Month: May 2020
You can now hire Uber drivers by the hour in select US cities
Uber has announced it’s giving users in selected US cities the option to hire drivers by the hour, so you can get a feel for what it’s like having your own personal chauffeur on call. The new feature will set you back $50 (about £41/AU$75) per hour, with a variable…
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Watch live as SpaceX launches its first ever spacecraft with people on board
[embedded content] SpaceX is once again preparing to make history – the private spaceflight company is set to launch its Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission in collaboration with NASA today. This is the second time they’ve prepared to launch this mission, after an attempt on Wednesday last week was scrubbed due…
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Earth’s first off-world colonies will be built on soil
As Apollo astronauts trundled and trod awkwardly across the desolate lunar landscape, an insidious menace scuffed up their spacesuits. Moondust. Fine as talcum powder, sharp as glass and seemingly everywhere, these super-fine particles coated the ast… Source
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Recommended Reading: He bought StubHub right before the pandemic
Worst. Deal. Ever.Noah Kirsch, ForbesIn November, Eric Baker’s online ticket marketplace Viagogo purchased rival StubHub for $4 billion. Baker was actually one of StubHub’s co-founders before he was fired from the company. The deal closed in February… Source
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The Verge’s favorite hobbies to do while stuck at home
If you’re anything like us, over the past couple of months you’ve probably finished every “must watch” TV series on Netflix, cleaned your apartment from top to bottom, and completed every video game in your backlog. We get it: social distancing can get pretty boring. So if you’re finding yourself…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon launch live blog
SpaceX is about to make history as it attempts to launch its first passengers to space for NASA. Veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are set to launch on SpaceX’s new capsule, the Crew Dragon, which will take the pair to the International Space Station. It’s a big…
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