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Enlarge / An artist’s illustration of NASA’s two Janus spacecraft as they would have appeared in space. Two small spacecraft should now have been cruising… Read More »NASA decides not to launch two already built asteroid probes
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Lina Khan became chair of the Federal Trade Commission two years ago with a promise to take bold action against the biggest tech companies. For… Read More »FTC’s Lina Khan is facing new questions about her strategy
A nonprofit that wants to preserve local newspapers buys 22 newspapers in Maine, including The Portland Press Herald and The Sun Journal of Lewiston. The… Read More »Nonprofit buys 22 newspapers in Maine
Enlarge / A stack of Intel’s NUC mini PCs. Andrew Cunningham Since 2012, Intel has been designing and selling its own line of mini PCs.… Read More »No more NUC: Intel’s weirdly named mini PCs seem to be disappearing
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Like their brothers and sisters in America and Britain, Canadian natives have a deep love of radio. Canada is home to over 900 radio stations… Read More »What Genres of Music Can You Find on Canadian Radio? – Radio fidelity
“Sound of Freedom,” a thriller starring Jim Caviezel as a federal agent who cracks down on child traffickers, won’t be the biggest hit at the… Read More »A film about child trafficking takes on summer blockbusters
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to delay Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a 53-page Judge… Read More »Court ruling clears way for Microsoft to buy Activision
Ticketmaster has cracked again under the weight of a Taylor Swift ticket sale – this time in France. As French fans prepared Tuesday to buy… Read More »Ticketmaster Suspends Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Sale in France
