The SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Will Show Us How Spaceflight Transforms the Body
On Aug 27, all eyes will be on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a historic flight. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to propel the Dragon crew capsule…
Gannett is shuttering site accused of publishing AI product reviews
Photo: Getty Images Newspaper giant Gannett is shutting down Reviewed, its product reviews site, effective November 1st, according to sources familiar with the decision. The site offers recommendations for products…
Sony’s new budget wireless earbuds give you voice isolation and fast pairing
Image: Sony Sony has announced the $59.99 WF-C510 wireless earbuds, the latest budget offering in its “Truly Wireless” line. They’re fairly bare-bones but improve on their predecessor with voice isolation…
Fire at Rivian’s factory damages multiple electric vehicles
Rivian’s factory in 2022. | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A fire broke out in a parking lot at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois factory over the weekend, damaging…
US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024
(credit: DOE) While solar power is growing at an extremely rapid clip, in absolute terms, the use of natural gas for electricity production has continued to outpace renewables. But that…
Next-gen iPhones and other Apple announcements are coming on September 9
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple’s next product announcement event is happening on September 9 at 1 pm ET, the company announced today. While most of Apple’s products are updated irregularly, Apple…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov awaits charges in France as firm denies law-breaking
Enlarge / Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 on September 21, 2015, in San Francisco, California. (credit: Getty Images | tSteve Jennings) After…
NatGeo’s Cursed Gold documents rise and fall of notorious 1980s treasure hunter
Enlarge / Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal documents the spectacular rise and fall of treasure hunter Tommy Thompson. (credit: Recovery Limited Partnership Liquidating Trust) Many people dream of finding lost…
One of the most adventurous human spaceflights since Apollo may launch tonight
Enlarge / The crew of Polaris Dawn, from L to R: Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, and Jared Isaacman. (credit: Polaris Program/John Kraus) SpaceX is set to launch…
D&D publisher walks back controversial changes to online tools
Image: Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast has walked back some of its planned updates to D&D Beyond. All your current Dungeons & Dragons characters sheets are once…