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6 big things Apple did at the developers conference
 

Chief executive Tim Cook said promised updates to each of Apple’s operating systems — for the Apple TV, the Apple Watch, mobile devices and computers — plus some additional announcements that he promises will be “major.”

Apple’s ‘HomePod’ unveiled at developer conference

Apple nodded to several up-and-coming technology trends, unveiling a new “smart” home speaker and device features touching on virtual reality, online privacy and a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning.

 
World’s largest plane rolls out onto Mojave Desert

The initial construction on the massive airplane Paul Allen has been quietly building in the California desert is complete, and the vehicle, which would be the world’s largest airplane with a wingspan wider than Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose, was wheeled out of its hangar for the first time on Wednesday.

 
US probe will have to survive 2,500-degree heat to study the sun

A U.S. spacecraft set to launch next year will make a series of unprecedented dives into the sun’s scorching atmosphere to see how the star works and what can be done to better predict space weather events on Earth, scientists said on Wednesday.

UNLV researchers find evidence of global thaw in Russian cave

A thaw is underway in Russia, and it has nothing to do with presidential politics. Inside a cave in Russia’s Ural Mountains, where Europe and Asia meet, a team of UNLV researchers has found evidence of steady warming since the end of the last ice age.

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Interactive experiences seen as big part of casinos’ futures

Getting new customers involved in more interactive experiences is going to be a big part of the future for casinos in the United States and around the world, participants in a major gambling conference predicted Wednesday.

 
New app may help Nevada drivers down the road

Drivers could help assemble a map of Nevada’s roads and warn fellow motorists about potential collisions, all through a smartphone app.

 
Las Vegas Drone Club conducts races, plans to expand role

About 30 members and non-members of the Las Vegas Drone club showed up to the group’s annual King of Las Vegas FPV, or first-person view, tournament at Red Ridge Park in southwest Las Vegas on Saturday.

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