Space X launches rocket bound for ISS

The launch marks the company’s return to space after one of its rockets exploded on the launch pad in September. This rocket is carrying a spacecraft called Dragon that will bring cargo to the International Space Station.

‘Spy doll’ pulled from shelves in Germany

A bluetooth device embedded in the doll connects to an app that searches the internet for the answers, which it then reads out. In November, they warned that due to security gaps, outsiders with some technical ability would be able to hack into it to talk to children.

Commercial space flights from UK by 2020 under new Govt plans

Space ports could be set up and satellites could blast off from regions across the UK under new proposals set to be unveiled this week. The Spaceflight Bill would allow scientists to conduct experiments in zero gravity – paving the way for the development of vaccines and antibiotics, the Department for Transport said.

Megan Briggs: Think before you Wi-Fi

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This Currency Reigns Supreme in Asian Emerging-Market Plays

As the most sensitive emerging Asian currency, South Korea’s won provides the best proxy for investors looking to bet on how the region reacts to U.S. President Donald Trump. The currency’s volatility is 11 percent for the past year, more than all of its peers in the region, including the Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Cogobuy Expects Doubling of Its Q1 Optical Communication Product Orders

The increase is likely to boost business volume in 2017, aided by the new investment cycle for carriers with growing demand for optical communication, Optical Transport Network upgrading, and 4.5G/5G construction. With its business partners, Cogobuy provides customers with the major components of fiber optic systems, including optical modules and optical chips, and constitutes a competitive product line to offer the optimal communication module, as well as Fiber-To-The-Home , 4G/5G LTE, and Internet Data Center core programmes, keepng up with demand for optical communications infrastructure.

How Wall Street psychologists and Tony Robbins inspired one of…

For viewers of Showtime’s series “Billions,” the character Wendy Rhoades, an in-house hedge fund psychiatrist played by Maggie Siff, may seem to be a dramatic invention. After all, do Wall Street’s power players really need their egos boosted? It turns out that there is indeed a niche industry for Wall Street psychiatrists and performance coaches, intended to get traders and investors back on their game, to avoid the loss of potentially millions of dollars of other people’s money.

iPad Pro ads claim it is not a computer

Remember the once humorous “Mac vs PCs” ads of yesteryears? Actor Justin Long, who portrayed the Mac side of the fence, has already moved on from computers to smartphones, specifically a Huawei phone, and Apple is doing likewise. Somewhat.

The Impeachment Of Hillary Clinton

February 20 – House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte announced today that the impeachment proceeding against President Hillary Clinton would proceed directly to a vote of the full House. “We know everything we need to know,” said Goodlatte.

SpaceX launches rocket from NASA’s historic moon pad

A Space X Falcon9 rocket sits on the launch pad, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX on Saturday to delay its inaugural launch from NASA’s historic moon pad. SpaceX halted the countdown with just 13 seconds remaining.

Expedia and Amazon Double Down on Britain

As politicians and businesses wrestle with potential changes to U.K. border controls, one of the world’s largest online travel booking companies has decided to double its headcount in London, and it’s not alone in looking to expand. Expedia Inc. will expand its U.K. office by 138,000 square feet, or to roughly twice the size of its existing space, and has signed a new lease that runs until 2030, according to a company statement.

Google DeepMind researches why robots kill or cooperate

New research from DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s London-based artificial intelligence unit could ultimately shed light on this fundamental question. They have been investigating the conditions in which reward-optimizing beings, whether human or robot, would chose to cooperate, rather than compete.

SpaceX Successfully Launches Rocket From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

After a minor setback on Saturday causing SpaceX to cancel its rocket launch 13 seconds before liftoff, Elon Musk’s aerospace company successfully sent its Falcon 9 into space this morning. Musk posted on Twitter that while the original mission was considered to be 99% fine on the readings, it wasn’t worth the slight risk, which resulted in an extra day to address any technical issues.

Sunday’s launch could be the start of an annus mirabilis for SpaceX

It was SpaceX’s second launch of 2017, and the second flight after recovering from an accident in September, 2016. SpaceX launched from the most hallowed ground of the US space enterprise on Sunday-the place where nearly all of the Moon launches occurred, and about 80 percent of all the space shuttle missions, including the vehicle’s final flight in 2011.

Some Ohio counties fell victim to recent cybercrime attacks

Some local governments in Ohio have been among the thousands of victims of a cybercrime threat known as “ransomware” that spread rapidly last year. The Newark Advocate reports that ransomware is often launched from outside the country and comes in the form of a computer virus that freezes a computer system until a ransom is paid.

A Musk/Falcon 9 triumph.

“The Falcon 9’s first and second stages separated about 2.5 minutes into today’s launch. As the first stage flew back for its touchdown – a secondary mission objective – the second stage continued to power Dragon to orbit.

Madonna shares sweet video of new twins singing

Earlier this month Madonna confirmed she adopted twin sisters from Malawi and said she is “overjoyed” to have them as part of her family Previously reported, in January, rumor had it that the pop icon had been given the green light to adopt 4-year-old orphaned twins, Stella and Esther Mwale , from Malawi. In the social media post the twins were wearing identical outfits with black-and-white horizontal stripes and dotted black socks as they were seated on a couch, with a woman playing piano in the background.

Students remove rat from their bathroom with mop and broom

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