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Russia clears Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be airlifted to Germany in coma
Navalny, a long-time opponent of President Vladimir Putin and a campaigner against corruption, collapsed on a plane on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison.
New York City may take a decade to recover from coronavirus pandemic, says developer Don Peebles
“I think New York will ultimately come back. It’ll come back differently. It’ll be a different place, and it will be much more affordable,” real estate developer Don Peebles told CNBC.
TikTok to challenge U.S. order banning transactions with the video app, sources say
TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter.
Microsoft plans cloud contract push with foreign governments after $10 billion JEDI win
Microsoft hopes to keep widening its cloud infrastructure business by meeting public sector needs abroad while maintaining a tight collaboration with the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the matter.
Researchers generate attosecond light from industrial laser
Researchers are making the cutting-edge field of attosecond science more accessible to researchers from all disciplines.
Apple fires back in court, says Epic Games CEO asked for special treatment
In its filing, Apple alleges that Epic Games asked for an individual arrangement with Apple, producing three emails from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney.
Palantir reportedly lost $580 million in 2019 and plans lockup after direct listing
Founded in 2003, Palantir has been among the most highly valued venture-backed companies with about $2.6 billion raised and a roughly $20 billion valuation five years ago during a fundraising round in 2015.
Markets look to the Fed again to build on S&P 500 record as Congress continues to disappoint
As Congress continues to dither on stimulus spending, markets look to Fed to provide more guidance on what it might do to help the economy.
Tiny engineered therapeutic delivery system safely solves genetic problems in mice
Inserting genetic material into the body to treat diseases caused by gene mutations can work, scientists say – but getting those materials to the right place safely is tricky. Scientists now report that the lipid-based nanoparticles they engineered, ca…
Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity comet NEOWISE
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the closest images yet of the sky’s latest visitor to make headlines, comet NEOWISE, after it passed by the Sun. This is the first time Hubble has photographed a comet of this brightness at such resolution after t…
U.S. prepared to enforce sweeping UN sanctions on Iran, Pompeo says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who addressed the 15 member nations of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, reiterated that the Trump administration will continue its maximum pressure campaign in order to rein in Tehran.
WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to the way things were’
World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, the WHO said.
Unveiling rogue planets with NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
New simulations show that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to reveal myriad rogue planets — freely floating bodies that drift through our galaxy untethered to a star.
New insights into lung tissue in COVID-19 disease
Researchers have developed a new three-dimensional imaging technique to visualize tissue damage in severe COVID-19.
Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux
A new letter has been found in the mysterious alphabet of black holes.
‘Selfies’ could be used to detect heart disease
Sending a ‘selfie’ to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to researchers. Their study is the first to show that it’s possible to use a deep learning computer algorithm to detect coronary artery disease (CAD)…
Skat and poker: More luck than skill?
Chess requires playing ability and strategic thinking; in roulette, chance determines victory or defeat, gain or loss. But what about skat and poker? Are they games of chance or games of skill in game theory? This classification also determines whether…
Pompeo vows a tough U.S. stance on China but is open to talks
“President Trump is serious about protecting our information, our networks and the American people,” Pompeo told CNBC.
Electron movements in liquid measured in super-slow motion
Electrons are able to move within molecules, for example when they are excited from outside or in the course of a chemical reaction. For the first time, scientists have now succeeded in studying the first few dozen attoseconds of this electron movement…
Large tin monosulfide crystal opens pathway for next generation solar cells
A team has succeeded in growing large single crystals of tin monosulfide, a material used in next generation solar cells.
First physics-based method for predicting large solar flares
A research team recently succeeded in developing the first physics-based model that can accurately predict imminent large solar flares, which can cause severe space weather disturbances affecting Earth.
From biopaste to bioplastic
Forest scientists develop innovative wood-based materials for 3D printing.
Taylor Swift donates over $30,000 to a student so she can afford to go to UK university
Singer Taylor Swift donated £23,373 ($30,759) to a student in London, who was trying to raise funds so that she could afford to study math at the U.K.’s University of Warwick.
How a computer algorithm caused a grading crisis in British schools
The algorithm has left many students disappointed, without a university place, and led to widespread protests.
Singapore to allow New Zealand, Brunei visitors in first border easing
Singapore on Friday said it would reopen its borders to visitors from New Zealand and Brunei from next month, in the city-state’s first steps towards resuming leisure travel since it sealed its borders to control Covid-19 outbreaks.
Trump and Biden are ‘as stark as black and white’ on maximum pressure on Iran, analyst says
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to put more pressure on Iran, while Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants more engagement with the Isalmic Republic, said Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Coronavirus updates: New Hampshire ups indoor restaurant capacity to 100%; U.S. death toll tops 175,000
The coronavirus has infected more than 22.80 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 796,000 people.
Coffee, sugar and cocoa prices are all clawing out a recovery: Here’s why
Soft commodities such as coffee, sugar and cocoa have broadly rallied over the past few weeks, steadying after a period of sharp volatility at the height of the coronavirus crisis.
‘Too little, too late’: British students left frustrated over college admissions mess
U.K. students due to attend college this year have shared their concerns and frustration after a computer algorithm initially used to standardize grades put their places in jeopardy.