Watch NASA drop capsule from 1,200 feet to test Mars Sample Return system
NASA has an ambitious plan to bring a piece of Mars back to Earth for study. And that requires new hardware — which requires serious testing.
How visual effects made Manhattan a war zone in HBO’s DMZ
A VFX supervisor on HBO Max series DMZ explains how visual effects turned Manhattan into a war-torn landscape for the four-part saga.
That ’70s Show cast will return for Netflix’s That ’90s Show
Five of the six original cast members of That ’70s Show have signed on to appear in Netflix’s upcoming sequel series, That ’90s Show.
Telegram now lets users send cryptocurrency through TON blockchain spinoff
Telegram now lets users send Toncoin, the cryptocurrency built off of Telegram’s abandoned blockchain effort, directly from chats within the messaging app (via Protocol). In a post on Twitter, TON…
Baidu and Pony.ai become first robotaxi services to operate without safety drivers in Beijing
Baidu and Pony.ai have been given permission to operate their autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in Beijing, a first for robotaxi services in China (via CNBC). Although both companies now…
Uber and Lyft extend legal fee coverage to drivers sued under Oklahoma’s forthcoming abortion law
Uber and Lyft have both pledged to cover legal fees in case their drivers are sued under Oklahoma’s restrictive abortion bill, according to a report from CNBC. While the bill…
I can’t stop watching Age of Empires 4’s cutscenes
Audio player loading… Age of Empires 4 is one of the best documentaries I’ve seen in a long time – which is really saying something, given that it’s actually a…
All these outlandish battery life claims are getting silly
The increasingly wild claims made about the battery life to expect from our phones, smartwatches and other devices are getting out of hand.
Could the earliest building blocks of life have come from space?
Recent research has shown that all five of the basic building blocks of DNA have been found in meteorites.
FAA review of SpaceX Starship launch delayed by another month
SpaceX won’t be able to test its Starship rocket for some time, as the company will have to wait for clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).