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NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit

Enlarge / Artist's illustration of two Starships docked belly-to-belly in orbit. (credit: SpaceX) Some time next year, NASA believes SpaceX will be ready to link two Starships in orbit for an ambitious refueling demonstration, a technical feat that will put the Moon within reach. SpaceX is under contract with NASA to...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 04:08
“Concerning” spread of bird flu from cows to cats suspected in Texas

Enlarge / Farm cats drinking from a trough of milk from cows that were just milked. (credit: Getty | ) On March 16, cows on a Texas dairy farm began showing symptoms of a mysterious illness now known to be H5N1 bird flu. Their symptoms were nondescript, but their milk production dramatically dropped and turned thick and...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 02:03
Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time

Enlarge (credit: Roku) Roku CEO Anthony Wood disclosed plans to introduce video ads to the Roku OS home screen. The news highlights Roku’s growing focus on advertising and an alarming trend in the streaming industry that sees ads increasingly forced on viewers. As spotted by The Streamable, during Roku's Q1 2024 earnings...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 01:05
Dead Boy Detectives turns Neil Gaiman’s ghostly duo into “Hardy Boys on acid”

Enlarge / Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri) are the Dead Boy Detectives, ghosts who solve paranormal mysteries. (credit: Netflix ) For those eagerly anticipating the second season of Netflix's stellar adaption of Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels, Dead Boy Detectives—the streaming plaform's new supernatural...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 00:00
Critics question tech-heavy lineup of new Homeland Security AI safety board

Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards | Getty Images) On Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security announced the formation of an Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board that consists of 22 members pulled from the tech industry, government, academia, and civil rights organizations. But given the nebulous nature of...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 00:00
Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says

Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Starting in March with the release of iOS 17.4, iPhones in the European Union have been subject to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), a batch of regulations that (among other things) forced Apple to support alternate app stores, app sideloading, and third-party browser engines in iOS...

Mon Apr 29, 2024 22:57

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