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Could Apple Acquire Tesla? A Top Tech Critic Says Yes.
Tesla’s recent stock price graph is a tough one to swallow—even for die-hard fans. Over the past four trading weeks, the electric carmaker’s shares have plunged more than 25 percent to a five-year low at $190 per share as of Friday. Things could get a lot worse in the next 12 months. If its ......view more
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British climber becomes 10th casualty this season on Mount Everest
A British adventurer has become the 10th climber to die on Mount Everest in the last few weeks. Robert Fisher scaled the summit of the world’s highest mountain on Sunday, but died soon after during his descent about 500 feet......view more
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Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' currency in 2020
Image copyright GETTY Image caption Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg met Bank of England governor Mark Carney Facebook is finalising plans to launch its own crypto-currency next year. It is planning to set up a digital payments system in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2......view more
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Driverless cars: CamDriverless cars: Cambridge University model cars 'talk' to avoid jamsbridge Univ
A fleet of 16 miniature cars have been programmed to communicate with each other to avoid traffic jams. Researchers at Cambridge University set up a track and stopped one of the driverless cars, blocking one of two lanes, to see how they reacted. When the communication system was switc......view more
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First 60 satellites of Musk internet constellation launched
The constellation is for Elon Musk’s Starlink high speed internet service for which, he says, he may be signing up customers as early as this year. For the moment, he has to see if all 60 satellites are working correctly which may take a day or two. The satellites, each weighi......view more
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PC Tech Finance - PC maker Lenovo books fourth-quarter profit surge, says production unaffected by t
By Sijia Jiang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tech giant Lenovo Group Ltd on Thursday reported a market-beating three-fold surge in quarterly profit helped by strong personal computer (PCs) sales, and said its production plans had not been affected by the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war. Still inves......view more
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Apple, Tesla Iced in US-China Tech Cold War as Huawei Blacklist Raises Concerns
Apple Inc. ( AAPL - Get Report ) shares extended declines Thursday, while Tesla Inc. ( TSLA - Get Report ) edged from fresh two-and-a-half year lows, as investors grow increasingly concerned that the current U.S.-China tra......view more
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GaN Heads to Space! VPT Introduces Radiation-Hardened DC-DC Converters Featuring GaN Technology
VPT's new DC-DC converter series aims to bring radiation-hardened GaN devices into space applications. VPT released its SGRB series of gallium nitride-based, radiation hardened, space qualified DC-DC converters at the Satellite 2019 Show. Gallium nitride (GaN) wide bandgap s......view more
