Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago

U.S. Tech Firms Cozy Up to China Despite Trade Turmoil

(Bloomberg) -- In a packed ballroom in Beijing’s national convention center, the executive from a major technology company laid out ambitious plans for the future of artificial intelligence in China. He explained how customized semiconductors would h...

by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago

Former astronaut helps break flight record over poles

A former astronaut landed back at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday after helping to shatter a pair of records for a round-the-world airplane flight over the North and South poles. Terry Virts was part of the team whose 46-hour, 39-minute and...

by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago

New Orleans braces for new inundation as storm looms

Tropical Storm Barry barreled toward water-logged New Orleans Thursday as the city girded for an ordeal that evoked fearful memories of 2005's deadly Hurricane Katrina. The weather system, which has already caused major flooding in the low-lying cit...