Whether they take the form of scooters or bikes, pedestrian mobility programs have sprung up quickly around the globe, occasionally angering people and governments in cities that hadn’t asked…
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EU Regulators Ask Sony’s Rivals and Users How It Might Use Power After EMI Deal
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NASA Chief: Soyuz-Crash Probe Will ‘Go Swiftly,’ Keeping Launches on Schedule
NASA’s top official suggested Friday that a new mission to the International Space Station could take place this year after Russian experts address the cause of a Soyuz rocket malfunction, wh…
Magic Leap details wider US availability for its mixed reality headset
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Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track their own use
Researchers at the University of Washington have been developing a way for 3D-printed plastic objects to transmit data without the need for embedded batteries or electronics. Last year, they showed…
Germany is investigating the Google+ data exposure
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Google Rolls Out Granular Controls for Third-Party App Permissions, Limits SMS and Call Data Sharing
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Watch SpaceX’s first West Coast ground landing at 10:21PM ET (update: success)
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Collaborative robot maker Rethink Robotics shuts down
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Intel’s next-gen Coffee Lake S Refresh processors revealed by motherboard drivers
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