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Google sweetens YouTube Premium with 3 free months of Stadia Pro
Android Authority - 18 Aug 2021 00:16
Google is looking to drive people to two of its premium services.
Leak-detecting quantum camera cuts oil and gas industry emissions
Phys.org - 18 Aug 2021 14:31
A new a quantum-enabled gas imaging camera will help dramatically cut environmentally damaging methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 teardown is as tedious as you might imagine
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2021 05:06
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is probably one of the most complex smartphones in the market today. In addition to the flexible screen and the hinge that keeps it together, this year’s foldable device also introduces IPX8 waterpr...
2024 Artemis Landings Could Slip Because of a Lack of Spacesuits. Musk Offers to Develop Them
Universe Today - 18 Aug 2021 04:13
According to a recent audit from the Office of the Inspector General, NASA won't be able to send astronauts back to the Moon by 2024. The post 2024 Artemis Landings Could Slip Because of a Lack of Spacesuits. Musk Offers...
Twitter to allow users in US, South Korea, and Australia to report misleading tweets
ZDNet - 18 Aug 2021 03:12
Company warning up front it will not be able to respond to every report.
Watch astronaut's tour of the space station's newest module
Digital Trends - 18 Aug 2021 03:10
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has given the first-ever tour of the latest module to arrive at the International Space Station.
Intel teases the design of its Arc Alchemist GPU in the coolest way possible
Digital Trends - 18 Aug 2021 02:17
Intel's first discrete gaming graphics card, dubbed Intel Alchemist, is set to release in early 2022. Intel teased the upcoming GPU using 1,000 drones.
Robots doing Parkour is cool but watching them fall is way more fun
Mashable - 18 Aug 2021 01:18
Boston Dynamics has yet again managed to impress us and totally freak us out at the same time. The robotics firm published a new video Tuesday with its humanoid robots, called Atlas, going beast mode on a parkour gym. Th...
SpaceX's Starship could be ready for 1st orbital test flight 'in a few weeks,' Elon Musk says
SPACE.com - 18 Aug 2021 00:41
The first full-size prototype of SpaceX's Starship vehicle should be ready to launch on an orbital test flight "in a few weeks," company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter on Saturday (Aug. 14).
Rocket Lab will launch a Finnish cubesat this year to test space junk cleanup tech
SPACE.com - 18 Aug 2021 00:04
A tiny cubesat called AuroraSat-1 will launch atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster in the fourth quarter of this year to demonstrate de-orbiting tech for small spacecraft.
Environmentalist Jonathon Porritt's big idea to slow global warming
New Scientist - 18 Aug 2021 19:55
Regenerating natural systems will draw carbon out of the atmosphere and help tackle climate change. We must recarbonise Earth now, says Jonathon Porritt
Former Momentus CTO reveals competing space logistics venture
Space News - 18 Aug 2021 16:20
TransAstra, a startup founded by Joel Sercel, the former Momentus chief technology officer, is raising money for a competing space logistics venture. SpaceNews
Coinbase Builds a $4 Billion Cash Pile Ahead of Possible Regulatory Tightening
Wall Street Journal - 18 Aug 2021 16:00
Coinbase Global Inc. in its first months as a public company has built a $4 billion cash stockpile as it benefits from a trading frenzy and prepares for closer regulatory scrutiny.
T-Mobile Confirms Customer Social Security Numbers Were Hacked
Motherboard - 18 Aug 2021 15:42
T-Mobile said the breach impacted 7.8 million current postpaid customers and 40 million former or prospective customers who applied for credit with the company.
Boring Company Loop Drivers Warned What to Do If There's Traffic
Motherboard - 18 Aug 2021 15:28
The manual for Elon Musk's futuristic transportation service gives advice to drivers on looking for parking and sitting in traffic.
'Everyone Wants a Good Job': The Texas Unions Fighting for a Green New Deal
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2021 15:15
The myth that climate action kills jobs is dying. Study after study shows that serious environmental policy spurs job creation. Most recently, a July report found that meeting the Paris Agreement's goals could create 8 m...
Stacker raises $20M Series A to help business units build software without coding
TechCrunch - 18 Aug 2021 15:00
No code platforms have developed into a hot market, and Stacker, a London-based no-code platform is attempting to bring the concept to a new level. Not only can you create a web application from a spreadsheet, you can pu...
The Realme Book is the smartphone brand's first try at a laptop
Digital Trends - 18 Aug 2021 15:00
Realme has made its name making smartphones so far, but in its efforts to build an ecosystem of products it has announced its first laptop, the Realme Book.
Black Hole Megastructures May Be Powering Alien Civilizations, Scientists Say
Motherboard - 18 Aug 2021 15:00
Dyson spheres encompassing around black holes could yield up to one million times more energy than those built around stars, according to a new study.
You can now store your vaccination record in your Samsung Pay wallet
Android Authority - 18 Aug 2021 14:30
Samsung phone owners will be able to set up this feature by the end of this week.
One in seven Twitter accounts may be nothing more than software 'bots'
Phys.org - 18 Aug 2021 14:24
Researchers estimate that one in seven Twitter accounts may be nothing more than software "bots" rather than individuals or organizations using the microblogging platform in an organic manner. A thematic review of this s...
Curiosity Mars rover explores a changing landscape
Phys.org - 18 Aug 2021 14:18
A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.