISSILES

The U.S. Navy pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity.

NSA DISCLOSES HACKING METHODS IT SAYS ARE USED BY RUSSIA

U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to break into the cloud services of hundreds of government agencies, energy companies and other organizations.

VIRGIN GALACTIC GETS FAA'S OK TO LAUNCH CUSTOMERS TO SPACE

Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico.

MICROSOFT DEBUTS WINDOWS 11; FIRST MAJOR UPDATE IN 6 YEARS

Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its Windows software, called Windows 11, that has a new Start Menu and other features.

EU INVESTIGATES GOOGLE'S CONDUCT IN DIGITAL AD TECH SECTOR

European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.

DUTCH GROUP LAUNCHES DATA HARVESTING CLAIM AGAINST TIKTOK

A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform.

CHINESE BANKS PROMISE TO STEP UP CRYPTOCURRENCY BAN

China’s biggest banks promised this week to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban.

AMAZON ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BUILD SOLAR FARM IN MISSISSIPPI

Amazon has announced plans to build a solar farm in Mississippi and in at least 10 other states, including Arkansas and Pennsylvania.

CAN ET SEE US? STUDY FINDS MANY STARS WITH PRIME EARTH VIEW

Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think.

REMBRANDT'S HUGE ‘NIGHT WATCH' GETS BIGGER THANKS TO AI

One of Rembrandt van Rijn’s biggest paintings just got a bit bigger.

US BLOCKS SOLAR PANEL MATERIALS FROM CHINA OVER LABOR ABUSES

Chinese-made materials used in solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of a broader effort to halt commerce tied to China’s repressive campaign against Uyghurs and other minorities, the Biden administration said Thursday.

HOTTEST SELLER AT GAMESTOP IS ITS OWN STOCK, $1B RAISED

GameStop raised more than $1 billion in its latest stock sale, capitalizing on a newly arrived and fervent army of online investors.

BUZZFEED TO BECOME A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY

Digital media company BuzzFeed is setting its sights on growth. It plans to become a publicly-traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

‘A Summer Of Freedom': Vaccine Gives New Meaning To July 4th

President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus pandemic disruption and more than 600,000 lives lost.

US Ends Oil, Gas Lease Sales From Public Land Through June

The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate change, officials said.

LOUISIANA CREATES RULES FOR SELF-DRIVING DELIVERY DEVICES

Louisiana has created a framework for self-driving delivery robots to drop off packages on the state’s streets, under a bill backed by lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards.

SELF-DRIVING CAR PIONEER WAYMO GETS $2.5B TO FUEL AMBITIONS

Waymo, the self-driving car pioneer spun off from Google, isn’t allowing a recent wave of executive departures to detour its plans to expand its robotic taxi service.

HONG KONG WATCHING CHINESE NUCLEAR PLANT AFTER LEAK REPORTED

China’s government said Tuesday no abnormal radiation was detected outside a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong following a news report of a leak, while Hong Kong’s leader said her administration was closely watching the facility.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHINA'S NEW SPACE STATION

Adding a crew to China’s new orbiting space station is another major advance for the burgeoning space power.

CASSILL TO BE PAID IN CRYPTOCURRENCY IN DEAL WITH VOYAGER

Landon Cassill will be the first NASCAR driver paid entirely in cryptocurrency in a sponsorship deal with Voyager that begins at Nashville Superspeedway this weekend.

INTERNET OUTAGES BRIEFLY DISRUPT ACCESS TO WEBSITES, APPS

A wave of brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies across the globe Thursday and Friday.

CAN YOU MIX AND MATCH COVID-19 VACCINES?

Can you mix and match two-dose COVID-19 vaccines?

AMAZON ALLOTS $300 MILLION FOR HOUSING NEAR MASS TRANSIT

Amazon is providing $300 million in low-interest loans to support housing located near mass transit in the Washington, D.C., area and the Seattle and Nashville, Tennessee, regions.

AIRBUS-BOEING DEAL EASES US EU TENSIONS BUT CONFLICTS REMAIN

The deal the United States and the European Union reached this week to end their long-running rift over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will suspend billions in punitive tariffs. It will ease trans-Atlantic tensions. And it will let the two sides focus on a common economic threat: China.

SENATE PASSES BILL TO BOOST US TECH INDUSTRY, COUNTER RIVALS

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.

GLOBAL WAR ON RANSOMWARE? HURDLES HINDER THE US RESPONSE

Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel shortages, and, most recently, threatened global food supply chains.

SCIENTISTS HAIL GOLDEN AGE TO TRACE BIRD MIGRATION WITH TECH

A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack.

GERMANY STARTS ROLLING OUT A DIGITAL EU VACCINATION PASS

Germany on Thursday started rolling out a digital vaccination pass that can be used across Europe as the continent gets ready for the key summer travel season.

STARTUP LORDSTOWN MOTORS WARNS IT MAY NOT STAY IN BUSINESS

Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck.

OWN AN ECHO? AMAZON MAY BE HELPING ITSELF TO YOUR BANDWIDTH

Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet connection with your neighbors unless you’ve specifically told it not to.