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Russia wants to remove space robot’s legs, give it wheels, send it to the Moon

Back in mid-August, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos launched a humanoid robot to the International Space Station to determine the suitability of its...

Facebook launches Libra Association—and says 180 companies could join

Shrugging off defections by a number of high-profile partners, the Libra Association held its first formal meeting on Monday. The 21 companies that...

Judge grants mega-rich Sackler family reprieve from legal costs of opioid crisis

OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and its billionaire owners, the Sacklers, on Friday got a temporary reprieve from lingering court battles over their alleged role...

Researchers find just two plague strains wiped out 30%-60% of Europe

The Black Death ravaged medieval Western Europe, wiping out roughly one-third of the population. Now researchers have traced the genetic history of the...

Thousands of DOS games have been added to the Internet Archive

The Internet Archive has been updated with more than 2,500 DOS games, marking the most significant addition of games to the archive since...

Uber lays off another 350 workers amid ongoing losses

Uber is laying off another 350 workers, the company announced on Monday. Uber Eats and Uber's self-driving car team are among the divisions...

Veteran astronauts endorse NASA’s program for a return to the Moon

On Monday during a conference held in Houston, several veteran astronauts endorsed NASA's plan to return to the Moon. However, they also characterized...

Microsoft wants to use AI to bleep out bad words in Xbox Live party chat

Today, Microsoft announced it's rolling out filters that will let Xbox Live players automatically limit the text-based messages they receive to four maturiy...

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