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Since the data software from Palantir has been used in some German federal states, criticism of predictive policing has become louder again. However, the discussion about crime prevention methods is ...

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Working in strict secrecy, a government scientist in Norway built a machine capable of emitting powerful pulses of microwave energy and, in an effort to prove such devices are harmless to humans, in ...

When the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, it briefly turned the inky-black sky into daylight, as it roared to orbit on a nine-minute journey to space. The crew is expected to dock with the space ...