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Sniffer dogs could detect COVID-19 days before symptoms occur

Sniffer dogs trained to detect COVID-19 on infected individuals -- even before they develop symptoms -- are being deployed at international airports.
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NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan delayed by a year

NASA’s mission to send a drone to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has been delayed by a year, with 2027 now the new target date for the launch.
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TikTok stays in app stores as U.S. judge temporarily blocks ban

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an order by the U.S. government that would have forced the removal of TikTok from app stores at midnight on Sunday.
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Watch Amazon’s new Ring security drone take on a burglar in first ad

Amazon's new Ring security drone flies from room to room to check if your home is safe. An ad from the company imagines how a burglar might react to it.
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Apple squashes some iOS 14 bugs with latest iPhone update

Apple has fixed a number of annoying bugs that shipped with its revamped operating system for iPhone and iPad earlier this month.
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Space Station crew is still searching for air leak

The air leak aboard the space station was first spotted in 2019, but with the leakage rate increasing slightly, NASA is keen to sort it out.
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Here’s why a NASA astronaut is planting the U.S. flag underwater

NASA is aiming to send the first woman and next man to the moon in 2024. But there's plenty of preparation work needed before then.
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Four former eBay employees to plead guilty in bizarre harassment case

Four former employees of eBay are expected to plead guilty for their alleged role in a bizarre harassment campaign that targeted critics of the company.
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An old TV crashed an entire village’s broadband for 18 months

Residents of a village in Wales kept losing their broadband connections at the same time every day. The cause? One resident's aging television set.
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Watch Tesla’s new Model S Plaid hit 147 mph at Laguna Seca Raceway

Tesla has posted a couple of videos showing its new Model S Plaid car humming around the Laguna Seca Raceway at high speed.
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Space Station forced to dodge potentially dangerous space junk

Astronauts aboard the ISS had to move to a safe section on Tuesday as controllers maneuvered the orbiting outpost out of the way of approaching space junk.
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Airbus shows off striking design of proposed hydrogen-powered plane

Aerospace giant Airbus has shown off plans for what could be the first commercial zero-emission planes, powered by hydrogen.
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Jailed hacker insists he doesn’t want to see a computer ever again

A British hacker who was part of The Dark Overlord group has been handed a prison term for his offenses.
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Ransomware attack on hospital may have led to death of patient

A ransomware attack on a hospital in Germany may have led to the death of a patient in what could be the first case of its kind.
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Canadian cop chased a Tesla Model S that appeared to have no one in it

Highway police in Canada chased a Tesla Model S going 150 kmh (93 mph), with the vehicle at first appearing to be empty.
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Twitter imposes tighter account security for politicians ahead of 2020 vote

With the presidential election fast approaching, Twitter is tightening account security for prominent, election-related Twitter accounts in the U.S. 
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How to watch SpaceX’s latest Starlink satellite launch

With a SpaceX mission, there's plenty to enjoy besides just the rocket launch, with numerous livestream cameras capturing the action wherever it happens.
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Volocopter offers tickets for first flights on its unique aircraft

Volocopter is for the first time offering tickets for flights on its extraordinary aircraft as it moves toward the launch of a flying taxi service.
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Drones could enable daring prisoner escapes, officials warn

Government officials have warned that unless appropriate measures are taken, drones could one day enable prisoner escapes by airlifting convicts to freedom.
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NASA contest challenges kids to imagine a trip to the moon

A new NASA contest challenging K-12 students to imagine a trip to the moon offers some pretty special prizes.
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Lyft, Uber to offer discounted rides to the polls on election day

Lyft and Uber will both offer cheaper rides to polling places on November 3, while Uber also has a pizza plan for those waiting in line to vote.
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AT&T mulls discounted phone plans, but there is a catch

AT&T is considering launching ad-supported cell phone plans that would offer savings of up to $10 a month on regular rates.
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NASA video offers behind-the-scenes look at Perseverance mission prep

"Countdown to Mars: A Story of Perseverance" is a new short film from NASA that shows behind-the-scenes footage shot in the days before the Mars 2020 launch.
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Amazon is taking on 100,000 new workers as hiring spree continues

After taking on 175,000 new workers earlier in the year, Amazon is now hiring an additional 100,000 to deal with record demand caused by the coronavirus.
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Nvidia to acquire chip designer ARM in deal worth $40 billion

Nvidia has announced it will acquire U.K. chip designer ARM from current owner SoftBank in a cash and stock deal valued at $40 billion.
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TikTok reaches deal to sell its U.S. operations to Oracle

TikTok has reportedly struck a deal with Oracle to sell its U.S. operations to the American software giant.
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Microsoft fails in effort to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations

Microsoft has failed in its effort to acquire the U.S. operations of popular social media app TikTok, the computer giant said on Sunday.
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All the amazing rocket launches that happened this summer

Summer 2020 was one of the busiest ever for rocket launches. To celebrate this unprecedented spell of lively launchpad activity, let’s revisit the best ones.
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NASA satellite image shows huge extent of wildfire smoke

A NASA satellite around 440 miles above Earth has captured a striking image showing huge amount of smoke billowing from numerous wildfires in the Western U.S.
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Apple lets Epic gamers continue using ‘Sign in with Apple’ for now

The ongoing spat between Apple and Epic Games took another turn on Thursday, a further indication that the feud still has some way to run.
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NASA celebrates 20 years of experiments on the space station

NASA has marked two decades of experiments aboard the ISS with the release of a video highlighting the important role that it plays in the field of science.
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Watch this sped-up launch-to-landing footage of a recent SpaceX mission

SpaceX has posted a cool video showing a recent mission from launch to landing, with the sped-up footage provided by a camera attached to a Falcon 9 rocket.
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Google’s new Fundo app gives creators and fans a new way to connect

Fundo is a new app from Google that lets YouTube creators and other influencers easily set up virtual experiences and events for their fans.
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GoPro’s Hero 9 Black to include big changes, report suggests

The leak of apparent packaging for GoPro’s Hero 9 Black suggests that a slew of exciting changes are coming to the next iteration of the popular action camera.