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US Government Shutdown Could Delay A $US650 Million NASA Mission Until 2016
The US government started to shut down on Tuesday morning after Congress embarrassingly failed to come to an agreement on the budget. It’s bad news. While science and technology programs as a whole took a hit, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft set is particularly screwed.
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Things Could Be Better For NASA On Its 55th Birthday
On October 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration became operational for the first time. Today, the agency celebrates its 55th birthday by being largely non-operational thanks to a federal government shutdown that’s left all but about 600 of its workers furloughed.
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Apple Is Now A More Valuable Brand Than Coca-Cola
In what could be seen as a defining moment for tech, Apple has surpassed Coca-Cola to become the most valuable brand on the planet.
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Iran Hacked US Navy Computers
US officials have revealed that Iran has hacked US Navy computers. According to the WSJ, the Iranian hackers were able to tap into a “network that is used for e-mail and the service’s internal intranet.”