News & Perspective

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SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth

The two NASA astronauts whose eight-day stopover on the International Space Station (ISS) turned into a nine-and-a-half-month mission are finally back on Earth. SpaceX Dragon Freedom On Tuesday at 5:57 pm EDT, SpaceX Dragon…

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BlackRock to Buy Panama Canal Ports for $22.8 Billion

BlackRock just completed one of its most geopolitically significant infrastructure purchases to date, taking ownership of the ports at both ends of the Panama Canal in a whopping $23 billion acquisition, marking a tremendous…

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Cryptocurrency industry leaders gather at White House

President Donald Trump, who has a financial stake in cryptocurrencies, brought crypto founders and investors to the White House Friday for what’s billed as the first-ever “crypto summit.” Friday’s event, the first of…

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Microsoft is retiring once-popular video app Skype to focus on Teams

Microsoft is doing away with its once-popular video conference application Skype, the company announced Friday. Teams “In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily adapt to customer needs,…

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Apple needs the iPhone 16e to be a hit. Here’s why it has a chance

Apple’s iPhone 16e debut was surprising for two reasons: First, the company shifted away from the “SE” branding after nearly a decade. Then it priced the budget phone higher than expected at $599 — a…

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Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app

Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app Tencent Holdings said it is testing the integration of DeepSeek‘s service on Weixin, as the operator of China’s most popular super…

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