Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88

Scientist, Hugo Award winner, and prolific science fiction author and editor Ben Bova passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the age of 88, Tor.com is able to confirm. The author of more than …
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How supercomputers are identifying Covid-19 therapeutics

Searching 30 terabytes of medical data and over 150 billion records takes seconds for a high-end supercomputer.
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20

The announcement means that the FCC could reach a Democratic majority sooner than it would otherwise be able to.
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Missing boater found clinging to capsized vessel 86 miles off Florida

A 62-year-old boater who had been missing since Friday was found Sunday clinging to his capsized vessel off of Florida's Atlantic coastline, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The agency had been searching for signs of Stuart Bee and his 32-foot boat since he was reported missing on Friday.
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on Jan 20

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will step down from his post on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, he announced Monday. The announcement means that the FCC could reach a Democratic majority sooner than it would otherwise be able to. Pai's term was slated to expire in June 2021, though Biden will be able to choose a Democrat to chair the commission once in office. Commissioners must be confirmed by the Senate.
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Trump said the stock market would crash if Biden won. The Dow is having its best month since 1987.

President Donald Trump repeatedly warned Americans that if they failed to reelect him, the stock market would implode. In reality, the opposite happened. Between August and October alone, Trump sent six tweets saying markets would "crash" if Joe Biden were elected, using a word presidents typically avoid.
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David Prowse, the original Darth Vader, dies aged 85

British actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died aged 85, his management company announced Sunday. Prowse died after a short illness, according to his agent Thomas Bowington. CNN reported in 2018 that Prowse was being treated for prostate cancer.
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