October 16, 2021 NASA launches mission to explore Solar System ‘fossils’ One of the more important missions to study the early Solar System is now underway. NASA has launched Lucy, a robotic spacecraft that will…
October 16, 2021 Surprise Soyuz thruster firing tilted and turned the ISS The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station had to initiate emergency protocols after the spacecraft tilted and turned by 57 degrees on…
October 16, 2021 Moscow metro launches facial recognition payment system despite privacy concerns More than 240 metro stations across Moscow now allow passengers to pay for a ride by looking at a camera. The Moscow metro has…
October 15, 2021 Jack Dorsey says Square is ‘considering’ building a Bitcoin mining system Jack Dorsey says that Square is “considering” building its own Bitcoin mining system using custom silicon and open source software. “Square is considering building…
October 15, 2021 Judge bars county clerk after voting machine passwords leaked to QAnon In August, QAnon conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins shared a video he claimed showed ballot machines from Dominion Voting Systems could be remotely accessed to…
October 15, 2021 Netflix fires employee for leaking data about controversial Dave Chappelle special Netflix has fired an employee, alleging they shared confidential, commercially sensitive information about Dave Chappelle's new standup special, The Closer, with media outlets, Variety reported. …
October 15, 2021 Tesla opens Model Y pre-orders in the UK for early 2022 delivery. Tesla will soon bring the Model Y to the UK. The company has opened pre-orders for the EV in the country, with deliveries expected…
October 15, 2021 Smartphone shipments fell due to ongoing component shortages From NVIDIA and AMD to automakers like GM, the global chip shortage has affected nearly every industry that depends on computer components, and now…
October 15, 2021 Twitch says no passwords were leaked in security breach No Twitch passwords were exposed in the livestreaming service's recent major security breach, according to the company. In an update on the incident, Twitch…
October 15, 2021 MIT researchers create fabric that can sense and react to its wearer’s movement Textile production may be one of the oldest technologies known to humans, but it hasn't proven easy to adapt the advances of the information…