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Record-setting astronaut feels good after near year in space

NASA’s new record-setting astronaut says aside from sore muscles, she readjusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in space By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer February 12, 2020, 10:29 PM 2 min read CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she’s readjusting

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Andy Rubin’s Start-Up, Essential Products, Shuts Down

SAN FRANCISCO — Essential Products, a consumer electronics start-up founded by the former Google executive Andy Rubin, said on Wednesday that it was ceasing operations. Once considered one of Silicon Valley’s most promising hardware technology start-ups, Essential had raised $330 million in outside funding because of the track record of Mr. Rubin, who is widely

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SoftBank Takes Another Multibillion-Dollar Hit From Bad Bets

TOKYO — SoftBank Group has taken another multibillion-dollar hit from its ambitious but costly bets on once high-flying companies like Uber and WeWork, putting growing pressure on the Japanese conglomerate to get its financial house in order. The company and its founder and chief, Masayoshi Son, have dominated the world of technology investment through the

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SoftBank Takes Another Multibillion-Dollar Hit From Bad Bets

SoftBank Group has taken another multibillion-dollar hit from its ambitious but costly bets on once high-flying companies like Uber and WeWork, putting growing pressure on the Japanese conglomerate to get its financial house in order. The company, which has used its $100 billion Vision Fund to dominate the world of technology investment, has become a

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