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"Half-Life in Exile," by Hala Alyan
The New Yorker - 20 Sep 2021 12:00
Poetry by Hala Alyan: "I'm forever living between Aprils."
More shark-spotting drones and drumlines added to NSW coastlines for AU$21.4 million
ZDNet - 20 Sep 2021 04:12
An expansion of New South Wales' shark management program will see it have the 'world's largest suite' of shark management tools and technologies, Deputy Premier says.
All-civilian SpaceX crew took this out-of-this-world selfie
Digital Trends - 20 Sep 2021 03:20
SpaceX's first rocket-riding space tourists have posted a selfie with one heck of a backdrop. The crew returned safely home on Sunday after three days in space.
Apple Says Find My Network Support for AirPods Delayed Until Later This Fall
Mac Rumors - 20 Sep 2021 04:59
Apple recently updated its iOS 15 features page to indicate that Find My network support for AirPods Pro and AirPods Max has been delayed until "later this fall," implying that the feature will not be available with the ...
Tesla to Expand Full Self-Driving Beta, But Top Safety Official Says It Needs to Tackle 'Basic Safety Issues' First
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2021 00:18
Tesla is getting ready to roll out a sweeping update for its "Full Self-Driving" mode that would extend the feature's beta testing to more customers and areas. But before it does, the automaker needs to address some "bas...
The Race for Fusion Power Heats Up as Multiple Projects Hit New Milestones
Singularity Hub - 20 Sep 2021 16:00
Fusion power could be a silver bullet for the world's energy and environmental woes, but it's famously always 30 years away. A recent flurry of announcements are raising hopes that maybe the timeline has started to tight...
Google's first foldable Pixel phone may arrive sooner than you think
Android Central - 20 Sep 2021 15:02Roku Streaming Stick 4K adds Dolby Vision, better connectivity
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 15:00
At the tail end of 2021, Roku has a new Roku Streaming Stick 4K made for the masses to access smart streaming content on their big-screen TV. The Roku Streaming Stick 4K will appear in stores and online alongside the Rok...
L3Harris' missile-tracking satellites pass early design review
Space News - 20 Sep 2021 15:00
L3Harris announced Sept. 20 that the Space Development Agency has approved the company's proposed design for a missile tracking satellite. SpaceNews
Researchers combine viruses with antibiotics to fight severe illness
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 14:09
Several strains of bacteria are resistant to antibiotics, making them very difficult to treat. One bacteria that’s highly damaging to human lungs and is often resistant to antibiotics is Mycobacterium abscessus. Resear...
OnePlus and OPPO are creating a unified OS: Eight key questions answered
Android Central - 20 Sep 2021 14:00
Global OnePlus and OPPO phones will run a unified OS that's debuting with the OnePlus 10 series. OnePlus has seen upward momentum over the last 18 months; the introduction of the Nord series catalyzed sales in key market...
Will It Be Possible to Upload Information to My Brain?
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2021 14:00
It was a work night in the Trump era, and I was in bed, reading a book about neoliberalism. Or, more accurately, trying to. The author's stated ambition for the chapter at hand was to render certain late ideas of Foucaul...
Google's folding phone, codename Passport, still on track for 2021 launch
Pocket-lint - 20 Sep 2021 13:45
Evan Blass - one of the phone industry's most reliable leakers - has claimed that a trusted source has confirmed that the Passport - Google's folding Pixel
Jupiter may have solved a mystery concerning Uranus and Neptune
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 13:17
Scientists who have been studying Neptune and Uranus believe they may have found a solution to a mystery surrounding the atmospheres of the planets. A new study from a scientist named Tristan Guillot suggests that mushba...
The Morning After: 12 years in jail for unlocking smartphones
Engadget - 20 Sep 2021 13:15MIT develops a new method to control ferrimagnets
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 12:39
Researchers at MIT have developed a new way to control magnets made of ferrimagnetic materials. Unlike ferromagnetic materials, in a ferrimagnetic material, some of the atoms are aligned in one direction, with others ali...
Purdue researchers set a record for the whitest paint ever
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 12:03
Researchers at Purdue University have landed in the latest edition of the Guinness World Records book for creating the whitest paint ever. Despite how cool it is to have a record in the iconic record book, that wasn’t ...
The nanophotonics orchestra presents: Twisting to the light of nanoparticles
Phys.org - 20 Sep 2021 09:15
Physics researchers at the University of Bath in the UK discover a new physical effect relating to the interactions between light and twisted materials--an effect that is likely to have implications for emerging new nano...
Apple Highlights Additional iOS 15 Features, Such as Dual-SIM Phone Number Switching in iMessage Conversations
Mac Rumors - 20 Sep 2021 05:40
Apple recently updated its iOS 15 features page to highlight some additional information about the software update ahead of its imminent release. In addition to revealing that Find My network support for AirPods Pro and ...
Pixel 6 Pro might finally support faster charging speeds
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 03:42Orbital View Of Syr Darya River Flowing Through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
SpaceRef - 20 Sep 2021 03:19
Thomas Pesquet: Framing is everything, the Syr Darya river at two zoom levels: the winding rivers remind me of wisps of smoke. At the borders of the river you can see the #CropArt where humans have naturally started grow...
Android 11 permission auto-reset is rolling out to older versions
Slash Gear - 20 Sep 2021 03:14
Mobile platforms, actually almost all software these days, hinge their privacy and security features around the permissions systems. Apps that don’t require access to certain features or hardware shouldn’t be able to...