SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut spacecraft has a key launch Saturday – here’s what’s going down

Update: Due to weather conditions, SpaceX and NASA won’t be attempting their launch Saturday, and will instead look to their backup window on Sunday. Weather for Sunday also isn’t looking great…

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Your online activity is now effectively a social ‘credit score’

Despite that, Instagram kicked her off all three accounts, saying her behavior on Twitter violated Instagram's sexually suggestive content guidelines. On Twitter, Ms. Ward -- as The Naked Philanthropist -- offered a privately-sent nude photo to those who provided verifiable proof of donation to organizations including Australian Red Cross and The Koala Hospital. Her fundraiser…

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Finally: A guitar pedal you’re supposed to spill beer on

Inside the container is a green LED that's part of the "liquid analyzer." See, what you put inside determines the sound of your distortion. How easily it conducts your guitars AC signal determines the amount of gain and the opacity of the liquid determines the amount of treble and bass. So, depending on what you…

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HBO’s ‘Avenue 5’ asks what happens if tech bros conquer space

Starring Hugh Laurie, Suzy Nakamura, Josh Gad and Lenora Crichlow, the show is a half-hour dramedy from Armando Iannucci, whose previous credits include Veep, The Thick of It and The Death of Stalin. It's the least political work Iannucci has made for some time, since its focus isn't on the people in the corridors of…

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Ben & Jerry’s made a binge-worthy Netflix and Chill’d ice cream flavor

Spoiler Alert! @netflix and Ben & Jerry's just became official! #NetflixandChillldFind out more at https://t.co/KQTuLu8mue pic.twitter.com/9Xj8HDZKSN— Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) January 16, 2020In the US, Ben & Jerry's will also sell a non-diary take on Netflix and Chill'd made with almond milk. You can sign up for Ben & Jerry's mailing list to find out…

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Microsoft’s Xbox Console Streaming preview goes global

The list of requirements is fairly hefty: As well as being inside an Update Preview ring, you'll need an Android device running Marshmallow, or higher. You'll also need to own a Bluetooth Xbox One controller, and a speedy home network to ensure your setup can cope with streaming.Microsoft's Jonathan Hildebrandt says that the company views…

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How Much Superpower Does It Take to Bash a Bullet in Midair?

In a trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, our hero is under attack from some goons with guns. At one point (around 1:20 in the clip), she grabs one of the guns and pushes the slide, causing it to eject a round. As the bullet pops up into the air (in slow motion), she hits it…

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The Disturbing Case of the Disappearing Sci-Fi Story

Memes continue to be a messy business. They harm as well as empower. Sometimes the harmful ones can become empowering. Sometimes that makes them even messier.In 2014, people began to claim that they sexually identify as attack helicopters. The meme was intended to mock modern expressions of gender identity and sexuality, including those of the…

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Nature Will Triumph—and Reclaim All Our Gadgets

Most of your electronics—your phone, tablet, smartwatch, desktop computer, laptop computer, beeper, pager, e-reader, smart television, dumb television, soundbar, speaker system, camera-enabled doorbell—will outlive you. It is a matter of fact, and a fact of matter: Technology consists of stuff estranged from the earth, plastic and metal and silicon, while our soft bodies will one…

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SpaceX Will Blow Up a Falcon 9 Rocket to Prove It’s Safe for People

On Saturday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, the same launchpad where astronauts departed for the moon 50 years ago. A Crew Dragon capsule will be mounted atop the rocket, just as it will be later this year when SpaceX sends its…

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