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Swiss voters back carbon cuts as glaciers melt

Shawdesh desk: Voters in Switzerland have backed a new climate bill designed to cut fossil fuel use and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The government says the country needs

Spanish rocket launch aborted due to last-minute glitch

Shawdesh desk: The maiden flight of Spain’s first rocket was aborted Saturday after countdown ended because of a last-minute technical problem, the start up PLD Space said. The launch of

Apple to spend billions of dollars on US-made 5G tech

Shawdesh Desk: Apple on Tuesday announced a multi-billion-dollar collaboration with US tech firm Broadcom to make “cutting edge” components for wirelessly connecting to high-speed 5G telecom networks. The iPhone maker

SpaceX to make second bid to launch Starship on test flight

Shawdesh desk; SpaceX is to make a second attempt on Thursday to carry out the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts

Montana TikTok ban is first passed by any US state

Shawdesh desk: Montana has become the first US state to pass legislation banning TikTok on personal devices. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has been accused of posing

Intel, ARM reach joint chip manufacturing deal

Shawdesh Desk: In a significant move, chip-maker Intel on Wednesday said it will work with British chip designer ARM to build low-power compute system-on-chips (SoCs). The collaboration will focus on

Ousted execs sue Twitter for job-related legal bills

Shawdesh desk: Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company filed suit on Monday, seeking to be reimbursed

First woman, Black astronaut to make 2024 flight around Moon

Shawdesh desk: NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years — including the first woman and Black man to