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SPACEX AIMS TO LAUNCH UP TO 4 TOURISTS INTO SUPER HIGH ORBIT

SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE TO STAR IN ADAM MCKAY COMEDY FOR NETFLIX

Jennifer Lawrence will star in the Adam McKay comedy “Don’t Look Up” for Netflix.

TECH-STARVED GOVERNMENT SEEKS INDUSTRY'S BEST, BRIGHTEST

In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists:

INDIANA PANEL BACKS BAN ON DRIVERS USING HANDHELD PHONES

A proposal to ban drivers from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads is advancing in the state Legislature.

US JUDGE DISMISSES HUAWEI SUIT OVER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS BAN

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei’s lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government and its contractors from using Huawei equipment because of security concerns.

FACEBOOK'S INFLUENCERS NOD SHOWS MURKY SIDE OF CAMPAIGN ADS

Facebook’s green light for political campaigns to pay prominent social media users to spread their messages is highlighting the difficulties around setting rules for the fast-changing world of online political campaigning.

YALE STUDENTS START DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE ON CAMPUS

A group of students at Yale University has set up a drone delivery service on campus.

GOOGLE UPDATES TERMS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE AFTER EU SCRUTINY

Google is attempting to make sure people know exactly what they’re signing up for when they use its online services — though that will still mean reading a lengthy document.

Q&A: FACEBOOK VP OF MESSENGER DISCUSSES PRIVACY

At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that’s used by well over 1 billion people each month. He’s playing a key role in helping Facebook integrate that app with its other chat tools, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct.

BOEING ASKS LAWMAKERS TO SUSPEND PREFERENTIAL TAX RATE

Washington state lawmakers introduced bills Wednesday, at The Boeing Co.’s request, to suspend the aerospace giant’s preferential business and occupation tax rate unless the United States and European Union reach an agreement on their long-running international trade dispute that would allow the lower tax rate.

MICRO-LOCATION:SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED

Far beyond helping you get from A to B or find your keys, location technology is unlocking unimaginable possibilities for the future of travel, education, entertainment, and business. With the right strategy, the tech in our pockets will make the world smaller than ever before.

AIRBUS TO CUT OVER 2,300 JOBS AT DEFENSE AND SPACE DIVISION

European plane maker Airbus said Wednesday that it plans to cut more than 2,300 jobs at its defense and space division by the end of next year, spreading the cuts across several countries.

IN THE SPIRIT OF WHITNEY: HOUSTON HOLOGRAM TOUR SET TO BEGIN

Whitney Houston is about to appear on the concert stage again.

Can AI Flag Disease Outbreaks Faster Than Humans? Not Quite

Did an Artificial-Intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China?

2 Japanese Businessmen Charged In Tech Hardware Price Fixing

A grand jury charged two Japanese businessmen for their role in an alleged global conspiracy to fix prices for components used in computer hard disk drives, federal officials announced.

Apple Warns China Virus Will Cut iPhone Production, Sales

Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.

Zuckerberg Accepts That Facebook May Have To Pay More Tax

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to throw his support behind international reforms that would require Silicon Valley tech giants to pay more tax in Europe.

WHITE HOUSE CLAIMS HUAWEI EQUIPMENT HAS BACKDOOR FOR SPYING

The Chinese company Huawei can secretly tp into communications through the networking equipment it sells globally, a U.S. official charged as the White House stepped up efforts to persuade allies to ban the gear from next-generation cellular networks.

US REGULATORS PROBING 5 TECH COMPANIES' ACQUISITIONS TO 2010

Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of giant tech companies, demanding detailed information on five companies’ acquisitions of smaller firms back to 2010.

TRUMP FED NOMINEE SHELTON PROMISES ‘INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY'

President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve touted her credentials in written testimony Thursday and said she would “work collegially” if approved.

STUDY SHOWS EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN TIME SPENT STREAMING TV

Streaming services like Netflix or Hulu account for 19% of television viewing in the United States now for people who have that capacity, virtually double what it was less than two years ago, a report out Wednesday said.

SOLAR ORBITER BLASTS OFF TO CAPTURE 1ST LOOK AT SUN'S POLES

Europe and NASA’s Solar Orbiter rocketed into space last Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun’s elusive poles.

NTSB RELEASES DETAILS IN 2 CRASHES INVOLVING TESLA AUTOPILOT

An Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X slammed into a concrete barrier had previously complained about the SUV malfunctioning on that same stretch of Silicon Valley freeway.

KINGS, INTEL ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NEW R&D CENTER

The Sacramento Kings and Intel announced plans Thursday for the NBA’s first research and development site devoted to finding new ways for fans to access replay angles never seen before.

EPILEPSY TREATMENT SIDE EFFECT: NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT THE BRAIN

Though Genette Hofmann is still using her brain, last month she donated a bit of it — to science.

VIRUS WORRIES FORCE CANCELLATION OF MAJOR TECH SHOW IN SPAIN

Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair are pulling the plug over worries about the viral outbreak from China.

SAMSUNG'S NEW FOLDABLE PHONE: CHEAPER, BUT STILL A NOVELTY

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.

Decade of iPAD: How the tablet changed the world

In 2010, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took to the stage to announce a device that would revolutionize the way we read, watch, learn, and work.

WHAT T-MOBILE TAKEOVER OF SPRINT MEANS FOR YOU

T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask.

US LETS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BYPASS HUMAN-DRIVER SAFETY RULES

For the first time, the U.S. government’s highway safety agency has approved a company’s request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn’t need to meet the same federal safety standards for cars and trucks driven by humans.