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Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production in July despite Agreement to Hike Output

August 13, 2018 Focus Washington

OPEC’s oil production ticked higher in July, but cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia weighed on the 15-member group’s output just one month after it agreed to start pumping more crude, CNBC informed. The Saudis throttled back […]

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NASA Successfully Launched Parker-Probe, a Seven Year Year Journey to Touch Sun

August 12, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA had a successful launch on humanity’s first probe that will go to the sun, a seven-year mission meant to better understand the mysteries of our closest star. The Parker Solar Probe, carried on United […]

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NASA Aborts Parker-Solar Probe Launch in Last Minute

August 11, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA early Saturday morning delayed its launch of the Parker-Solar probe, the first probe made by humans that will go to the sun. The launch was rescheduled for Sunday morning, BBC reported. The launch was […]

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NASA Ready to Launch Probe That Will Touch Our Sun

August 10, 2018 Focus Washington

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is on schedule for the Saturday morning launch of the first-ever probe that will go to the sun. According to The Guardian, the launch window for the Parker […]

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Apple Allows Alex Jones Infowars App

August 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple said on Wednesday that an app belonging to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones remains in its App Store since it has not been found to be in violation of any content policies, Reuters informs. The […]

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Apple Faces Chip Delays Due to Supplier Computer Virus

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

A major chip supplier for Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has faced a computer virus outbreak due to which shipments could be delayed, the company said. The problem occurred on Friday and was disclosed a […]

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Bezos Invests Heavily in Blue Origin as Private Space Race Becomes More Competitive

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, is putting effort to get his private space company into production mode as results of the reports that his heavy rocket scheduled for lift-off in 2020 is slipping behind […]

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Apple Becomes First U.S. Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Cap

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple hit a market cap of $1 trillion on Thursday, and hung onto the record valuation at market close, as the tech giant became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach $1 trillion, CNBC […]

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Prolific Hackers Who ‘Infiltrated U.S. Firms’ Arrested

August 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Eastern Europe-based hacker group that broke into the networks of a number of companies and businesses across America was reported to use another front company in order to find new talents, the Justice Department reported […]

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Tesla Begins Constructing a $5 Billion Factory in China

August 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Tesla Inc. apparently began building a $5 billion factory in China. The mega factory is being built with the help from local partners, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, the electric car maker is […]

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Apple Shares Rise on iPhone Sales Projection

August 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple shares jumped 3.5 percent in pre-market trading Wednesday after the company projected sales that suggest consumers are still snapping up the company’s high-end iPhones even as updated models are on the horizon, Bloomberg writes. […]

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Facebook Faces New Privacy Challenge

July 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Facebook is struggling with a new challenge – to tighten privacy practices, which puts its European advertisers on the front lines of its efforts to do so and causes frustrations among them. According to the […]

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Pentagon is Working on “Do Not Buy” List of Software Vendors Compromised by Russia, China

July 29, 2018 Focus Washington

High ranking officials from the Defense Department said that the Pentagon is working on a technology that will block vendors who use software code that is originating from Russia and China According to Reuters, Ellen […]

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Liquid-Water Lake Found on Mars, Complex Lifeforms Might Exist Beyond Earth

July 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Scientists announced on Wednesday that they have detected what appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under the ice on the southern polar plain of Mars. This body of water is a possible habitat for […]

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Facebook’s Growth Slows, Shares Fall After Privacy Scandals

July 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Facebook’s shares lost as much as a quarter of their value after executives said that profit margins would plummet for several years due to the costs of improving privacy safeguards, Reuters informed. The social media […]

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Russian Hackers Have Infiltrated U.S. Electric Utilities

July 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Russian hackers broke into the networks of key U.S. power companies last year, possibly causing blackouts, CNBC informed citing the The Wall Street Journal. The attack was first detected in the spring of 2016 and continued throughout 2017, […]

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Microsoft Says They Stopped Hacking Attempts of Congressional Candidates; First Since 2016

July 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Microsoft on Thursday stated that it identified and helped neutralize hacking attempts on three congressional candidates earlier this year, marking the first publicly known hacking efforts targeting candidates in the 2018 midterm elections, Politico reported. […]

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Activists Manipulate Google Search to Link ‘Idiot’ with Images of Trump

July 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Anti-Trump activists apparently managed to manipulate Google Images search results, causing images of Trump’s face to appear as the top search results for the term “idiot.” The Guardian was the first to report the prank […]

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NASA Plans to Build Space Station in Moon’s Orbit by Mid-2020s

July 19, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA has started with the planning of a small space station in the moon’s orbit, hoping it will become active by the mid-2020s. According to USA Today, the “gateway” facility would make regular manned missions […]

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Google Faces $5bn Fine from EU

July 18, 2018 Focus Washington

Google’s Alphabet will receive a $5 billion fine from European Union regulators for breaking antitrust laws. Google abused the dominant position of its Android mobile operating system which resulted in an investigation being opened three […]

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NASA Gets Emmy Nomination for Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ at Saturn

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA ‘s coverage of the Cassini spacecraft’s Grand Finale at Saturn received an Emmy nomination. According to Space, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for an Emmy in […]

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White House Lifts Ban on U.S. Companies Supplying China’s ZTE

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce lifted a ban that prevented U.S. companies from selling goods to ZTE Corp. The lifting allows China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment maker to resume business. According to Reuters, the […]

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NASA’s Epic Mission to our Sun is in Final Stages

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA engineers are in the final stages of constructing a spacecraft that will help us understand the main source of energy for our planet, the sun. According to Space, 500 kilometers from the sun’s visible surface, […]

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Democratic Lawmakers Say Additional Scrutiny of Facebook Needed

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

After the emergence of reports that Facebook allowed a Russian company to access the social network’s users’ data, top Democratic lawmakers on the Senate and House intelligence committees said this relationship needs to be further […]

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SpaceX’s Dragon Crew Arrives at International Space Station

July 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Three days after being launched from Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 9:52 a.m. EDT, NASA reported. This is the 15th […]

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Soon NASA Will Use Private Spaceships to Ferry Astronauts in Space

June 27, 2018 Focus Washington

SpaceX has begun with testing its first spaceship that will be able to carry astronauts in space. The Crew Dragon spaceship is one of the first privately built space capsules which will be used by […]

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Facebook, Google Accused of Misleading Users to Share Private Data

June 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Eight consumer advocacy groups demand from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to probe Google and Facebook over what they see as “misleading” tactics that push consumers to give up their personal data. “Companies employ numerous […]

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Elon Musk Says ‘Extensive and Damaging Sabotage’ Was Done to Tesla

June 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, on Sunday sent an email to all of his employees alleging that an “extensive and damaging sabotage” was done by a Tesla employee. According to the chief executive officer’s email, the […]

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Lawmakers Fear That ‘Stingray’ Spying Technology Is Being Misused

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

New concerns about digital privacy and security are being raised in Washington, as more and more revelations of potential surveillance activity in the D.C. region appears. Several Officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]

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Tesla Reveals New Plans at Shareholder Meeting

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Tesla’s head of worldwide sales, Robin Ren, revealed on Tuesday that the company plans to build its first factory outside of the U.S. in Shanghai, CNBC reported. The Chinese government recently announced that it will […]

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