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At the International Space Station

Black NASA astronaut is replaced in sudden crew shuffle

Jeanette Epps, (L) would have made the first long-duration stay by an African-American

Miami - Al Maghrib Today
Jeanette Epps, 46, a former CIA agent turned astronaut, was about to become the first African-American to embark on a mission lasting several months at the International Space Station.It's still unclear why, but plans for her June... Read more
On repatriated profits

Apple says will pay $38 bn in taxes

Apple CEO Tim Cook

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today
Apple announced Wednesday it would pay about $38 billion in taxes -- likely the largest payment of its kind -- on profits repatriated from overseas as it boosts investments in the United States.The iPhone maker said in a statement it plans to... Read more
Some of the latest from the technology world

Top takeaways from Consumers Electronics Show

op takeaways from Consumers Electronics Show

Las Vegas - Al Maghrib Today
The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, which concluded Friday in Las Vegas, drew some 4,000 exhibitors from dozens of countries and more than 170,000 attendees, showcased some of the latest from the technology world.Here are highlights from... Read more
To probe distant planet

Champagne box-sized satellite launched

France launched a champagne box-sized mini satellite into Earth orbit on Friday to study a mysterious, juvenile

Paris - Al Maghrib Today
France launched a champagne box-sized mini satellite into Earth orbit on Friday to study a mysterious, juvenile planet system in our Milky Way galaxy, mission controllers said.Weighing in at 3.5 kilogrammes (7.7 pounds), the PicSat... Read more
What language they speak

Travis the translator aims to make people understood

Travis the translator aims to make people understood.

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today
Netherlands-based startup Travis is out to make people understood no matter what language they speak.Travis was at the Consumer Electronics Show here late Tuesday with a small device capable of translating conversations between people speaking... Read more
To the cutting edge for salvation

Tech faithful gather to worship at mecca of innovation

A RAPAEL Smart Glove, which assists rehabilitation for stroke victims

Las Vegas - Al Maghrib Today
After a rollercoaster year for the tech world, many industry leaders are looking to the cutting edge for salvation.As tech industry players converge in Las Vegas for the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, an overriding theme is that gizmos,... Read more
To treat all online traffic equally

Top tech lobby joins legal battle to keep 'net neutrality'

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.

Washington - Al Maghrib Today
The lobby group for some of the most powerful US tech firms said Friday it would join the legal challenge to the planned rollback of "net neutrality" rules requiring internet service providers to treat all online traffic equally.The... Read more
After diverting from its flight path

High-tech ship en route to resume hunt for MH370

Relatives of missing Chinese passengers aboard doomed flight MH370 display pieces of paper reading "never give up" (L)

Kuala Lumpur - Al Maghrib Today
A US exploration firm said Wednesday it has sent a high-tech vessel in hopes of soon resuming the hunt for flight MH370, whose disappearance is one of aviation's greatest mysteries.The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared in March 2014 with 239... Read more