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For years, you’ve been able to watch cool-looking electric-plane videos on YouTube, created by some of the 300 companies who are working on them. But Beta Technologies, in Burlington, Vermont, is unique: “I believe we’re the only company flying people,” said Beta’s CEO and founder Kyle Clark. His company’s electric plane can carry six people,
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Electric planes: The future of aviation? – CBS News Watch CBS News Correspondent David Pogue checks out advances being made in aviation technology that allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride that may not even require a runway. View CBS News In Be the first to
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NASA won’t bring home astronauts on Boeing Starliner – CBS News Watch CBS News What was supposed to be an eight-day trip appears to have turned into a nearly nine-month journey, as NASA announced Saturday that it will not bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth aboard the troubled Boeing Starliner. Instead, they will have
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8/23: CBS Morning News 8/23: CBS Morning News 20:50 A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said. The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los
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The World Bank has ceased all paid advertising on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, which was formerly Twitter, after a CBS News investigation found promoted advertisements from the organization showing up under a racist post from an account that prolifically posts pro-Nazi and white nationalist content. CBS News found a verified X account with
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Freezing your credit is one of the best ways to combat identity theft — and it’s free to do. Security experts are advising all Americans to take a few minutes to complete what they deem an essential step in protecting one’s credit files in a day and age when cybersecurity breaches are becoming increasingly common.
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Iran launched cyberattack on U.S. political campaigns, Google says – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran has launched a sweeping, months-long cyberattack targeting both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, according to a new report by Google. Nicole Sganga has details. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking
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While allowing little kids to stare at a computer screen often gives parents a much-needed respite, new research suggests cutting back on the practice, with early tablet use linked to increased outbursts later on. Children logging 75 minutes or more of daily screen time at 3 1/2 years old were more apt to outbursts of
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New York trademark attorney Jeremy Green Eche is a Kamala Harris supporter who hopes the current Vice President is successful in her bid for the White House this year. But that’s not why he bought a number of web domains with her name in them back in 2020. In his spare time, Eche snaps up
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Google loses landmark antitrust case Google loses antitrust case in landmark ruling 01:54 Some Google users on Monday said they were unable to conduct searches using the company’s Chrome browser and experienced trouble sending emails through the Gmail app. The problem only affected users in the U.K. and has since been resolved, Google said. The
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