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SpaceX lands Starship prototype for the first time -- and then it blows up
The Verge - 4 Mar 2021 01:30
SN10 standing upright after landing | SpaceX SpaceX's latest Starship prototype landed on Wednesday for the first time after carrying out a high-altitude test flight in Texas -- but exploded minutes later on its landing ...
Factoring in gravitomagnetism could do away with dark matter
Phys.org - 4 Mar 2021 21:35
Observations of galactic rotation curves give one of the strongest lines of evidence pointing towards the existence of dark matter, a non-baryonic form of matter that makes up an estimated 85% of the matter in the observ...
The Best Photos from GuruShots' 'At the Beach' Challenge
PetaPixel - 4 Mar 2021 17:40Bloomberg: Next Nintendo Switch can output 4K and has a 7-inch OLED
Engadget - 4 Mar 2021 04:27
So what's next for the Nintendo Switch after a record breaking 2020? According to Bloomberg, a model with a larger OLED screen. The business outlet's sources indicate Samsung Display will start producing rigid 7-inch, 72...
SpaceX Starship SN10 prototype nails landing, then explodes minutes later
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2021 02:42
Today marked yet another milestone moment for SpaceX, which successfully launched and then landed its Starship SN10 prototype. The prototype launched to a height of around 32,000ft before nailing an impressive landing…...
The CDC website has a trove of vaccine data, revealing progress — and inequity
Mashable - 4 Mar 2021 02:17New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
Science Daily - 4 Mar 2021 20:35
New research has found that new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus that sparked the pandemic, potentially undermining the effectiveness of vac...
Xbox Series X and PS5 restocks confirmed at Walmart today
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2021 20:10
Another day, another restock – and today is a big day for those on the hunt for one of the new consoles from Microsoft and Sony. Walmart has confirmed that it will be restocking both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStati...
An Amazon Alexa app is headed for the Xbox
PC World - 4 Mar 2021 20:03
Microsoft and Amazon have posted a "Coming Soon" sign for an official Amazon Alexa app for your Xbox.
Multiple Cyberspy Groups Target Microsoft Exchange Servers via Zero-Day Flaws
SecurityWeek - 4 Mar 2021 14:50
Security researchers warn that multiple cyber-espionage groups are targeting the recently addressed zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server and say that more than 300 web shells have been identified on the ...
Astronaut-explorer Richard Garriott sets records on dive to deepest point on Earth
SPACE.com - 4 Mar 2021 14:07
Richard Garriott's views of Earth are now as deep as they are wide. Having already traversed both the North and South poles and funded his own trip to the International Space Station, Garriott completed a dive to Challen...
Lab-grown black hole analog behaves just like Stephen Hawking said it would
SPACE.com - 4 Mar 2021 14:04
Like mad scientists, researchers are creating miniature black holes in their laboratories. Their mission? To see if a mysterious form of radiation predicted by Stephen Hawking exists.
UK launching investigation of Apple App Store after anti-competition complaints
AppleInsider - 4 Mar 2021 14:00
The UK's anti-competition authority is opening up an investigation of continued allegations that Apple uses its App Store to restrict competition, and set "unfair terms" for developers. Apple's App Store Adding to the in...
Scott Forstall told Pandora to jailbreak early iPhones to get a head start on development
AppleInsider - 4 Mar 2021 13:31
Ahead of the official App Store SDK, Scott Forstall told Pandora to use jailbroken iPhones to develop their music app. Pandora Long before he left Apple, and has proven hard to track down, Scott Forstall promoted the the...
Microsoft Power BI Premium: New platform and pricing, what you need to know
TechRepublic - 4 Mar 2021 13:07
It used to cost $5,000 a month and run on dedicated hardware; now it's a $20 per user cloud service, which proves that a multi-tenant architecture delivers better performance.
UK Antitrust Watchdog to Investigate Apple's App Store Policies [Updated]
Mac Rumors - 4 Mar 2021 12:53
Today the United Kingdom's Competition and Market Authority (CMA) launched an official investigation into the distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the U.K. and the terms and conditions governing the platform...
Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites, lands booster
Space News - 4 Mar 2021 11:52
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a new set of Starlink satellites and landed the booster March 4, two and a half weeks after the landing failed on the previous launch. SpaceNews
Extortion Gang Breaches Cybersecurity Firm Qualys Using Accellion Exploit
The Hacker News - 4 Mar 2021 11:49
Enterprise cloud security firm Qualys has become the latest victim to join a long list of entities to have suffered a data breach after zero-day vulnerabilities in its Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) server were ...
Chinese astronauts training for space station crewed flights
Phys.org - 4 Mar 2021 11:02
China said Thursday a cohort of astronauts is training for four crewed missions this year as the country works to complete its first permanent orbiting space station.
CISA Issues Emergency Directive on In-the-Wild Microsoft Exchange Flaws
The Hacker News - 4 Mar 2021 10:50
Following Microsoft's release of out-of-band patches to address multiple zero-day flaws in on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an...
Google Nest Hello tips and tricks: Get the most out of your Nest video doorbell
Pocket-lint - 4 Mar 2021 10:30
Google Nest offers several products within its smart home portfolio, including the Hello video doorbell that not only offers a great design, but some excellent
WhatsApp brings end-to-end encrypted video and audio calls to its desktop app
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Mar 2021 10:00
Audio and video calls have been available on WhatsApp for a few years now, but they only work on the iPhone and Android apps. Starting today, users will also be able to answer and make calls through WhatsApp Desktop on a...