Take a tour of Huawei’s sprawling, spectacular new European-themed R&D campus
It may be the most impressive-looking tech campus in the world, and it doesn’t belong to Apple, Amazon or Google.
Four years, $13 million and dozens of hands: How ‘affordable housing’ gets made in America
As gentrification sweeps through many U.S. cities, including Washington D.C., more residents have trouble finding affordable housing. Each community is slightly different, but the national approach to creating more housing that low- and moderate-income people can afford is all-American: a patchwork quilt of public and private initiatives.
Cannabis Watch: In ‘the marijuana ghetto’ at Davos, Canopy Growth found its American pot partner
The landmark deal between Acreage Holdings Inc. and Canopy Growth Corp. has its roots amid bunk beds inside a small, cramped house in Klosters, Switzerland.
Stronger than aluminum, a heavily altered wood cools passively
Enlarge / A look at the lignin-free compressed wood. (credit: University of Maryland) Most of our building practices aren’t especially sustainable. Concrete production is a major source of carbon emissions, and steel production is very resource intensive. Once completed, heating and cooling buildings becomes a major energy sink. There are various ideas on how to …
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SpaceX returns its Falcon 9 to the pad for another Starlink launch attempt
A Falcon 9 rocket is on the pad for Thursday night’s launch attempt. [credit:SpaceX ] After two launch attempts and a week of downtime, SpaceX has returned its Falcon 9 rocket to the launchpad for the Starlink mission. The 90-minute launch window opens at 10:30pm ET Thursday (02:30 UTC Friday), and the weather—including those pesky …
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New Assange indictment adds 17 espionage charges
Enlarge / Supporters of Julian Assange protest outside the Ecuadorian embassy as the WikiLeaks founder awaits a High Court hearing to determine whether he will be extradited to Sweden on sexual charges. Now, new US charges have been added to a previous indictment: 17 counts of espionage. (credit: Amer Ghazzal / Barcroft Media via Getty …
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NASA officially orders its first segment of a lunar space station
Maxar has been selected to build and fly the first element of NASA’s lunar Gateway. (credit: Maxar Technologies) NASA has chosen its first commercial partner for a proposed space station, known as the Lunar Gateway, to be built near the Moon. On Thursday, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Maxar Technologies would build the first component …
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GOP, Dem Senators officially introduce loot box, “pay-to-win” legislation
Unlike this ceramic replica, video game loot boxes are not filled with real candy. (credit: ThinkGeek) Weeks ago, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released an outline for the The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act, aimed at stopping randomized loot boxes and pay-to-win mechanics in the game industry. Today, Hawley was joined by Ed Markey (D-Mass.) …
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Purdue infiltrated WHO, manipulated opioid policies to boost sales, report finds
Enlarge / Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company’s alleged role in the opioid epidemic. (credit: Getty | Drew Angerer) Infamous OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma used front organizations and sponsored research to deceive the World Health Organization and corrupt global …
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Comcast does so much lobbying that it says disclosing it all is too hard
Enlarge / A Comcast sign at the Comcast offices in Philadelphia, Penn. (credit: Getty Images | Cindy Ord ) Comcast may be harming its reputation by failing to reveal all of its lobbying activities, including its involvement in trade associations and lobbying at the state level, a group of shareholders says in a proposal that …
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