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Boeing to start 737 Max production on new assembly line July 6, CEO says

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Boeing to start 737 Max production on new assembly line July 6, CEO says

The new 737 Max final assembly line in Everett, Washington, will serve as a catalyst for increasing Max production to 52 jets per month.

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Anthropic says the world should have option to ‘pause’ on AI

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Anthropic says the world should have option to ‘pause’ on AI

US firm says it will convene policymakers for discussion of dangers, in post detailing progress of its Claude model

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International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order

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International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order

Crew previously told to enter docked spacecraft and don spacesuits in case an air leak worsened

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"Spectacular" Roman-era gold ring found by metal detectorist in field in England

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"Spectacular" Roman-era gold ring found by metal detectorist in field in England

A rare gold Roman ring from more than 1,700 years ago — depicting Victoria, the goddess of victory — has proven to be a big win for an amateur metal detectorist in England.

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Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy

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Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy

Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too

3 months ago

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What Dogs See That We Can't

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What Dogs See That We Can't

Consciousness separates us from machines. Need convincing? Just take a good look at a faithful canine.

3 months ago

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Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here's what to know.

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Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here's what to know.

Some Facebook users may soon receive a second payout tied to parent company Meta's $725 million privacy settlement, according to the claims administrator and an email sent to eligible claimants.

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Evacuation orders lifted for astronauts on International Space Station: NASA

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Evacuation orders lifted for astronauts on International Space Station: NASA

NASA said Friday that astronauts at the International Space Station were briefly ordered to prepare for an evacuation due to a worsening air leak in Russia’s portion of the orbital laboratory, before allowing them to return to planned operations.

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JPMorgan Removes Sell Rating on Tesla After Years, Says It's at the 'Forefront of Physical AI'

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JPMorgan Removes Sell Rating on Tesla After Years, Says It's at the 'Forefront of Physical AI'

The firm has rated Elon Musk's electric vehicle company as sell dating back to 2023.

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Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants continue AI layoffs

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Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants continue AI layoffs

"Our experience of robots is that it's actually driven up employment rather than the reverse," Amazon executive John Boumphrey told CNBC.

3 months ago

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AI is designing OpenAI's next model in a sign of 'superintelligence': SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC

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AI is designing OpenAI's next model in a sign of 'superintelligence': SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said his forecast of artificial superintelligence arriving in 10 years was "conservative" and thinks it will be here sooner.

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Unseen Edith Wharton short story is published more than a century later

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Unseen Edith Wharton short story is published more than a century later

The Men Who Saved the World, the Pulitzer winner’s lost manuscript found in Yale archives, appears in Strand magazine

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