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Sponsored Links Boeing/NASA Boeing’s Starliner fell short of the main goal for its inaugural test flight, but the company and NASA are hoping to end the mission on a better note. They’ve committed to a landing attempt for the (currently uncrewed) capsule on December 22nd, with coverage starting on NASA TV (below) at 6:45AM Eastern.…
Sponsored Links Google Sophisticated web apps can make videos and other files available offline, but finding that media is tricky if the website doesn’t give you an easy way to find it. Soon, though, that search might be trivial. Google has released a Chrome 80 beta whose centerpiece is a Content Indexing framework that lets…
November 2019 was the planet’s second warmest November since record keeping began in 1880, said NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) on December 16. NASA also rated November 2019 as the second warmest November on record, a scant 0.04°C behind the record-setting November 2015. Global ocean temperatures during November 2019 were the second warmest on…
Sponsored Links Chesnot/Getty Images Don’t expect to post often on TikTok if you’re serving in the US Navy. The military branch has banned use of the social video app on any government-issued mobile devices. ByteDance’s software is allegedly a “cybersecurity threat,” according to a bulletin. The Navy’s Lieutenant Colonel Uriah Orland didn’t offer specific reasons…
A team of Indian conservationists working to save a critically endangered tree from extinction just achieved an important conservation success, but first they had three major stumbling blocks to overcome. The first was, of course, numbers. The trees, known only as Madhuca insignis, are few and far between. Originally declared extinct more than a…
Sponsored Links 343 Industries/Microsoft Now that Halo: Reach has kicked off the launch of Master Chief Collection for PC, what’s next? A return to basics, apparently. The team at 343 Industries now expects to start public testing for the anniversary PC version of the original game, Halo: Combat Evolved, in January. It should incorporate “many”…
Sponsored Links Roberto Baldwin/Engadget Tesla’s Model 3 might get features normally reserved for its larger, more expensive siblings. Code sleuth Green has discovered references in Tesla’s software to a number of potential improvements to the ‘entry’ EV, most notably a 100kWh battery. It’s hard to say if this would deliver the range and acceleration of…
Sponsored Links Prasit photo via Getty Images Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we’ve done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and delivering an easily digestible…
Sponsored Links Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! I’m probably the only one with any holiday shopping left to do, so there’s no way this gift guide is still useful for anyone else, right? Either way, it’s right there if you need it. Sure the plan was to have everything in-hand…
Sponsored Links This week, Devindra and Cherlynn tackle the best and worst tech of 2019. Among the winners: Wireless earbuds and premium ultraportables. As for the losers well…. There’s a lot to cover. If anything, it seems like this year is a stepping stone towards some real innovation in 2020. Listen below, or subscribe on…