Intel to unveil 10-core 5.3GHz processor
Two comets are headed our way later this month: One is the celestial kind, C/2019 Y4, expected to provide a spectacular nighttime light show as it comes closest to Earth late in May.
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Business
Africa's biggest airline takes $550m hit due to coronavirus: CEO
Ethiopian Airlines is already bracing for income loss of half a billion dollars and has axed most of its scheduled passenger flights, but is turning to cargo and charter operations to soften the blow, its CEO said Tuesday.
Apr 7, 2020
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Security
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website address to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting coronavirus fears.
Apr 7, 2020
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Business
China becomes world's top patent filer: UN
China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than four decades, the UN said Tuesday.
Apr 7, 2020
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Business
WeWork sues Japan's SoftBank for backing out of deal
Office-sharing giant WeWork on Tuesday sued SoftBank claiming the Japan-based technology investment group breached its contractual obligations by backing out of a $3 billion rescue plan.
Apr 7, 2020
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Business
Lufthansa to cut fleet size, close Germanwings as virus hits
German airline group Lufthansa on Tuesday said it was shutting down its low-cost Germanwings unit and getting rid of dozens of planes to survive the impact of the coronavirus on its business.
Apr 7, 2020
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Business
US airlines desperate for cash but fear government involvement
US airlines have been all but paralyzed by the coronavirus, and as they face an uncertain future they have turned to Washington for financial help, but that might mean ceding part of their companies to the federal government.
Apr 7, 2020
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Internet
WhatsApp tightens sharing limits to curb virus misinformation
WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 7, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Microsoft exec says coronavirus could spark big shift for AI in health care
Microsoft chief technology officer Kevin Scott grew up fascinated by the 1960s Apollo space program and then-President John F. Kennedy's vision of a moon shot. Now, he envisions just as ambitious a project taking shape as ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Hardware
Analytical model predicts exactly how much a piece of hardware will speed up data centers
Large-scale software services fight the efficiency battle on two fronts—efficient software that is flexible to changing consumer demands, and efficient hardware that can keep these massive services running quickly even ...
Apr 7, 2020
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