Tech and Science News | May 5, 2018

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NASA launches mission to Mars

(CNN)Mars is about to get its first thorough checkup since it formed billions of years ago, as NASA's InSight heads to the red planet after launching Saturday morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California read more

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Google will reportedly revamp News with video and speed tweaks

Google News is getting a major refresh, pulling in features from YouTube and the Play Newsstand magazine app to modernize the product, according to Ad Age. Google has been in talks with publishers over the update, which is expected to debut at the I/O developer conference next week. See the full content

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 rumors: New interface, S Pen, and in-display fingerprint sensor

Now that the Galaxy S9 has officially landed, it’s time to look ahead to the next big thing from Samsung: the Note 9. Right on cue, rumors are starting to trickle in about the phablet phone—and it’s already shaping up to be a monster release. Here’s what we know so far: read more...

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Lockheed Martin-built NASA InSight Lander Officially on its Way to Mars

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lockheed Martin Space continued its Mars heritage when the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft launched at 4:05 a.m. PT aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket. InSight has officially begun its six-month long journey to the Red Planet and is scheduled to arrive Nov. 26, 2018. read more...

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Apple iPhone X Becomes World's Best-Selling Smartphone in Q1 2018

According to the latest data from Strategy Analytics, the iPhone X was the best-selling smartphone model on the planet in Q1 2018, shipping 16 million units all around the world. Apple has promised $100 billion in additional stock buybacks, reassuring investors that its decade-old smartphone invention had life in it yet. Guidance for the June quarter is slightly above consensus due to ongoing expectations for steady iPhone sales and anticipated strong growth in Services revenue. Many of those same Apple product users, however, were surprised and further upset with the company when they received a bill that included fixes for other unsolicited repairs, according to BBC. read more...

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