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Uber’s self-driving unit gets $1 billion investment from SoftBank and Japan’s auto industry
Valuing Uber’s autonomous group at $7.25 billion
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced this evening a $1 billion investment from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s Vision Fund, car maker Toyota, and automative component supplier Denso. -
Rocket Report: A new Delta 2, Blue Origin inks with NASA, a fiery Falcon Heavy
"Do everything in your power to keep the acquisition on schedule.”
Welcome to Edition 1.45 of the Rocket Report! This week, half of our stories concern the biggest rockets on the planet, from Blue Origin engine tests at Marshall Space Flight Center to NASA's efforts to accelerate development of the Space Launch System. -
Anti-vax parents lose in NY court, face steep fines for not vaccinating
Parents face fines of $1,000 for failing to vaccinate their exposed children.
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday rejected the petition from five anonymous anti-vaccine mothers who attempted to block the city’s recent vaccination mandate amid the largest measles outbreak the city has seen in several decades. -
@mlnews Good. Stupid people should be punished for putting other people and children at risk.
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Facebook fights to “shield Zuckerberg” from punishment in US privacy probe
Facebook/FTC settlement could include "heightened oversight" of Zuckerberg.
Federal Trade Commission officials are discussing whether to hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally accountable for Facebook's privacy failures, according to reports by The Washington Post and NBC News. Facebook has been trying to protect Zuckerberg from that possibility in negotiations with the FTC, the Post wrote. -
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Facebook fights to “shield Zuckerberg” from punishment in US privacy probe
Facebook/FTC settlement could include "heightened oversight" of Zuckerberg.
Federal Trade Commission officials are discussing whether to hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally accountable for Facebook's privacy failures, according to reports by The Washington Post and NBC News. Facebook has been trying to protect Zuckerberg from that possibility in negotiations with the FTC, the Post wrote.
I bet it works just so well as it has for Elon Musk! -
Climate change: Sir David Attenborough warns of 'catastrophe'
Sir David Attenborough has issued his strongest statement yet on the threat posed to the world by climate change.
In the BBC programme Climate Change - The Facts, the veteran broadcaster outlined the scale of the crisis facing the planet. -
Surprise! Satellites show that thermometers don’t lie
If anything, Aqua satellite data actually shows slightly more warming.
Taking a human’s temperature is easy. Taking a pet’s temperature is similarly straightforward, if a bit rude. Taking a planet’s temperature, on the other hand, is much more of a challenge. -
This little electric car is the coolest thing at the NY Auto Show
Genesis has to put its new concept electric car into production.
As we detailed on Monday, this year's Shanghai auto show has been the place to be if you want to see car designers' ideas for future electric cars. -
World of Goo is Epic Game Store’s next freebie—and all PC owners will get HD update
Free update is coming to other retailers with "no artificial or contractual delay."
As has become a regular occurrence lately, Epic Games announced another solid free video game coming to all of its Epic Games Store (EGS) users, which has so far been an every-two-weeks promo for the relatively new storefront. -
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BBC News - Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290
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Gorillas pose for selfie with DR Congo anti-poaching unit
Two gorillas have been photographed posing for a relaxed selfie with the rangers who rescued them as babies.
The image was taken at a gorilla orphanage in Virunga National Park, DR Congo, where the animals were raised after poachers killed their parents. -
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Gorillas pose for selfie with DR Congo anti-poaching unit
Two gorillas have been photographed posing for a relaxed selfie with the rangers who rescued them as babies.
The image was taken at a gorilla orphanage in Virunga National Park, DR Congo, where the animals were raised after poachers killed their parents.In other headlines Gorillas are to comfortable around humans and end up poached. . .
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Russian hackers are targeting US embassies, according to new report
The attacks likely weren’t state-sponsored
Russian hackers recently attacked a number of US embassies around the world by emailing malicious attachments disguised as official State Department documents to officials, according to a new report from Check Point Research. -
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BBC News - Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48008073I have a friend named Arun who is Sri Lankan. When everyone came back from summer vacation in highschool he told me a story of how he went back to visit his family. Travelled by plane to India and waited for the next plane to take him to Sri Lanka. 45 minutes before his plane was supposed to land terrorists blew up the airport he was headed to.
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Samsung delays Galaxy Fold launch after early display issues
Samsung is delaying the release of its first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung won’t release the Galaxy Fold until “at least next month” due to issues with review units that technology reporters have revealed. A string of reviewers found problems with the display, with it failing for a number of reasons. -
Here’s what we know, and what we don’t, about the Crew Dragon accident
The company undoubtedly had a busy Easter weekend.
During a series of engine tests of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft this past Saturday, the vehicle experienced what the company has characterized as an "anomaly." -
“Natural” bottled water has natural arsenic contamination, testing finds
Investigation also raises questions about testing and regulations.
Several brands of bottled water contain concerning levels of arsenic contamination, according to an investigation by Consumer Reports. -
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“Natural” bottled water has natural arsenic contamination, testing finds
Investigation also raises questions about testing and regulations.
Several brands of bottled water contain concerning levels of arsenic contamination, according to an investigation by Consumer Reports.Interesting note.... NJ allows twice the level of arsenic in bottled water as in tap water!
"Additionally, some public health experts and researchers say the federal threshold is too high. As such, some states have set different arsenic standards for their water. New Jersey, for instance, set the maximum allowable arsenic level in tap water at 5ppb. But the Garden State still goes by the federal 10ppb limit for bottled water."
