The FAA will give Bezos and Branson its last astronaut wings
Whether or not the average person considers Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to be explorers of the cosmos after their respective joyrides into the upper atmosphere, they and their crew members have met...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz recalls EQS over error that allowed dashboard video playback...
Mercedes-Benz has issued a server-side update to fix an oversight that had allowed owners of its EQS EV and recent S-Class sedans to watch video content on the 56-inch MBUX Hyperscreen displays found...
View ArticleFord will triple its output for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E
Ford CEO Jim Farley tweeted that it's been tough keeping up with the "incredible demand" for the company's all-electric Mustang Mach-E, but the automaker's going to try. In the tweet, he said Ford is...
View ArticleWatch the Blue Origin launch that'll carry Alan Shepard's daughter to space...
If the weather remains favorable and no technical issues stop it, the New Shepard vehicle carrying six people will be lifting off today at 9:45AM Eastern time. It's Blue Origin's third ever crewed...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: The real cost of the global chip shortage
The world’s relentless demand for chips turns deadly in MalaysiaYoolim Lee and Yantoultra Ngui, BloombergAs COVID-19 rages throughout the world, global supply chains are stretched thin. By now you've...
View ArticleA scene from the 'Sex and the City' revival created a PR emergency for Peloton
This post contains a major spoiler for the first season of 'And Just Like That.'Peloton is grappling with another media crisis in 2021, although this one is decidedly... stranger. As The Vergereports,...
View ArticleLogging library for millions of apps has a serious vulnerability
A vulnerability called Log4Shell found in open-source logging library Log4j leaves millions of devices vulnerable to attacks. As The Verge notes, apps and services keep a record of all the events that...
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Hitting the Books: How the Silicon Valley mindset damages rural American...
America has always been a nation segregated into haves and have-nots with rampant inequity a seemingly natural aspect of our social order — the motif impacting towns and cities just as starkly as the...
View ArticleTwitter asks judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over ban
It won't surprise you to hear Twitter is fighting former President Trump's lawsuit over his ban. Bloombergreports Twitter has asked a judge to dismiss the suit as it allegedly misinterprets and...
View ArticleSony reportedly planned to bring PlayStation Now to phones
Microsoft wasn't the only big console maker hoping to bring its games to phones. The Verge said it has obtained a document from Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple indicating the iPhone maker had learned...
View ArticleMicrosoft fixed a Teams bug that prevented 911 calls on Android
You'll want to quickly update Microsoft Teams if you're an Android phone user. According to former XDA editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman, Microsoft has fixed a Teams bug that led to failed 911 calls on...
View ArticleNew IBM and Samsung transistors could be key to sub-1nm chips
IBM and Samsung claim they’ve made a breakthrough in semiconductor design. On day one of the IEDM conference in San Francisco, the two companies unveiled a new design for stacking transistors...
View ArticleAmazon explains outage that took out a large chunk of the internet
Amazon has explained the Web Services outage that knocked parts of the internet offline for several hours on December 7th — and promised more clarity if this happens in the future. As CNBCreports,...
View ArticleApple Watch Series 7 drops to $350 at Amazon
Now's a good moment to buy if you've been chasing down the Apple Watch Series 7 as a gift — or as a treat for yourself. Amazon is selling the 41mm GPS model in blue aluminum for $350, a sizeable $50...
View Article'Halo Infinite' adds a dedicated Slayer playlist on December 14th
One of the Halo series' best-known multiplayer modes is coming to Halo Infinite sooner than you might have expected. As Windows Centralnotes, 343 Industries community lead Brian Jarrard has confirmed a...
View ArticleChris Wallace leaves Fox News to join CNN's new streaming service
CNN just landed a big name for its upcoming streaming video service. The network has revealed that Fox News host Chris Wallace is leaving his TV home of 18 years for CNN+ ahead of that service's early...
View ArticleAmazon's Fire TV Cube drops to an all-time low price of $75
Amazon just made it easier to rationalize the Fire TV Cube as a do-it-all speaker and streaming hub. The internet retailer has put the Fire TV Cube on sale for $75, or $45 off. That's a record low...
View ArticleSomeone 'briefly compromised' the Indian Prime Minister's Twitter account
People aren't done hijacking major politicians' Twitter accounts for financial gain. TechCrunch reports an intruder temporarily seized control of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account...
View ArticleApple's AirTag drops to $25 for Amazon Prime members at Woot
It's now that much more affordable to scoop up an AirTag and track your keys or bag from your iPhone. Woot is selling single units of Apple's item tracker for $25 to Amazon Prime Members, and $27 for...
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NASA's new sleeping bags could prevent eyeball 'squashing' on the ISS
Becoming an astronaut requires perfect 20/20 vision, but unfortunately, the effects of space can cause astronauts to return to Earth with degraded eyesight. Now, researchers from UT Southwestern...
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