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5G launches in US without huge impact on flights
AT&T, Verizon begin rollout of upgraded broadband service after deal struck to scale back near airports
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AT&T to delay some 5G deployment amid aviation standoff
The proposal would allow about 90 percent of the wireless tower deployment to move forward
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Study: Epstein-Barr virus can cause multiple sclerosis
'The good news is that, if we have a vaccine against EBV… that might actually prevent the occurrence of MS'
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China builds ‘artificial moon’ to test gravity
Researchers will test technologies in prolonged low-gravity environments before sending them to the moon
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Mach 5 passenger plane could start supersonic travel
The race is on to launch the era of high-speed commercial flight
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Twitter forms content monitor team for Jan 6 anniversary
Twitter vows 'strong enforcement action against accounts and tweets that incite violence'
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US telecoms agree to airlines' call for 5G deployment delay
AT&T, Verizon to postpone rollout of technology for two weeks so air safety regulators can conduct review
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Apple first US company to reach $3 trillion in market value
The tech giant also was the first US company to hit $2 trillion in August 2020
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AT&T, Verizon reject request for 5G deployment delay
AT&T and Verizon offer to temporarily adopt new safeguards
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Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account
The congresswoman is a vocal supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory movement
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Apple puts India iPhone plant 'on probation' after mass food poisoning
Some 250 women at Foxconn's iPhone factory in southern India were treated for food poisoning this month
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UK firm closer to offering global internet via satellites
OneWeb now has 394 satellites of the planned 650 in orbit for the constellation to provide internet globally
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NASA’s revolutionary James Webb telescope takes off
Webb, a large infrared telescope with a 21.3-foot primary mirror, is the successor to the Hubble Telescope
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Intel apologizes over letter on US Xinjiang sanctions
A statement from Intel's US staff assured that the company would follow US law
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Airlines warn of new delays over 5G disruptions
Despite the airlines' concerns, the wireless industry insists there are no safety issues
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UK space firm gets $8.5m funding for factory satellites
Space Forge wants to deploy satellites in which new alloys, medicines, and electronics can be made in space
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NASA probe enters the outer atmosphere of the sun
The Parker Solar spacecraft was able to provide new data about the sun's magnetic fields and particles
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South Korea to test facial recognition to track Covid cases
Human rights advocates and some South Korean lawmakers expressed concern over the use of facial recognition
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Facebook misidentifies thousands of political ads, study suggests
Research suggests Facebook wrong 83% of the time when examining whether ad is political or not
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Meta to ban all Myanmar-army controlled businesses from platforms
Over 100 accounts, pages, and groups linked to military-controlled businesses have already been removed
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Amazon Web Services reports mass outage, many sites affected
During the outage, Kentik recorded a 26 percent decrease in traffic to Netflix
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Scientists create living 'robots' that reproduce called xenobots
Xenobots are formed from the stem cells of the African clawed frog and can move and work together in groups
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Trump’s social media firm raises $1b from unnamed investors
Trump was notably banned from several social media sites following the January 6 riots