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• One of the US’ aircraft carriers will spend the next two years in dry dock for some maintenance and state-of-the-art upgrades.
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• Twitter said yesterday it is tightening up rules for European Union political ads ahead of bloc-wide elections this spring, following similar moves by fellow tech giants Facebook and Google.
And now for the weather on Mars, courtesy of new NASA lander
And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter.
SpaceX to build Mars spaceship prototypes in Texas
SpaceX said last week that it will build test versions of its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles in another blow to the local economy that comes days after the company announced massive layoffs.
Spain: Taxi drivers threaten to take strike to French border
Taxi drivers striking to demand tighter regulations for companies using ride-hailing apps blocked traffic for another day in Spain’s two major cities yesterday, while threatening to take their protest to the French border.
Driverless shuttle to make Utah debut at state Capitol
A driverless public shuttle is expected to make its Utah debut this year as state officials test the possibilities of autonomous vehicles.
CES 2019: TV set maker LG makes its sets disappear
The CES 2019 gadget show is revving up in Las Vegas. Here are the latest findings and observations from Associated Press reporters on the ground as technology’s biggest trade event gets underway.
Giving up gas: China’s Shenzhen switches to electric taxis
One of China’s major cities has reached an environmental milestone: an almost entirely electric-powered taxi fleet.
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• Video review and goal-line technology are coming to water polo to help the oldest Olympic team sport keep pace.
China launches pioneering mission to far side of moon
China launched a ground-breaking mission on Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and the US.
Hertz, Clear partner to speed rentals with biometric scans
Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry.
Hailing the future taxi: Drone-car mashup model takes flight
A scale model of a flying drone-car drove and hovered across an Amsterdam exhibition hall yesterday, providing a glimpse of what could be the future of urban mobility.
Q&A on scientist’s bombshell claim of gene-edited babies
Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden line.
