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SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

Four space station astronauts just took Crew Dragon ‘for a spin’

Four crewmembers at the International Space Station successfully completed a mission on Saturday to move the Crew Dragon Endeavour to a new docking port.
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket on the launchpad.

Watch Rocket Lab launch storm-monitoring satellites

Rocket Lab has successfully completed the first of two missions for NASA, deploying storm-monitoring satellites in time for the upcoming hurricane season.
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Waymo doubles service area for its robotaxi rides

Waymo is expanding the service area for its robotaxi service in Phoenix and San Francisco, paving the way for longer trips across more communities.
A robot holding scales of justice.

Protect public from AI risks, White House tells tech giants

Vice President Kamala Harris has told tech leaders they must act responsibly to ensure the safety and security of the new wave of generative-AI tools.
Proteus, an undersea laboratory aiming for deployment in 2026.

‘Undersea space station’ takes big step toward deployment

The plan to build a new underwater research habitat has taken a significant step forward after NOAA inked a deal with the team behind the facility.
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Airbnb rolls out Rooms for cheaper rentals in people’s homes

Accommodation platform Airbnb has introduced 50 new features, as well as a new service focusing on room rentals in someone's home.
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Watch a cosmonaut hurl a piece of ISS garbage into the abyss

Watch as Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev launches a 5-kilogram piece of redundant ISS hardware into the abyss during a spacewalk on Wednesday.
Meta online security.

Meta issues warning to look out for ChatGPT-related scams

Meta has blocked more than 1,000 unique malicious URLs linked to ChatGPT-related scams, and warned users to be vigilant.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the ISS.

How to watch SpaceX’s spacecraft take a very short trip on Saturday

NASA is live streaming a 43-minute spacecraft ride between two docking ports at the International Space Station on Saturday, May 6.
A Falcon Heavy fairing reentering Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX shares surreal footage of Falcon Heavy fairing reentry

SpaceX has shared some surreal footage of a plasma trail created by its Falcon Heavy rocket fairing as it fell to Earth at high speed during a recent mission.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Watch a replica of NASA’s Mars helicopter take flight on Earth

Visitors to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California got to see a life-sized replica of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter take flight.
A night time sky on the Nokia G60.

See the moon and Jupiter get cozy in May’s skywatching highlights

NASA’s sky-watching update for May features some wonderful views of Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars, as well as of our lunar neighbor.
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Stop using generative-AI tools such as ChatGPT, Samsung orders staff

Samsung has reportedly told staff to stop using generative-AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard over concerns that they pose a security risk.
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‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google to speak more freely on concerns

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton surprised many on Monday when he revealed he'd quit his job at Google where he worked for the last decade on AI projects.
Falcon Heavy's 27 Merlin engines.

How to watch SpaceX launch mighty Falcon Heavy on Friday

SpaceX is making final preparations for the next launch of the Falcon Heavy, one of the most powerful rockets in operation today.
The International Space Station’s solar arrays provide power for the orbiting laboratory. NASA will install a total of six new roll out solar arrays in front of the existing arrays at 1A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B to augment the power. During the Aug. 24 spacewalk, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will install the modification kit on the 4A power channel, where the next new roll out solar array will be installed in 2022.

NASA confirms ISS will host cosmonauts through 2028

Russia's long-term involvement in the ISS looked in doubt last year but NASA has confirmed cosmonauts will continue to visit the orbital outpost through 2028.
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How to watch Friday’s historic spacewalk at the ISS

An event at the ISS involves U.S. astronaut Steve Bowen and his UAE counterpart Sultan Alneyadi, who will become the first Arab to do a spacewalk.
SpaceX's Starship launching from Boca Chica, Texas, in April 2023.

SpaceX’s Starship launch sparked a fire in a Texas state park

Debris from SpaceX's first launch of Starship – the most powerful rocket ever developed – fell over a wide area and caused a fire in a Texas state park.
Person wearing the Amazon Halo view.

Amazon promises to refund some customers after axing Halo devices

Amazon will stop selling its Halo fitness bands and they'll stop working on August 1. As a result, the company has promised to refund some customers.
Robot office workers.

Meta to introduce AI agents to ‘billions of people’

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said that recent advances in artificial technology present an opportunity to introduce AI agents to billions of people.
Apple's Health app.

Apple building an AI health coach for Apple Watch, report claims

Apple is developing an AI-powered health coach designed to offer personalized advice for improving exercise, diet, and sleep, a new report claims.
Beats Studio Buds+.

Beats Studio Buds+ revealed in now-removed Amazon listing

Apple’s Beats Studio Buds+ will come in a rather striking transparent option, according to a listing on Amazon on Tuesday that’s now been removed.
iSpace's Hakuto-R Series 1 lander.

A mission to the moon has apparently ended in failure

A Japanese startup appears to have failed in its effort to become the first to achieve a privately funded moon landing.
iSpace's Hakuto-R Series 1 lander.

How to watch the first privately funded moon landing on Tuesday

The first lunar landing by a private company is about to take place, and you can watch a live stream of the event this week.
The Space Elevator website.

Take a ride on the Space Elevator

Space Elevator is an intriguing website that lets you make a myriad of discoveries as you travel up from Earth’s surface.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro seen from the back.

Apple has almost 50% of the global refurbished smartphone market

Apple captured about half of the refurbished smartphone market in 2022, followed by Samsung with 26% of the market, new data reveals.
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Chatbot-generated Schumacher ‘interview’ leads to editor’s dismissal

A magazine editor has been fired after running an article about Michael Schumacher that used using generative-AI to create what looked like his spoken words.
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Earthrise photographer tells the story behind the iconic image

For Earth Day, retired NASA astronaut Bill Anders has been sharing the story behind his iconic Earthrise image, captured during an Apollo mission in 1968.
Twitter logo in white stacked on top of a blue stylized background with the Twitter logo repeating in shades of blue.

Twitter gives blue check mark to dead folks

The continuing saga of Twitter and its blue check mark has taken a bizarre twist as it seems that a number of deal celebrities are now paying for Twitter Blue.
Airbus's concept design for the LOOP space station.

Check out this gorgeous space station design from Airbus

Airbus has unveiled a concept design for a gorgeous-looking space station that it says could one day orbit Earth or another planet far away.
A stylized composite of the Twitter logo.

Twitter ditches legacy check marks, and it’s already confusing

Twitter has started removing the blue check marks from accounts that have not signed up to its Blue subscription service, and it's already confusing.
Artist concept of the SpaceX Starship on the surface of the Moon.

Will SpaceX’s failed Starship flight impact NASA’s moon plan?

NASA wants to use a version of the Starship spacecraft to land humans on the moon in 2025. But SpaceX's explosive mission on Thursday may impact that plan.
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Airline’s website error offers astonishing bargains for flyers

Passengers booking with All Nippon Airways scored a bargain recently when a website error allowed them to book super-cheap seats in first class and business.
The Starship, comprising the first-stage Super Heavy and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft, on the launchpad at SpaceX's facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

How to watch SpaceX launch record-breaking Starship rocket on Thursday

SpaceX is aiming to perform the first orbital test flight of the Starship on April 20. A successful launch will make it the most powerful rocket ever to fly.