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Russia orders Google to delete ‘illegal’ content or face slowdowns

Google faces an ultimatum in Russia. Per Reuters, the country’s Roskomnadzor internet commission gave the company 24 hours to delete more than 26,000 instances of what it’s classifying as illegal content. The watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said it had sent more than 26,000 calls to Google to remove illegal information, including videos containing information on drugs or […]

Space

Virgin Galactic completes rocket-powered test flight after months of delays

Virgin Galactic’s private spaceflight program is back on track. As promised, the company completed a rocket-powered test flight on May 22nd that saw VSS Unity, its two pilots and NASA experiments reach space. It’s the first human spaceflight out of Virgin’s New Mexico-based Spaceport America. The flight was originally slated for December 2020, but failed […]