A dead NASA space telescope and an old Air Force satellite likely avoided colliding over Pittsburgh on Wednesday, beating 'alarming' odds

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A dead NASA space telescope and an old Air Force satellite likely avoided colliding over Pittsburgh on Wednesday, beating 'alarming' odds

A collision would have threatened other spacecraft by turning the satellites into "shotgun blasts of debris," experts said.

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A transgender flag emoji is finally coming to smartphones in 2020

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Elon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla's self-driving capabilities

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Tesla's 2 cheapest vehicles could dominate its 2 most expensive ones this year

Tesla said on Wednesday that its factories could make up to 550,000 Model 3s and Model Ys this year, compared to 90,000 Model S and Model X vehicles.

Tesla says it will start making its futuristic semi this year — but only a few

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Facebook will pay $550 million to settle an Illinois lawsuit about it use of facial recognition and user photos

Facebook said on Wednesday it reached a $550 million settlement in principle related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent.

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma, China's richest man, pledged $14.5 million to fight the coronavirus

The money will be donated through Ma's charitable foundation, which will use it to help medical research efforts and disease prevention.

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