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Tesla mandates masks at Nevada battery factory - WSJ 08 Aug 2021 - 09:47 pm

Tesla Inc is telling workers at its Nevada battery factory they will be required to wear a mask indoors starting Monday regardless of...

'Mega-drought' in Andes from climate change leaves some peaks without snow 06 Aug 2021 - 12:19 am

BUENOS AIRES - The Andes Mountain range, which draws skiers to South America, is facing historically low snowfall this year during a decade-long...

Atlantic Ocean currents weaken, signalling big weather changes - study 05 Aug 2021 - 09:42 pm

LONDON - The Atlantic Ocean's current system, an engine of the Northern Hemsiphere's climate, could be weakening to such an extent that it...

Last month was world's third-hottest July on record - EU scientists 05 Aug 2021 - 10:44 am

BRUSSELS: Last month was one of the world's hottest Julys on record, behind only 2019 and 2016, with unusually high temperatures seen in...

TikTok tests disappearing stories clone of Snapchat, Instagram 05 Aug 2021 - 12:27 am

Popular video app TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance Ltd., is testing a disappearing stories product as part of an effort to encourage more...

Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths 04 Aug 2021 - 09:11 pm

The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge's imposing megaliths has revealed some of the traits that made them an exemplary building material for...

Microsoft to require vaccinations to enter US offices 03 Aug 2021 - 08:52 pm

Microsoft Corp. said it will require employees to show proof of Covid-19 vaccinations before they can enter any company facility in the U.S....

System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight 03 Aug 2021 - 08:48 pm

Boeing Co on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station due to an unexpected system glitch,...

Boeing's Starliner ready for crucial do-over launch to orbit 03 Aug 2021 - 04:19 pm

SEATTLE: Boeing Co's CST-100 Starliner capsule is poised to blast off on Tuesday from Florida's Cape Canaveral bound for the International Space Station...

Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to battle misinformation on its site 02 Aug 2021 - 11:31 pm

Twitter Inc will partner with the Associated Press and Reuters to more quickly provide credible information on the social networking site as part...

Google’s new Pixel phones features a processor designed in-house 02 Aug 2021 - 07:38 pm

Google is making a bigger bet on smartphones by joining rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in designing the device’s most critical...

Russia reports pressure drop in space station service module 31 Jul 2021 - 04:18 pm

Moscow: The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station...

Argentina lakes turn pink but the outlook not rosy, environmentalists say 31 Jul 2021 - 01:37 pm

Buenos Aires: Two lakes in a far-flung coastal region of Patagonia, in Argentina, have turned fluorescent pink, as of yet unexplained phenomena that...

Greenland experienced 'massive' ice melt this week, scientists say 30 Jul 2021 - 07:44 pm

BRUSSELS: With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice on Wednesday with enough melting to...

NASA postpones do-over test launch of Boeing Starliner to orbit 29 Jul 2021 - 11:51 pm

NASA and Boeing have postponed an attempt to launch the company's CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station as planned on Friday...

From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth 29 Jul 2021 - 07:04 pm

Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet's YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue...