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Photos of Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie and others come alive (creepily), thanks to AI
Live Science - 2 Mar 2021 00:39
In AI-generated animations, faces that were once frozen in time blink, turn their heads and even smile.
Google restarts updates for some iOS apps after long pause triggered by lack of privacy labels
TechCrunch - 2 Mar 2021 00:59
Google over the weekend began to update many of its flagship iOS apps after a lengthy delay caused by the company’s failure to add Apple’s newly required privacy labels in a timely fashion. Though Google earlier this...
Rocket Lab says SPAC deal will accelerate development of Neutron rocket
Space News - 2 Mar 2021 14:42
A growing realization of the need for a medium-class launch vehicle led Rocket Lab to speed up its plans to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). SpaceNews
Instagram Live Rooms lets creators 'double-up' with four-way streams
Android Central - 2 Mar 2021 03:24
Facebook is letting you "double-up" on Instagram Live. What you need to know Facebook is expanding Instagram Live to let users stream with more people at once. Instagram Live can now show up to four people on a stream. F...
Astronomers identify faint radio-jets in the galaxy cluster CLJ1449+0856
Phys.org - 2 Mar 2021 16:10
Using ground-based facilities and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has conducted multiwavelength observations of a galaxy cluster known as CLJ1449+0856. The observational campaign detected multiple ...
Planetary defense experts use infamous asteroid Apophis to practice spotting dangerous space rocks
Live Science - 2 Mar 2021 14:26
Eight years after an asteroid exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, scientists are taking advantage of a flyby of the infamous asteroid Apophis to practice protecting Earth from space rocks.
MIT gets inspiration from insects for next-generation drones
Slash Gear - 2 Mar 2021 16:11
We’ve all been standing outside at some point and had tiny flying insects like gnats continually flying around our face or ears no matter how many times we swat them away. Small flying insects have incredible agility t...
2 ancient stone coffins for husband and wife unearthed at Israeli wildlife park
Live Science - 2 Mar 2021 14:56
Two ancient stone coffins that may have once held the remains of a husband and wife have been rediscovered in a wildlife park near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
What is mesh Wi-Fi and how does it work?
Pocket-lint - 2 Mar 2021 14:55
Wi-Fi has become something we've taken for granted - but many of us live with sub-standard networks in our homes. With the rise of homeschooling, video
James Webb Space Telescope hit several big milestones in February
Slash Gear - 2 Mar 2021 02:19
NASA says the James Webb Space Telescope reached multiple milestones in February, paving the way for its launch this upcoming fall season. The milestones included the final functional performance tests, which were conduc...
NASA's Experimental Electric Airplane Edges Closer to Its First Flight
Gizmodo - 2 Mar 2021 01:30
Looking every bit like a winged tube of toothpaste, NASA's X-57 Maxwell experimental plane sits in a hanger at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The is NASA's first crewed experimental plane in 20 years; it runs sole...
Mobile Adware Booms, Online Banks Become Prime Target for Attacks
Threatpost - 2 Mar 2021 00:54
A snapshot of the 2020 mobile threat landscape reveals major shifts toward adware and threats to online banks.
Crew of mock lunar 'biosphere' grew food and made oxygen for 200 days
New Scientist - 2 Mar 2021 18:40
The inhabitants of China's Lunar Palace biosphere lived on recycled oxygen and water, and grew their own food for a record-setting 200 days without outside intervention
PlayStation Store will stop selling movies and TV shows on August 31st
Engadget - 2 Mar 2021 16:07
You'll have to turn to third-party services if you want to buy or rent videos on your PlayStation later this year. Sony is discontinuing PlayStation Store movie and TV show purchases and rentals on August 31st. The elect...
Cool carbon fiber smartphone called Carbon 1 Mark II is extremely light
Slash Gear - 2 Mar 2021 15:19
The most significant benefit of carbon fiber as a building material is that it’s very lightweight and very strong. Often carbon fiber is used in the construction of high-performance cars and aircraft. In February 2020,...
Rare red sprite and blue jet create otherworldly light show above Hawaii
SPACE.com - 2 Mar 2021 14:13
A camera at an observatory in Hawaii captured a red sprite and a blue jet in the same frame.
Markforged, a 3D Printing Startup, Will Go Public in a SPAC Merger
Gizmodo - 2 Mar 2021 01:53
Industrial 3D printing pioneer Markforged is gearing up to go public after a newly-announced merger deal with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) one.
A world first: A robot able to 'hear' through the ear of a locust
Phys.org - 2 Mar 2021 19:48
A technological and biological development that is unprecedented in Israel and the world has been achieved at Tel Aviv University. For the first time, the ear of a dead locust has been connected to a robot that receives ...
The Future of Vision: Augmented reality contact lenses will make you bionic
Digital Trends - 2 Mar 2021 16:00
Smart contact lenses are finally becoming a reality. And the future of this intriguing technology is nothing like what you might expect.
SpaceX is ready to launch more astronauts with Crew-2 next month
SPACE.com - 2 Mar 2021 14:16
SpaceX's second fully-crewed astronaut flight, Crew-2, is prepared for launch, mission team members said Monday (March 1) during a news briefing.
Researchers Find Frustration Is an Additional Factor of Addiction
Neuroscience News - 2 Mar 2021 01:08
A new study looks at the role frustration plays in driving addiction.
A programmer reduced GTA Online load times by 70 percent
Slash Gear - 2 Mar 2021 14:06
Rockstar is one of the biggest game developers on the planet and has some of the most popular and profitable games out there. One of its very popular and profitable games is GTA Online. While the game has been available ...