Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board

Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board

Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board
Business|Technology

Judge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google's illegal search monopoly

A federal judge on Friday gave the U.S. Justice Department until the end of the year to outline how Google should be punished for illegally monopolizing the internet search market and then prepare to present its case for imposing the penalties next spring

Judge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google's illegal search monopoly
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Roblox set to launch paid videogames on its virtual platform

Roblox will roll out paid videogames on its platform and allow developers to sell physical merchandise through their created games, the company said on Friday.

Roblox set to launch paid videogames on its virtual platform
Business|Economy|Technology

Lawmakers probe if US retailers bought Chinese auto parts that evaded tariffs

A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the CEOs of six major auto parts retailers if they bought products from a Chinese company that may have evaded U.S.

Lawmakers probe if US retailers bought Chinese auto parts that evaded tariffs
Lifestyle|Technology

It’s time for parents to learn manners around phone use

It’s time for parents to learn manners around phone use

It’s time for parents to learn manners around phone use
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Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices
Business|Science|Technology

France's Orano aims to enrich uranium in US in early 2030s, says executive

French nuclear fuel specialist Orano could begin enriching uranium at a new plant in the United States in the early 2030s, an executive said on Friday, boosting the company's share

France's Orano aims to enrich uranium in US in early 2030s, says executive
Business|Technology

Durov says Telegram will tackle criticism of how it moderates content

Telegram boss Pavel Durov said on Friday that the messaging app would tackle criticism of its content moderation and remove some features that

Durov says Telegram will tackle criticism of how it moderates content
Business|Finance|Technology

Coinbase must face shareholder lawsuit over SEC risks

A federal judge rejected Coinbase's bid to dismiss a proposed class action by shareholders who accused the operator of the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange of

Coinbase must face shareholder lawsuit over SEC risks
News|Technology|World

Exclusive: US sees increasing risk of Russian ‘sabotage’ of key undersea cables by secretive military unit

Exclusive: US sees increasing risk of Russian ‘sabotage’ of key undersea cables by secretive military unit

Exclusive: US sees increasing risk of Russian ‘sabotage’ of key undersea cables by secretive military unit
Science|Technology

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Boeing’s first astronaut mission is finally over

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
News|Technology

German warships aim to secure sea lanes in Indo-Pacific, admiral says

A rare cruise by two German warships in the Indo-Pacific region will demonstrate a commitment to open navigation, the admiral in charge of the naval task

German warships aim to secure sea lanes in Indo-Pacific, admiral says
Science|Technology|Travel

Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before

Traveling to space is riskier than many extreme sports − an increase in private missions could mean more civilians taking that risk.

Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before
Business|Economy|Technology

Carmakers adjust electrification plans as EV demand slows

Japan's Toyota Motor has reportedly slashed its electric vehicle production plans for 2026 by a third, the latest automaker to roll back EV plans amid slowing demand.

Carmakers adjust electrification plans as EV demand slows
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Broadcom shares slump as revenue target fails to impress investors counting on AI boost

Broadcom's shares closed down 10% on Friday after the chipmaker's tepid revenue forecast spooked investors betting on robust demand for AI chips to drive

Broadcom shares slump as revenue target fails to impress  investors counting on AI boost
Business|Technology

PwC tells employees it will use location data to police ‘back-to-office’ rule

PwC tells employees it will use location data to police ‘back-to-office’ rule

PwC tells employees it will use location data to police ‘back-to-office’ rule
Business|Technology

Google abusing power over website ads, UK regulator says

Britain's antitrust regulator said on Friday it had provisionally found Alphabet's Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict

Google abusing power over website ads, UK regulator says
Business|News|Technology

Google is blasted by UK watchdog for what it calls anti-competitive behavior through digital ads

Google is being slammed by U.K. regulators who say it’s taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain

Google is blasted by UK watchdog for what it calls anti-competitive behavior through digital ads
Business|Europe|Technology

Airbus posts lower deliveries, wins bumper order from private customer

Airbus deliveries fell in August after a sharp spike in the previous month, the European planemaker said on Friday, a decline which analysts said leaves it with the task of achieving

Airbus posts lower deliveries, wins bumper order from private customer
Business|Technology|Travel

Japan Airlines expects no flight cancellations from A350 inspections

Japan Airlines said on Friday it did not expect flight cancellations or delays and Virgin Atlantic said it would try to limit disruptions due to

Japan Airlines expects no flight cancellations from A350 inspections
Business|Technology

Electric vehicles will account for up to half of auto sales by 2030, BYD Pakistan says

Up to 50% of all vehicles bought in Pakistan by 2030 will be electrified in some form in line with global targets, BYD Pakistan, a partnership between China's BYD

Electric vehicles will account for up to half of auto sales by 2030, BYD Pakistan says
Business|Europe|Technology

Volkswagen's German battery plant to stay at half capacity amid cost pressures

Volkswagen's PowerCo battery subsidiary will build just one of two planned production lines at its Salzgitter plant in Germany for now, its works council said, as the sector adjusts

Volkswagen's German battery plant to stay at half capacity amid cost pressures
Asia|Business|Technology

Toyota cuts 2026 global EV output plans by a third, Nikkei reports

Japan's Toyota Motor has slashed its electric vehicle production plans for 2026 by a third, the Nikkei business daily reported, becoming the latest automaker to roll back electric car

Toyota cuts 2026 global EV output plans by a third, Nikkei reports
Crime|Technology

Telegram CEO defends himself against French charges in first public comments

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is promising to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app

Telegram CEO defends himself against French charges in first public comments
Technology

X global affairs head Nick Pickles resigns

X's global affairs head Nick Pickles said on Thursday he is quitting after a decade with the social media company formerly called Twitter.

X global affairs head Nick Pickles resigns

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