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Stocks shrug off concerns about heightened US-Russia tensions

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< 1 mn readMarkets shook off any concern Tuesday about rising tensions between Russia and the United States. The Dow ended the day down by 120 points, or 0.28%, after a volatile start. The blue-chip index dropped about 450 points shortly after the opening bell but swiftly rebounded. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also bounced back from early […]

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Google unveils ‘mind-boggling’ quantum computing chip

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3 mn readGoogle has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world’s fastest super computers ten septillion – or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years – to complete. The chip is the latest development in a field known as quantum computing – which is attempting to use the principles […]

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How to switch to encrypted messaging after FBI warnings

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3 mn readIf you don’t use secure messaging apps, now is a good time to start. U.S. officials say a massive Chinese hacking campaign, dubbed Salt Typhoon, has compromised the communications of an unknown number of Americans. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have recommended that people switch to encrypted messaging and phone call options. […]

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Military pauses Osprey flights again after near crash

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2 mn readThe Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components possibly played a role in another near crash, the latest setback for an embattled aircraft whose safety problems have grown. The pause was recommended last week “out of an abundance of caution” by Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air […]

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Ancient tablet carved with Ten Commandments set for auction

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2 mn readA stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments that was carved anywhere between 300 to 800 A.D. will go on the block at Sotheby’s next week and is expected to fetch up to $2 million, the auction house said. Sotheby’s announced last month it would auction off the tablet, the oldest known artifact of its kind. Inscribed […]

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Top Comcast Exec Calls Warner Bros. Discovery Distribution Deal “Huge Win” That “Checked A Lot Of Boxes For Both”

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2 mn readDavid Watson, CEO of Comcast Connectivity and Platforms, said a just-announced renewal and expansion of its distribution agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery was “a huge win” for the Philadelphia based media giant in terms of economics and flexibility. Financial terms of the deal announced earlier today were not disclosed. But Watson indicated Comcast will be paying less, maybe for […]

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