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Qatar & Etihad Airways offer free laptops, tablets on US flights to circumvent electronics ban
In response to the US ban on electronic devices inside passenger cabins of planes from the Middle East, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have announced services which will offer their clients free laptops and tablets on US-bound flights.
Mar 31, 2017 01:01
‘Much better than expected’: Chinese ‘hack-proof’ quantum communication satellite put into service
The world’s first quantum communication satellite is now officially operational following months of in-orbit testing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced, saying that performance of the device is “much better” than was initially expected.
Jan 19, 2017 04:43
AT&T strikes deal to buy Time Warner for $85.4bn, regulators yet to approve
Telecommunications giant AT&T announced Saturday it has sealed a deal to acquire the Time Warner media conglomerate in a stock-and-cash merger deal after it was unanimously approved by the boards of the two companies.
Oct 23, 2016 06:00
Good vibrations? Nanomotion 'life detector' to hunt for extraterrestrial movement
A super-sensitive 'life detector' that uses a nano-sized cantilever to spot motion has arrived. Worth less than $10,000, it could prove especially effective in space exploration probes like the Mars rover, helping discover alien life on other planets.
Dec 30, 2014 19:30
Google building quantum computer processor with top university research team
Google is leaping back into the quantum computing business, partnering with scientists at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to build cutting-edge processors. The developers hope to build a revolutionary machine, which has eluded them so far.
Sep 4, 2014 03:35
Russia launches Proton-M with GLONASS satellites
Russia has successfully launched a Proton-M launch vehicle with three GLONASS-M navigation satellites from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan.
Nov 4, 2011 17:33