International/Technology & Science
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US Space Force takes a bite out of science fiction with robot guard dogs
'You probably don't want a machine that kills on its own... but it's capable of it'
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Russian disinformation spreading despite media bans
Claims include allegations that Ukraine’s army is staging deadly Russian attacks to garner global support
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Russia to put Iran satellite into orbit next week
'On August 9, 2022, a Soyuz 2.1B rocket is scheduled to be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome'
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EU found evidence employee phones compromised by Pegasus spyware
EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders says Apple told him in 2021 that his iPhone was possibly hacked
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Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'
'I think that by this time we will start putting together a Russian orbital station'
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Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space station
The station is one of the crown jewels of Beijing's ambitious space program
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China launches second space station module
'This is the first time China has docked such large vehicles together, which is a delicate operation'
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Japan to use Israeli tech for 'next gen' database of digital maps
The project will promote 'autonomous driving and unmanned delivery'
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Court battle to open in Musk, Twitter buyout fight
Billions of dollars are at stake, but so is the future of the Twitter platform
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Report: Thai democracy activists targeted by Pegasus spyware
'These new revelations are an... example of just how low authorities might stoop to control peaceful dissent'
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NASA to resume ISS space flights with Russia
Int'l Space Station 'was designed to be interdependent and relies on contributions from each space agency'
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UN: Half of Holocaust-related posts on Telegram deny or distort facts
The deniers and distorters eluded censors by using humorous and parodic memes to normalize antisemitic ideas
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Twitter temporarily unavailable for users in Israel, US, Europe in major outage
Service disruptions were reported both on web and mobile
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WHO warns against a ‘silent pandemic’
Antimicrobial resistance can endanger public health worldwide, the WHO states in a new report
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European Space Agency ends partnership with Russia on its Mars mission
'ESA is fully aligned with the sanctions imposed on Russia by its Member States'
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NASA space telescope shows first color image of distant galaxies
Webb telescope captured 'the most detailed view of the early universe to date'
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Twitter vows legal fight after Musk pulls out of $44b deal
Another twist in a will-he-won't-he saga after Musk clinched the deal to buy Twitter in April
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EU ratifies tech laws targeting Google, Meta, Apple
New legislation will have major consequences for Big Tech
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Snail slime – the latest anti-aging remedy
'We’re talking about a mucus with a lot of proteins… proteins that generate skin'
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US funds software for Russians to slip past censors
'It's so very important for Russians to be connected to the whole world wide web, to keep resistance going'
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Google to delete user location history of visits to US abortion clinics
The change will also include places like domestic violence shelters and addiction treatment facilities
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Google honors Jewish diarist Anne Frank with site animation
Anne Frank is one of the 60 leading search topics on Google relating to Jewish culture
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Pentagon, SpaceX looking at militarized space fleet
The militarized space fleet could be used to thwart a future Benghazi-style attack
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TikTok accused of allowing Russian ‘pro-war propaganda'
TikTok one of the world's most popular social media apps, with more than 1 billion active users globally