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Chinese scientists want to use lasers to power ultrafast, stealthy submarines. A laser expert says there's a major flaw in their plan.

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A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018.
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in 2018.

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Nospace is a new nostalgia-filled social media app for Gen Z that's already got a 500,000-person waiting list

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Tiffany Zhong is the Gen Z founder of Nospace.

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Discord banned accounts related to a site that sold messages from more than 620 million users

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Discord banned accounts related to a service that was scraping and selling millions of user's messages.
Discord banned accounts related to a service that was scraping and selling millions of user's messages.

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Google hits a new milestone: $2 trillion

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Google's parent company, Alphabet, is part of the $2 trillion club.

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ByteDance would rather close down TikTok in the US than sell it if it fails to fight potential US ban in court, report says

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The TikTok short-form video hosting service application is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken on 14 March, 2024.
The deadline for a sale is set for January 19, 2025.

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An Ivy League sophomore says he found a $105,000 side hustle: selling coveted restaurant reservations

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Elon Musk just set Wall Street up for one of his classic head fakes

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There's only one person to blame for Tesla's shambolic state and only one person whose exit could save the company: Elon Musk.

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I'm Gen Z and spent 7 hours a week on TikTok. I deleted the app and now have more time to do actually fun things.

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This reporter decided to cut the app out of her life — and saw some improvements.

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A centuries-old Japanese ceramics maker has found itself at the center of the AI revolution

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Japanese ceramics company Maruwa is banking on demand for its heat-dissipating products.

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