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Uber, Waymo settle self-driving car lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has settled a lawsuit alleging that it ripped off self-driving car technology from Google’s autonomous vehicle division.

Miami releases millions of modified mosquitoes to stop Zika outbreak

Mosquitoes are a year-round downside to living in subtropical Miami, but millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes flying in a suburban neighborhood are being hailed as an innovation that may kill off more bugs that spread of Zika and other viruses.

 
SpaceX new rocket blasts off with red Tesla on board

SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

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Super blue blood moon over Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Moon-gazers across the Las Vegas Valley were not disappointed by Wednesday morning’s celestial event. A cloudless sky with the temperature hovering around 50 made for a perfect night of viewing the super blue blood moon.

 
Ice age fossils return to Las Vegas after decades in California museum

A crew from UNLV and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum returned from Redlands, California, Saturday night with four vehicles packed full of fossils collected from the upper Las Vegas Wash over past 20 years or so.

 
Solar array to power Wynn’s Paradise Park in Las Vegas

A dedicated solar array 375 miles away near Fallon will supply renewable energy to power the $1.5 billion development soon to begin construction on the site of the former Desert Inn Golf Club, just east of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore.

 
Apple to give users control of slowdown feature on older iPhones

Apple’s next major update of its mobile software will include an option that will enable owners of older iPhones to turn off a feature that slows the device to prevent aging batteries from shutting down.

SpaceX tests newest, biggest rocket in Florida

SpaceX fired up its newest, biggest rocket in a critical launch pad test Wednesday, advancing toward a long-anticipated test flight possibly in just a week.

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