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5G is getting lots of hype but reality yet to come

December 24, 2018, 5:27am Business

When T-Mobile’s chief executive went before Senate lawmakers this year to make the case for his company’s merger with Sprint, he argued that the deal could help preserve U.S. dominance in high-tech wireless networks for smartphones and other devices. Read story

This image was made as the Cassini spacecraft scanned across Saturn and its rings on April 25, 2016, capturing three sets of red, green and blue images to cover this entire scene showing the planet and the main rings.

Saturn’s rings are halfway to their death, scientist says

This image was made as the Cassini spacecraft scanned across Saturn and its rings on April 25, 2016, capturing three sets of red, green and blue images to cover this entire scene showing the planet and the main rings.

December 21, 2018, 6:05am Life

If dinosaurs had possessed telescopes and the will to gaze skyward 100 million years ago, they might have seen a very different Saturn — one without its iconic rings. Read story

File - In this Sept. 8, 2018 file photo, a ship tows The Ocean Cleanup’s first buoyant trash-collecting device toward the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco en route to the Pacific Ocean. The trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch is not collecting any trash. But Boyan Slat, who launched the Pacific Ocean cleanup project, told The Associated Press in an interview Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, he is confident the 2,000-foot (600-meter) long floating boom will be fixed.

Huge barrier failing to trap plastic in Pacific Ocean

File - In this Sept. 8, 2018 file photo, a ship tows The Ocean Cleanup’s first buoyant trash-collecting device toward the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco en route to the Pacific Ocean. The trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch is not collecting any trash. But Boyan Slat, who launched the Pacific Ocean cleanup project, told The Associated Press in an interview Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, he is confident the 2,000-foot (600-meter) long floating boom will be fixed.

December 20, 2018, 6:41pm Nation & World

A floating device sent to corral a swirling island of trash between California and Hawaii has not swept up any plastic waste — but the young innovator behind the project said Monday that a fix was in the works. Read story

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1968, file photo, the Apollo 8 crew lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic mission.

NASA’s 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1968, file photo, the Apollo 8 crew lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic mission.

December 18, 2018, 9:49am Nation & World

NASA’s first flight to the moon is marking its 50th anniversary. Read story

An Amazon Echo Associated Press files

2018 Gift Guide: Let’s talk voice assistants

An Amazon Echo Associated Press files

December 16, 2018, 6:02am Business

Voice assistants have been a part of our lives for a few years, and it seems like they’re on the edge of a great expansion. Read story

NASA’s Voyager 2 becomes 2nd craft in interstellar space

December 10, 2018, 9:19am Life

NASA’s Voyager 2 has become only the second human-made object to reach the space between stars. Read story

Roomba i7, the next generation robot vacuum.

Need a tech gift? Check out top gadgets of year

Roomba i7, the next generation robot vacuum.

December 9, 2018, 6:05am Business

What’s a better gift than the future? These are the innovative gadgets and services we’ve tried and loved over the past year. Read story

This Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 photo made available by NASA shows a view from the arm-mounted camera on the InSight Mars lander. The spacecraft arrived on the planet on Nov. 26.

First sounds of Martian wind captured by NASA

This Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 photo made available by NASA shows a view from the arm-mounted camera on the InSight Mars lander. The spacecraft arrived on the planet on Nov. 26.

December 7, 2018, 9:55pm Latest News

NASA’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the “really unworldly” Martian wind. Read story

First honeybee vaccine seeks to save dying pollinators

December 6, 2018, 6:04pm Nation & World

A growing number of honeybees die each year due to pesticides, vanishing habitats, poor nutrition and climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences for agriculture and natural diversity. Read story

Paris riots over fuel taxes dim hopes for climate fight

December 6, 2018, 11:10am Nation & World

The “yellow vests” in France are worrying greens around the world. Read story