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Branson and Bezos are also launching a space race for insurersRichard Branson is slated to fly into suborbital space this Sunday, nine days before a similar trip by billionaire Jeff Bezos. These first flights for the space moguls will also…

Richard Branson is scheduled to fly to suborbital space on Sunday, nine days before a similar trip by billionaire Jeff Bezos. These first flights for the space moguls will also take off without liability insurance, reports the DealBook…

Luna 27 and Chang'e-6, for example, are said to drill into the surface and bring samples back to Earth - an accomplishment that China did three times a year with Chang'e-5 last December and the Soviet Union with Luna landers three times a…

Law enforcement also has an advantage in getting their hands on digital devices. Despite claims by Apple, Google, and even the Department of Justice that smartphones are largely impenetrable, thousands of law enforcement agencies have…

Ruins of the Greenwood District after the massacre of African Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 1921. American National Red Cross photo collection.GHI | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesA century ago this week, the richest black…

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on weekdays.Why do we do this when we are involved in heated arguments with our neighbors on Facebook or in politically charged YouTube videos? That is the…

As the pandemic progressed, some of the most dangerous activities were the many Americans who had missed them dearly: peeling nachos, doodling on a date, or shouting sports scores to a group of friends in a crowded, sticky bar in a…

Founded in 1891, Merck has been in the vaccines business for more than 100 years and has developed some of the world's most famous vaccines, including mumps, hepatitis A and chickenpox. In 2019, it became the first company to receive…

Amazon acquires Wondery, the company behind podcasts like "Dirty John", "Dr. Death" and "The Shrink Next Door" as the race for parts of the audio market continues.The deal announced on Wednesday is the latest bet media companies are putting…