Technology
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Bitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump
The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he's sworn in as president next week.
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SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.
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NASA’s stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit
One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.
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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.
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How much is TikTok worth and who could buy it?
The supremely popular TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S. operations.
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Trump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore wind
President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects.
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Trump is exploring ways to ‘preserve’ TikTok as company’s CEO gets inaugural invite, his team says
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration and be granted a prime seating location on the dais as the president-elect's national security adviser signals that the incoming administration may take steps to "keep TikTok from going dark.”
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Feds chip in extra $100 million to help Georgia semiconductor materials plant
Months after leveraging federal funds to help build a semiconductor parts factory east of Atlanta, the Biden-Harris administration is chipping in more money to assist with the plant's research and development efforts.
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Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy
President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings about an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans' rights and the future of democracy.
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SEC sues Elon Musk over Twitter-related securities violations
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
