JWST Delayed again – but only for a Few Weeks (Fingers Crossed)
JWST, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, has been plagued by numerous delays in the many years since it was supposed to launch. The…
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Tech Billionaire wants to Build Utopian City from Scratch in the US
This may seem like one of Philip K. Dick’s two nightmares, but it’s actually a new project identified by American e-commerce entrepreneur Mark Lore, who…
Roomba’s New Design Update should Help Pet Owners Avoid A “Pooptastrophe”
Few people who read the 2016 Pooptastrophe review will forget the plight of one homeowner whose self-driving Roomba sprayed puppy poop all over their house…
Automated Recruiting Systems are Dismissing Millions of Talented Applicants, Says Report
If you have applied for a job, especially in a large company, in the last few years, you will probably be aware of the dire…
Physicists have a Kickstarter to Test Whether we are Living in a Simulation
If we were in a hyper-realistic simulation, à la the matrix, would it be possible to figure it out? A team of physicists believes so,…
AI can Improve Clinical Judgments on Clinical Diagnosis
Every day, critical time and enormous amounts of resources are lost in the world’s healthcare systems. Misdiagnoses result in unnecessary additional tests, delayed treatment plans,…
US Navy Develops Weapon that Could make it Impossible to Speak
If you’re a frequent Zoom caller, you’ll know that the dreaded echo is the most annoying and distracting event. Hearing your own voice played back…
FAA Grounds Virgin Galactic Indefinitely after Richard Branson Flight Reentry “Mishap”
Virgin Galactic’s position in the billionaire space race appears to have stalled, and it is unlikely to fly again very soon. Virgin Galactic’s space flights…
45-Year-Old Footage Shows Arthur C. Clarke Accurately Predicting the Future
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and a self-proclaimed futurist had a lot of ideas about how technology might evolve…
Windows 11 Launches October 5
When Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 in June, it gave a broad release date of “Holiday 2021.” Of course, it didn’t say which holiday it was…
TikTok’s new Creator Marketplace API lets Influencer Marketing Companies Tap into first-Party Data
TikTok is making it easier for companies and agencies to collaborate with influencers who use the platform. The company is launching a new “TikTok Creator…
TikTok Bans Viral ‘milk Crate Challenge’ over Safety Concerns
Due to worries that people engaging in the trend could be badly wounded, TikTok has banned the popular “milk crate challenge” from its platform. TikTok…
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