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US government sues to block $40 billion Nvidia-Arm chip deal
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block graphics chip maker Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm
Scientists use stem cells to create models of pre-embryos
Scientists are using human stem cells to create a structure that mimics a pre-embryo and can serve as a research alternative to a real one
Spacewalking astronauts replace antenna after debris scare
Spacewalking astronauts have replaced a broken antenna outside the International Space Station after getting NASA's all-clear for orbiting debris
Space junk forces spacewalk delay, too risky for astronauts
NASA has called off a spacewalk because of menacing space junk
New Russian module docks with International Space Station
A Russian cargo craft carrying a new docking module has successfully hooked up with the International Space Station after a two-day space journey
Collins Dictionary picks NFT as word of the year 2021
Collins Dictionary has chosen the term NFT as its word of the year after surging interest in the digital tokens that can sell for millions of dollars brought it into the mainstream
New Russian module launched to International Space Station
A Russian rocket has blasted off successfully to deliver a new docking module to the International Space Station
SpaceX’s Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January
SpaceX is aiming to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January
UK orders national security review of NVIDIA deal to buy Arm
The U.K. government has asked competition regulators to investigate the national security implications of American technology company NVIDIA’s planned $40 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm Ltd
Russia rejects accusations of endangering ISS astronauts
Russian officials are rejecting accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk
Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station
U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit
SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on Saturday
Plenty of pitfalls await Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ plan
Mark Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to build will “let you do almost anything.”
High wind delays SpaceX crew homecoming after 6 months aloft
High wind off the Florida coast has prompted SpaceX to delay the return of four space station astronauts
Game on: 9-foot video game joystick on record as largest
A 9-foot-tall video game joystick made of wood, rubber and steel has made it into the Guinness World Records 2022
No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers
The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station on Sunday will be stuck using diapers on the way home
Brazil’s awaited 5G tender yields billions in investment
Brazil is holding its much-anticipated auction for build-out of the nation’s fifth-generation wireless network — with the open question of whether China’s Huawei telecommunications company eventually ill be involved despite U.S. opposition
