Black hole observed ‘awakening’ for the first time
PARIS, June 18, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers have been able to observe a supermassive black hole waking up and setting…
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Meta pauses AI plans in Europe after privacy complaints
VIENNA, June 14, 2024 (AFP) - Meta has paused plans to use personal data to train its artificial intelligence technology…
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Virgin Galactic completes final spaceflight before two-year pause
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2024 (AFP) - Virgin Galactic on Saturday successfully completed its last spaceflight before heading into a…
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Japan video-sharing site Niconico hit by cyberattack
TOKYO (AFP) - Popular Japanese video-sharing website Niconico has suspended its services as it has been under "a large-scale cyberattack,"…
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Apollo 8 astronaut dies in small plane crash at age 90
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2024 (AFP) - William Anders, the former US astronaut who took the historic "Earthrise" photo from space…
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TikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote, study shows
By Joseph Boyle with Anuj Chopra in Washington PARIS, June 4, 2024 (AFP) - Wildly popular social network TikTok approved…
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Russia ramps up disinfo ahead of Paris Games: Microsoft
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2024 (AFP) - Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the…
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China lunar probe takes off from Moon carrying samples
BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (AFP) - A module of a Chinese lunar probe successfully took off from the far side…
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Boeing will try to launch its first crew on Starliner, again
By Gianrigo Marletta with Issam Ahmed in Washington CAPE CANAVERAL, June 1, 2024 (AFP) - Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will…
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EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
By Juliette Collen PARIS, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years…
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