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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live: Workers remove first giant piece of wreckage as mayor responds to racist critics
Baltimore to receive $60 million in federal funds to rebuildThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USWorkers have removed a 200-tonne segment of the collapsed Francis Key Scott bridge from the Patapsco River, an important step towards allowing …
What CVS Health has done since the Amazon-One Medical deal
Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical has dramatically changed the healthcare market since the deal was announced in July. However, pharmacy retail and healthcare giant CVS Health has also been active since Amazon acquired One Medical. CVS pursued a partnership with One Medical before Amazon purchased the company in July. Since then, CVS has …
Giant tooth of ancient marine reptile discovered in Alps
The root of the thickest ichthyosaur tooth found so far with a diameter of 60mm WASHINGTON: The fossils of three ichthyosaurs — giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans — have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday. With elongated …
We’ve been watching a failed star turn into a giant planet
Enlarge / Image of the AB Aurigae system, with details of the object shown at the right. On some levels, forming stars and planets is simple: They form where there’s more stuff. So, while the raw material for a star may be a diffuse cloud of gas, the distribution of that gas isn’t entirely even. …
Queensland flood emergency; Biden announces new Russian pipeline sanctions; Concern construction giant will enter administration
By CNN, Associated Press19:29 Russian military capabilities along the Ukraine border are “near 100 per cent of all forces” that the Pentagon anticipated Russian President Vladimir Putin would move into the area, a senior US defence official has said. “He is near 100 per cent of all the forces that we anticipated that he would …
U.S. tech giant shares unmoved on G7 tax deal
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo Shares in U.S. technology giants were flat to slightly lower in premarket trading, little changed by the landmark global minimum corporate tax dealagreed between the world’s richest nations. The Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies agreed on Saturday to back a …
Facebook VP defends 2-year Trump ban, says lawmakers should regulate, not break up social media giant
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy reacts to Facebook ending its ban on posts suggesting coronavirus was ‘man-made.’ Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg on Sunday defended the two-year ban of former President Donald Trump and argued that to deal with issues of political speech, hatred and violence, lawmakers should look to pass regulations instead of breaking up …
Indonesia’s Gojek, Tokopedia merge to create tech giant
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia have agreed to a merger to create a multi-billion dollar tech company called GoTo in the country’s largest-ever deal. The combined entity, which will span online shopping, courier services, ride-hailing, food delivery and other services in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, will be the biggest privately …
Hubble Captures Sizzling Hot Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction – Shining With the Brilliance of 1 Million Suns
In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed the renowned observatory at a brilliant “celebrity star,” one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy, surrounded by a glowing halo of gas and dust. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI Petulant Star Ejects Spectacular Bubble of Glowing Gases The …
NVIDIA Announces Technology For Training Giant Artificial Intelligence Models
NVIDIA NVIDIA NVIDIA GTC is the premier annual conference for developers, scientists, and businesses interested in machine learning or artificial intelligence. According to NVIDIA CEO and founder Jensen Huang, over 100,000 attended this year’s virtual event. Following tradition, NVIDIA made GTC 2021 a stage for many significant ML, AI, networking, and data center announcements. One of …
