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Trump pulls nomination of NASA chief Jared Isaacman, says new pick will be ‘mission aligned’
Isaacson is a billionaire tech entrepreneur who led Shift4 payments, a credit card payment processing company.
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UN tells developing countries to ban Bitcoin ads and regulate crypto
The use of cryptocurrency expanded by 2,300 between September 2019 and June 2021, with most of that growth in Developing countries
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Former CIA engineer convicted for largest data leak in agency's history
Joshua Schulte was accused of handing over massive amounts of classified information about the CIA's surveillance practices.
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Judge orders discovery phase in social media collusion lawsuit against Biden administration
President Joe Biden, members of his administration and select social media companies must turn over documents and answer questions within the next 30 days during a discovery phase of a lawsuit alleging collusion to suppress freedom of speech, a court ruled. The
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Elon Musk deflects Twitter's legal threat with humor
On Friday, Musk announced he would be pulling out of his deal to buy Twitter.
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Twitter says it removes 1 million spam and bot accounts daily
Number of fake accounts on platform has come under increased scrutiny as Elon Musk goes back and forth with Twitter over purchase
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Tech millionaire asks Reddit to help him repair his Cold War radar dish to 'find UFOs'
A Zimbabwean-born British tech millionaire who owned one of few standing Royal Air Force air defense radar stations asked for help online to get it running
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China denies NASA accusation it will take over the moon
Beijing rejected NASA’s allusion that China’s space program attempt to claim the moon for itself as part of a military program on Monday, saying the U.S. is the one stoking tensions in outer space
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FCC member asks Apple, Google to remove TikTok from their app stores
Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission, the agency responsible for regulating radio and television, wrote a letter to Apple and Google asking they removed Chinese-owned TikTok from their respective app stores, citing national security and privacy concerns
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Texas court rules bullet train company can use eminent domain to seize land and build railway
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that state statutes on old electric railcars covers modern bullet trains, meaning the private company trying to connect Dallas and Houston with a high-speed rail line can use imminent domain to buy parcels of land between the cities