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World’s Richest People Are Now $813 Billion Wealthier Despite the Pandemic
The huge boost to the fortunes of technology and health-care billionaires during the coronavirus pandemic may be the beginning of a more permanent trend. The Covid-19 shock could act as a catalyst to spur increased opportunities for those who offer digital or other tech solutions, while the wealth of those in older industries may in…
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Twitter Says Hackers Targeted 130 Accounts in Cyber-Attack
Twitter Inc. showed hackers targeted only 130 accounts during the cyber-attack this week which jeopardized a number of the planet ’s most identifiable individuals, despite no passwords were stolen. The U.S. company said the still-unknown perpetrators had obtained control of a subset of those accounts and were able to send tweets. Twitter has blocked info…
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SpaceX’s First Crewed Launch Was Scrubbed. Here’s the Next Possible Launch Window
(Cape Canaveral, Fla.) — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning. Liftoff is rescheduled for Saturday. The spacecraft was set to blast off Wednesday afternoon for the…