Jeff Bezos on Saturday night said he was “heartbroken” over the deaths of at least six Amazon employees in an Illinois warehouse hit by a tornado. The Amazon founder was blasted on social media earlier Saturday for failing to mention the deadly incident in Edwardsville while cheering on his latest group
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CHINA is developing a 6,000mph hypersonic nuke missile engine which is reportedly based on a design abandoned by Nasa — as it forges ahead in an arms race with the West. A Chinese research team has built and tested a prototype based on a radical design by an American space agency
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Engineering is a collaborative practice, but effective teamwork can take many different forms. For some projects, teamwork means accomplishing all tasks as a group; for other projects, it is better for everyone to work individually before connecting their pieces like a puzzle. A recent paper by Carnegie Mellon University engineering and
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"Lord how this world improves as we grow older," reads the caption for a panel in the " March of Intellect," part of a series of colored etchings published between 1825 and 1829. The artist, William Heath (1794–1840), shows many futuristic contraptions, including a four-wheeled steam-powered horse called Velocity, a
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered parties in a suit filed over the controversy on the alleged takeover of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to maintain status quo pending the next date of hearing. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel
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One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving experience. Some technologies have trickled down from luxury to mainstream segments, while others have been introduced quickly across the market. But which features are essential? Edmunds' experts
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The United Bank for Africa (UBA) took over 60 percent equity of private investors in Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to recover its acquisition loans KANN, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has said. The Commission in a joint statement with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Wednesday, also said
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecoms licensees across different segments of the Nigerian telecommunications sector against violating their licensing obligations, even as they were tasked with the provision of robust services to the consumers. NCC’s Board Chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande gave the warning in his remark at the third
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Stallion Group has been appointed by the British automaker, MG Motor, as the exclusive distributor of its automobile brands in Nigeria. A statement by the company on Tuesday said plans were already in line to assemble, distribute, sell and service specific MG models in the country. The General Manager, Nigeria, Stallion Group,
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Living with disabilities means several things to different people. Faustina Urassa, Programme Officer at the Kilimanjaro Association of Spinal Cord Injury (KASI), Tanzania, sees it as an opportunity to help others who have lost their ability to walk. Urassa trains people who have suffered from spinal cord injury how to use
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