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Webb telescope captures colourful Cartwheel Galaxy
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The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, Nasa and the European Space…
NASA publishes satellite images of Sylhet flood
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Space Research agency NASA has published the before and after satellite images of the flood-hit Sylhet region on their earth observatory website.
The images on NASA's website show Bangladesh's Sylhet region on May 8 …
Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’
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Elon Musk said Friday that his plan to buy Twitter for $44 billion is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of…
Elon Musk, Twitter sued to stop buyout
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Elon Musk and Twitter Inc were sued on Friday by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from completing his $44 billion takeover of the social media company before 2025.
In a proposed class action filed in Delaware…
Russia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook, Twitter
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on Russia's war in Ukraine, blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a bill…
SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two.
While he anticipates failures, he’s confident…
Amazon files new legal challenges in dispute with Future Group
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Amazon.com Inc has filed fresh legal challenges in its long-running dispute with Indian retailer Future Group after the national antitrust agency suspended a 2019 deal between the two sides, leading to a halt in their…
150 mln euro fine on Google, 60 on Facebook in France
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French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use of "cookies", the data used to track users online, authorities said Thursday.
US tech giants, including the…
Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
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Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others.
"This…
Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand
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Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.
The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual…