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A recent demonstration tested the use of a robot in helping to fly a plane, reports The Associated Press.
The demonstration was conducted by the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), which is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ALIAS' eventual goal is to replace human pilots in planes, but currently it's simply... Читать дальше...
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The 1-5 New York Jets are reportedly making a change at quarterback.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Jets are going to start Geno Smith over Ryan Fitzpatrick for their Week 7 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
In the fourth quarter of a 28-3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Jets pulled Fitzpatrick for Smith. Smith completed a few passes, but his lone drive ended with a sack and interception.
The move has been bubbling under the surface for some time. Читать дальше...
The investment bank's quarterly profit soared 57 percent and breezed past estimates, spurred by fixed income trading revenue that more than doubled. Fred Katayama reports.
Nevada’s Culinary Union is building what it calls a “wall of taco trucks,” outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The protests stem from the founder of Latino’s for Trump comments in September on MSNBC. State Senator Rubin Kihuen, D-NV, talks...
Jonathan Quick is hurt, and there’s "nothing you can do about it."
Burna Boy is one musician that divides opinion whenever his name is mentioned. To some he is a superb musician. To others, he is just this 25 year old celeb who enjoys controversy. One can’t really blame those in the latter category. I mean Burna has threatened to beat up bloggers, allegedly stolen someone’s look […]
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Martin Garrix, een van de grootste dj's van de wereld, heeft in Amsterdam 15 scholieren een kijkje in zijn trukendoos gegeven. De 20-jarige dj gaf in samenwerking met de A'DAM Music School een masterclass 'produceren'. Garrix kon rekenen op een groot applaus.
Chairman of Africa Empowered investment company Vuyo Jack has outlined an equity funding system which he says will see the country resolve the current fees conundrum and deal with unemployment.
The parents of Anias and Jadon McDonald, 13-month-old twins who were born conjoined at the head and were separated on Oct. 13, have shared photos of the boys after their 16-hour surgery.
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Donald Trump, who has championed anti-free-trade and hardline immigration rhetoric on the 2016 presidential campaign trail, had a starkly different tone about globalization in a 2013 op-ed published on CNN's website.
The Republican presidential nominee, writing about how Europe was a "terrific place" for investment, argued at the time that the 2008 recession had made it clear "the global economy has become truly that — global."
Trump wrote that "cultures... Читать дальше...
Eminent individuals including the former Public Protector are set to meet with Wits students, in a bid to strike a peace accord at the institution.
Читать дальше...NEW YORK — T-Mobile, the country’s No. 3 wireless carrier, will pay $48 million for not clearly telling customers how “unlimited” data plans weren’t really, well, unlimited. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that T-Mobile had a policy to slow down the speeds of customers who were the heaviest data users. But the agency said
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Shares of GNC Holdings gained by as much as 8% in early trading on Wednesday after news that Chinese buyers are interested in the nutritional supplement retailer.
The Wall Street Journal earlier reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the company met with a range of firms to gauge their interest in a buyout that could be worth up to $4 billion including debt.
The company's market cap is about $1.4 billion.
Potential buyers include Fosun Group... Читать дальше...
Outside the building in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx where Deborah Danner was fatally shot by the police.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has sent to the United States a request for the transfer of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko who is currently in a prison in the country, and hopes that Washington will take a positive decision on the issue, Russian Foreign Ministry Human Rights Ombudsman Konstantin Dolgov said Wednesday.
I have played for one franchise in the IPL (RCB) and that's also never going to change.
The gem and jewellery industry has sought GST of 1.25 percent from the government for the sector besides zero duty on rough diamond imports, cut and polished diamonds exports and coloured gemstones.
South Africans can expect yet another austerity budget, if Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan’s comments are anything to go by.