Science and Technology


Bezos’ Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space

(AP) — Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space,

PayPal Australia takes on Afterpay with no-late fee ‘buy now, pay later’ offer

(Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc’s (PYPL.O) new “buy now, pay later” offering in Australia will

France fines Google 500 mln euros over copyright row

(Reuters) – France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet’s

China’s Alibaba to lead fund for startups in Greater Bay Area

(Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) will anchor a fund for

Australian scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics

(Reuters) – Australian scientists say they have developed the “holy grail” of blood sugar testing

U.S. approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight

(Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it approved a Blue Origin

Biden administration asks courts to dismiss government appeals of TikTok ruling

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss the

As crackdown looms, South Korea’s defiant crypto fans dig in

(Reuters) – Yun Hae-ri, a 26-year-old South Korean cryptocurrency investor, has seen the value of

Amazon’s online store down for many users globally

(Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) online store was grappling with widespread outages on

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

(AP) — Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship