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Image copyright Isro Image caption The mission’s lift-off was broadcast live to an audience of hundreds of millions India is preparing to become the first country to land a mission on the south pole of the Moon. Chandrayaan-2 entered the Moon’s orbit on 20 August, a month after take-off. The lander it’s carrying is due …

SAN ANTONIO – Smartphones, tablets, laptops and Google are technology we use every day. But we might not realize how important they are.  For older people, technology can seem complicated and, in some cases, scary and overwhelming. But now there’s a new program helping teach older adults about technology. “I have my laptop. I did not know how to use it, so I was …

There have been few fashion statements over the years at G7 summits (dress code: world leader suit, sensible shoes). But this year, G7 leaders will be joined by more than 20 fashion retailers and brands, including the owner of Gucci, Kering, H&M and Zara’s parent company, Inditex, for a key fashion moment – a global …

Uber, with the support from the Department of Communications and Digital Technology, is proud to announce that the Tech for Safety Summit 2019 will take place at The Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg on August 16 2019. In its first year, this technology-safety focused event will take the countries mission to use current and new technologies …

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — “Don’t quit your daydream,” read the signs at the Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank. For Joel Seidel, a rising junior majoring in information sciences and technology, that simple statement is fueling his passion to improve how individuals make informed decisions about their health. Seidel is the co-founder of Maverick Software …

UBQ CEO & co-founder UBQ co-founder and chief executive Jack (Tato) Bigio at the company’s recycling facility. (photo credit: PR) By 2050, global production of municipal solid waste is expected to increase from a huge 2.01 billion tons per year to a colossal 3.4 billion tons per year. As the world throws more away, …

LOS ANGELES—Quentin Tarantino’s new movie “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” will have to do a lot more than summon the sizzle of 1960s Los Angeles if it is going to buck recent moviegoing trends. It will have to defy a harsh box-office reality. With the summer movie season once again dominated by comic-book franchises, …

(Pexels) How many such days do you think will be spent by students attending to a psychotic break? A new bill out of the Oregon state legislature — yes, that legislature — allows public-school students to take five excused “mental-health days” off from school over a three-month period. It makes no attempt to distinguish between, …

Image copyright Getty Images Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion is staging protests intended to cause “major disruption” in five UK cities. So, who are its supporters and what are they hoping to achieve? What is Extinction Rebellion? Extinction Rebellion (“XR” for short) describes itself as an international “non-violent civil disobedience activist movement”. It wants governments …

Many Virginia cities and counties began researching a decade ago to create programs to divert people with mental illnesses from incarceration. (Adobe Stock) July 15, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. — Arlington County will hold a meeting this week to get public input on a new program designed to offer those with mental illnesses treatment instead of …