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at the International Space Station

Black NASA astronaut is replaced in sudden crew shuffle

Black NASA astronaut is replaced in sudden crew shuffle

Miami - Emiratesvoice
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 - Emiratesvoice
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

Electronics Show

london - Emiratesvoice
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

Champagne box-sized satellite launched

Paris - Emiratesvoice
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

Netherlands-based startup Travis

San Francisco - Emiratesvoice
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... Read more
to the cutting edge for salvation

Tech faithful gather to worship at mecca of innovation

CES 2018

london - Emiratesvoice
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
pending approval by a US bankruptcy court

Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn

Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn

london - Emiratesvoice
Financially-troubled Westinghouse Electric announced Thursday it agreed to be sold to Brookfield Business Partners for $4.6 billion,pending approval by a US bankruptcy court.Westinghouse, owned by Japan's Toshiba since 2006, has faced... 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

london - Emiratesvoice
A high-tech vessel run by a US exploration firm is en route to resume the hunt for flight MH370 in a new bid to solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries.The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared with 239 people on board in March 2014 en route... Read more