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Space project eXTP to set example of good cooperation with China: Czech scientists
The enhanced X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry mission (eXTP) could set an example of good cooperation between the Czech Republic and China, said Czech scientists attending an international workshop on Astronomical X-Ray Optics which closed here on Friday.
NATO researchers: Social media failing to stop manipulation
Social media companies are failing to stop manipulated activity, according to a report Friday by NATO-affiliated researchers who said they were easily able to buy tens of thousands of likes, comments and views on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Audi reports record number of car deliveries in November
German carmaker Audi announced on Friday that worldwide deliveries went up by 23.1 percent to a total of 163,350 vehicles last month, which was more than ever before in November.
Portugal resists US appeal to bar Huawei from 5G network bid
Portugal won't exclude Chinese companies from competing in a planned public tender for the country's next-generation 5G wireless network, senior Portuguese officials told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday.
Google co-founders step aside as antitrust scrutiny heats up
Google's co-founders are relinquishing their executive positions just as state and federal regulators, not to mention the Department of Justice and Congress, are taking a keen interest in the possible abuse of its privacy practices and market power.
Google bans Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC material
Google has taken down a U.K. Conservative Party ad on YouTube that used BBC news footage, days after Facebook took similar action on grounds that it infringed intellectual property rights.
Huawei criticized at home over ex-employee's incarceration
Chinese tech-giant Huawei's reputation has been repeatedly attacked by the United States and others over allegations of Communist Party control.
Google co-founders step aside as antitrust scrutiny heats up
Google's co-founders are relinquishing their executive positions just as state and federal regulators, not to mention the Department of Justice and Congress, are taking a keen interest in possible abuse of its privacy practices and market power.
NASA to launch "robot hotel" to Int'l Space Station
The U.S space agency NASA is going to send a "robot hotel" to the outside of the International Space Station with the upcoming SpaceX commercial resupply mission.
Elon Musk says he tweeted diver was 'pedo guy' after insult
Elon Musk testified Tuesday that he was being insulting, not literal, when he called a British diver a pedophile in a tweet, prompting a defamation lawsuit from the man who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year.