Science
How China’s satellite megaprojects are challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink
China faces a tall order in its efforts to catch up to Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite service. SpaceX’s Starlink already has nearly 7,000 operational satellites in orbit and serves around 5 million customers in more than 100 countries, according to SpaceX. The service is meant to offer high-speed internet to customers in remote and underserved […]
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Alphabet shares jump 5% after Google touts ‘breakthrough’ quantum chip
A person shows Google Quantum AI’s “Willow” chip, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 6, 2024. Google | Via Reuters Alphabet shares rose 5% during trading on Tuesday, the day after the company hailed its latest quantum computing chip as a “breakthrough.” The Google parent company on Monday revealed “Willow,” a quantum computing […]
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Google claims quantum computing milestone — but the tech can’t solve real-world problems yet
A woman bikes by a giant Google logo at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on Aug 13, 2024 where the “Made by Google” media event was held today. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google has unveiled a new chip that it says marks a major breakthrough in the field of […]
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Trump nominates Jared Isaacman, private astronaut and Shift4 CEO, for NASA chief
Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday […]
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Eli Lilly’s Zepbound causes greater weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in head-to-head trial
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Reuters Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its obesity drug Zepbound led to more weight loss than its main rival, Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy, in the first head-to-head clinical trial on the weekly injections. The […]
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China’s AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing’s rule
China is looking to challenge the U.S. in artificial intelligence. China’s tech giants have launched their own AI models. Niphon | Istock | Getty Images China’s race to develop smarter-than-human artificial intelligence may put it ahead of the U.S., but such ground-breaking technology could also risk lessening the stronghold that the ruling Communist Party has […]
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In the new space race, hackers are hitching a ride into orbit
The unoccupied space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module is pictured several hours before the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft would relocate there after undocking from Harmony’s forward port. NASA Johnson Space Center In the race to conquer the cosmos, the greatest challenge to space exploration might be the vastness of the unknown, but […]
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Healthy Returns: Trump’s FDA pick Makary may be a relief for biotech and pharma, analysts say
Dr. Marty Makary on December 12, 2018 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Happy Tuesday! President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and […]
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Amgen says obesity drug caused up to 20% weight loss after a year, with no plateau
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, on May 17, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Amgen on Tuesday said its experimental weight loss injection helped patients with obesity lose up to 20% of their weight on average after a year in a critical mid-stage trial, as the company races […]
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Space vacations and retiring on Mars: SpaceX COO shares 3 visions for the company’s future
While SpaceX founder Elon Musk may be dead set on one day living on another planet, the firm’s chief operating officer says she plans to keep things terrestrial, for now. “I think Elon wants to retire on Mars. I’m not interested in Mars,” Gwynne Shotwell, the SpaceX president and COO told Baron Capital founder Ron […]
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