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World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch 07 Feb 2018 - 01:07 pm
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 6, 2018, on its demonstration mission. (AFP / JIM WATSON)
New SpaceX jumbo rocket set for debut test launch in company milestone 06 Feb 2018 - 02:12 pm
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands on historic launch pad 39A as it is readied for its first demonstration flight at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Arachnophobes take heed: this ancient spider had a whip-like tail 06 Feb 2018 - 01:41 pm
A Cretaceous arachnid Chimerarachne yingi, found trapped in a 100 million-year-old amber from Myanmar, appears in a handout illustration provided on February 5, 2018. Illustration by Dinghua Yang/University of Kansas/Handout via REUTERS A
YouTube labels state-sponsored news as rules tighten 04 Feb 2018 - 09:25 pm
A picture illustration shows YouTube on a cell phone in front of a YouTube copyright message regarding a video on an LCD screen in central Bosnian town of Zenica, June 18, 2014. Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Amazon opens plant-filled "The Spheres" buildings 03 Feb 2018 - 02:37 pm
People take a tour during the grand opening of the Amazon Spheres, in Seattle, Washington on January 29, 2018.  AFP / JASON REDMOND
Internet burns one more paper-based business: the envelope maker 02 Feb 2018 - 07:15 pm
Just as online advertising began growing, Cenveo started spending on traditional print media, boosting debt it now says it can’t afford to pay. (Representative image/Reuters)
The raptors guarding Mexico's airport 01 Feb 2018 - 11:42 pm
Two Harris's hawks (Aguililla de Harris in Spanish) (Parabuteo-unicinctus) are released by personnel of the Fumigation and Avian Control company to patrol the runways and air space over Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport on January 29, 2018
Facebook Is Counting on User Surveys for a `Meaningful' Feed 01 Feb 2018 - 01:19 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook.  AFP / LOIC VENANCE
Facebook booming even as time spent on it drops 01 Feb 2018 - 11:22 am
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Apple questioned by US agencies about slowing iPhones 31 Jan 2018 - 10:31 pm
The new iPhone SE is displayed during an Apple special event at the Apple headquarters on March 21, 2016 in Cupertino California (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP)
Artificial intelligence sparks hope and fear: US poll shows 31 Jan 2018 - 07:55 pm
Pepper interacts with visitors at the SoftBank Robotics stand on the first day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelonaon on February 27, 2017 in Barcelona (AFP / Lluis Gene)
Facebook bans ads for cryptocurrencies 31 Jan 2018 - 11:19 am
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Robot delivery vans may hit your street before self-driving cars 30 Jan 2018 - 11:56 pm
The self-driving delivery vehicle from Silicon Valley startup Nuro, intended to be used for local commerce, is shown in this photo taken in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 24, 2018 and provided January 29, 2018. Nuro/Handout via Reuters
Exercise tracking map highlights locations of deployed troops 29 Jan 2018 - 11:58 am
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Fossil shows modern humans left Africa long ago 26 Jan 2018 - 11:47 pm
A handout photo made available by the Tel Aviv University on 25 January 2018 shows a complete jawbone with teeth recently discovered at Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel In Israel dated to 177,000-194,000 years ago.  EPA/Tel Aviv University Handout
Ocean plastics raise risk of coral reef disease 26 Jan 2018 - 10:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: A government worker uses a raft to gather plastic and other debris for collection and disposal from the Sekretaris River in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 7, 2017. Reuters/Darren Whiteside
Apple adds new features to show battery health 24 Jan 2018 - 05:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Boxes of iPhone X are pictured during its launch at the Apple store in Singapore, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Apple says delayed HomePod speaker ready to go 23 Jan 2018 - 08:43 pm
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