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Elon Musk teases Starlink speed will double later this year

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teased in a tweet on Monday that the company's satellite internet service, Starlink, will double customers' internet speeds to about 300 megabits per second. In addition, Musk said that latency, the time it takes to send data from one point to the next, will drop to about 20 milliseconds later this year. 

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced Monday that the 29-year-old physician assistant — a former patient hired last spring — will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who’s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser. 

Google to evaluate executives on diversity and inclusion

Alphabet Inc's Google will evaluate the performance of its vice presidents and above on team diversity and inclusion starting this year, the company said on Friday in one of several responses to concerns about its treatment of a Black scientist.

IBM explores sale of Watson Health

International Business Machines Corp. is exploring a potential sale of its IBM Watson Health business, according to people familiar with the matter.

Carolinas could see 1M power outages

Duke Energy Corporation predicted Wednesday that conditions from the latest winter storm could result in nearly one million power outages, with some lasting over a span of days.