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Elon Musk says Saudis want to fund Tesla buyout

"I left the July 31st meeting with no question that a deal with the Saudi sovereign fund could be closed," wrote Musk.

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Historic NASA mission will be first to 'touch the sun'

"We'll be going where no spacecraft has dared go before."

Japan

Tokyo Olympics to boost security with facial recognition technology

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are set to make history by being the first to use facial recognition technology, in a move organisers say will boost security and cut down waiting time for athletes.

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Facebook removes four pages belonging to Infowars' Alex Jones

Facebook has unpublished the Alex Jones Channel Page, the Alex Jones Page, the InfoWars Page and the Infowars Nightly News Page.

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NASA names 9 astronauts for first Boeing, SpaceX flights

The two companies will conduct test flights to the International Space Station next year.

Business

Apple beats Amazon and Microsoft to trillion dollar crown

Better than expected sales results have pushed up Apple shares to record highs and the company's valuation to a trillion dollars

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How does Apple's record-breaking valuation compare?

Apple Inc this week became the first $1 trillion publicly listed US company - but how does that compare with other companies and the richest countries and people on the planet?

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Facebook adds time tracking feature to apps

The new features come amid growing concerns from mental health experts and a vocal group of technologists about the impact social media is having on people.

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Einstein's theory of relativity aces its first black hole test

The test exploited the intense gravitational field around the monster black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

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Rising seas could knock out the internet — and sooner than scientists thought

New research says 4,000 miles of internet cable could be underwater by 2030.

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Reddit announces data breach that threatens anonymity of users

Many Reddit users choose to remain anonymous on the website in order to freely discuss controversial topics or post salacious pictures.

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Devastating drought, heat wave hammer farmers across northern Europe

"I have never seen this type of hot and dry weather and I've been farming over 30 years," one farmer in Finland said.

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Facebook's new foreign influence report excluded most divisive rhetoric

Facebook released only some of the pages and content publicly, declining to release the depth some pages went to stoke racial tension.

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Scientists are pushing the limits of 3D printing with these shape-shifting materials

The tech could be used to create magnetically controlled implants or "soft robots."

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Conspiracy theorists hijack YouTube results for A-listers

The video portal has been repeatedly criticized for not curtailing videos of conspiracy theories and false information on its platform.

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Going to Mars will involve all sorts of risks. Going bonkers might be the biggest

NASA has a plan to help spaceflyers cope with profound isolation during the two-year round trip.

France

Paris' cooling bench is the latest tool to help people cool down

Paris is hoping to tackle peoples woes in the heatwave with a refreshing bench- but does it work?

USA

US set to allow 3D of printing guns after last-ditch legal challenge fails

Blueprints for several weapons are expected to made available online on Wednesday

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Fake Facebook profiles cause heartbreak for families and colleagues

"It's scary, and you need to be careful. I've gone through my friends list, and tightened all of my security settings."

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Virgin Galactic spaceplane smashes altitude record in latest test flight

Sleek craft climbs to 32 miles over California's Mojave Desert.