ELON Musk plans to send another 60 internet satellites into space today – just two weeks after a launch took the same number into orbit. The tech billionaire's rocket firm SpaceX is launching the satellites in defiance of angry critics who say Musk is clogging up Earth's orbit with "space junk". Starlink is Musk's bid […]
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UK Property: Asking prices soar as buyers flock back to the market after Brexit
Latest data from property search portal Rightmove suggests that the price of properties which have been listed for sale over the last four weeks have reached a new high, rising by 0.8 per cent on a monthly basis, leading to an average increase of £2,589, which is just £40 short of the record high seen […]
Floods Put Mississippi Capital In ‘Precarious Situation’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi’s capital city and more rain on the way this week, the governor warned residents that it would be days before floodwaters start to recede. Gov. Tate Reeves said Sunday morning that the Pearl would continue to rise […]
Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be regulated so hard it 'HURTS'
BILLIONAIRE Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has called for his apps to be regulated so hard that it "hurts". The Harvard drop-out, 35, said that Facebook needed more oversight – and said tech giants "should serve society". Facebook has had countless privacy, security and content catastrophes in recent years. The firm has been hacked, has leaked […]
Alstom in Talks for $7 Billion Buyout of Bombardier Train Unit
In this article Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. French train maker Alstom SA confirmed it’s in talks to acquire the rail business of embattled Canadian train and plane maker Bombardier Inc., in a fresh attempt to bulk up against Chinese competition. Discussions are […]
Supersonic 990mph Nasa X-plane as quiet as 'thump of car door' is nearly ready
AN EXPERIMENTAL Nasa X-plane that soars "quietly" at supersonic speeds is on track to be built before the end of the year. The stealthy jet's sonic boom is expected to sound no louder than the thump of a car door closing at ground level. Nasa greenlit the project to be built by Lockheed Martin just […]
Bizarre new creatures cooked up by Photoshop geeks – from 'bird baboon' to 'owl tiger'
PICTURES of curious new creatures have been shared online by Photoshop whizzes. The cleverly edited snaps create hybrid breeds by merging one animal with another, such as a dog with a seal, or an owl with a tiger. The result in an array of bizarre beasts that look like the result of a lab experiment […]
AGL calls for gas import solutions to avoid looming crisis
Australia's biggest energy supplier, AGL, says the development of terminals for importing liquefied natural gas along the east coast is needed if the nation is to avoid a looming supply shortage in the southern states. In a warning on Monday, the competition regulator found that although there was a slight improvement in the east coast […]
High flying software stock Altium warns of coronavirus impact
High flying software group Altium has blamed the impact of the coronavirus and a slow start for its Octopart business for a downgrade to its financial forecasts. Delivering its half-year results Atlium said it now expects full year revenues and profit margins to come in at the lower end of a previously stated range. Its […]
Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Tweets Photo Of Big Crowd Near Air Force One — From 2004
President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted ― then deleted ― a stunning image of Air Force One behind a large crowd at Florida’s Daytona 500 after Twitter users noted that the image was 16 years old. The tweet, which was posted on Sunday and stayed up for around three hours, was retweeted at […]