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TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese billionaire who Tesla chief Elon Musk says plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial space trip aboard the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket often makes headlines in Japan. The SpaceX mission, set for takeoff in 2023, is just the latest exploit in tycoon Yusaku Maezawa...
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"There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better"
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Hate frozen windshields in winter? Researchers at Virginia Tech may have found a way to banish them for good, thanks to the world’s first passive anti-frosting surface. Here's how it works.
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A series of photos of a rising North Carolina river over three days shows the historic scale of the flooding in parts of North Carolina – even as the storm formerly known as Hurricane Florence moves slowly out of the Carolinas.
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It's free and works even with older iPhones
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Not today, Satan!
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The eight-episode first season of the series cleaned up with eight Emmy awards
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A team of seniors from the Frank W. Olin College of Engineering outside of Boston collaborated with Mitsubishi Electric to use technology to encourage older adults to cook together remotely. Students farther west at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have helped an Australian not-for-profit collect da...
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The announcement followed a warning by an American business group
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The world's richest man made a key mistake with his generous giving
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SpaceX announced on Monday night that its first moonshot passenger will be Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire estimated by Forbes to be the 18th-richest person in Japan. "I choose to go to the moon!" said the 42-year-old Maezawa, who founded Japan's largest online fashion mall and is worth almost $3 bil...
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Addiction to any drug—be it alcohol, tobacco, opioids or illicit drugs, like cocaine—is a chronic disease that causes a compulsive drug-seeking behavior individuals find difficult or impossible to control even when they are aware of the harmful, often deadly consequences. Long-term use changes the s...
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The word “fungus” is decidedly unsexy, calling to mind antifungal creams and slime molds. Unlike man’s cuddly best friend, otherworldly sea life, or awe-inspiring giant trees, fungi rarely make the news. But the recently published 2018 edition of the UK’s Royal Botanic Garden...
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Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said BMW, Daimler and VW are suspected of agreeing "not to compete against each other on the development and roll-out" of anti-pollution systems for petrol and diesel passenger cars. "If proven, this collusion may have denied consumers the opportunity to...
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Renault's alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi said Tuesday it would start equipping its cars with the Android operating system to make dashboards smart. Under a deal with web giant Google, the Renault-led group -- the world's largest auto alliance by sales volume -- will begin incorporating the mos...