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These engineers and tech execs want to create a peaceful lunar settlement

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A group of Silicon Valley tech executives and engineers want to create a peaceful, multinational lunar settlement. According to Bloomberg, the San Francisco-based Open Lunar Foundation plans to invest in hardware "to accelerate the exploration and se...

Why Samsung Is Gaining On Apple As Best Loved Brand

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In Interbrand’s 2013 brand index,  a benchmark measure of brand value, Apple came out on top, ending a 13 year run by Coca Cola. But the signs are that Samsung, which has been investing heavily in...
    






Eleven Great Space Moments Of 2013

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It was nearly 50 years ago that Star Trek first dubbed space as “the final frontier.” Today, it’s still a frontier, but it’s a busy one. People from dozens of nations, as well as private industry,...
    






Comet ISON Observed in the Night Sky

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NASA’s probe which was quite close to Mercury sent back photographs of Comet ISON to earth. Several other space missions are also on standby to record the journey of the comet through its path across...

FTC probes Google’s acquisition of Waze

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Now that Google has bought turn-by-turn GPS application, Waze, it is now time for the critics, a.k.a. the Federal Trade Commision or FTC, to do its job of conducting an antitrust investigation on the...

European Commission Scrutinizes Apple’s iPhone Sales Tactics

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When complaints get lodged there will be retaliation or at least an inquiry by the authorities that be. Apple Incorporated has been the target of this action recently. After a series of gripes by...