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His father belonged to an exclusive yacht club in Berlin. “As early as 1931, the secretary of the club said, ‘You can’t be very happy here with people like Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Göring in the club,’” Professor Kirstein said. “It wasn’t until they said that to him that he suddenly realized they were […]

Virgin Galactic says its next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press January 8, 2020, 5:17 PM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic’s next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday. All major structural elements have been assembled and the rocket plane

Researchers in Germany say a review of fatal encephalitis cases in Bavaria has found that more than twice as many as previously known were tied to a rare animal-borne virus January 8, 2020, 11:18 AM 2 min read BERLIN — A review of fatal encephalitis cases in the southern German state of Bavaria has found

TEL AVIV — TikTok, the smartphone app beloved by teenagers and used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, had serious vulnerabilities that would have allowed hackers to manipulate user data and reveal personal information, according to research published Wednesday by Check Point, a cybersecurity company in Israel. The weaknesses would have allowed

An executive at Facebook, which is still facing scrutiny over its significant role in the 2016 presidential election, said he believed the social media giant was responsible for President Donald Trump’s victory but only as a result of clever advertising, not outside influence. The remarks by Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth came from a

On Dec. 30, Andrew Bosworth, a longtime Facebook executive and confidant of Mark Zuckerberg, wrote a long memo on the company’s internal network. In the post, titled “Thoughts for 2020,” Mr. Bosworth — who oversaw Facebook’s advertising efforts during the 2016 election and is now in charge of the company’s virtual and augmented reality division

A machine that rapidly chills packaged drinks is on show at the CES tech expo. The start-up involved hopes to launch Juno later this year to cool cans and bottles of drink at point of use, meaning they do not need to be stored in refrigerators in advance. The BBC’s Chris Fox tested the prototype

A week after a malicious virus infected its network, the London-based foreign currency exchange company Travelex has yet to restore digital sales January 8, 2020, 12:52 AM 2 min read BOSTON — A week after a malicious virus infected its network, the London-based foreign currency exchange company Travelex had yet to restore digital sales and

SAN FRANCISCO — Since the 2016 election, when Russian trolls and a tsunami of misinformation turned social media into a partisan battlefield, Facebook has wrestled with the role it played in President Trump’s victory. Now, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times, a longtime Facebook executive has told employees that the company

The National Weather Service has issued a renewed warning for aircraft passing by a volcano that erupted in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands By DAN JOLING Associated Press January 7, 2020, 10:02 PM 3 min read ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An eruption at a volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has intensified and the National Weather Service has renewed