Month: May 2020
NASA’s human spaceflight lead resigns days before Crew Dragon launch
NASA’s return to US-based crew launches will take place under less-than-ideal circumstances. The agency has revealed that its associate administrator for human exploration, Doug Loverro, has resigned as of May 18th — nine days before Crew Dragon’s fi… Source
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iFixit introduces a free database of medical repair manuals
Best known as leading purveyors of device teardowns, iFixit today announced that it’s turned much of its focus to even more pressing matters. For two months, the site had roughly half of its staff turn its focus to the creation of a medical repair database — one it’s labeled the…
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Google’s app is getting a dark mode starting today
The Google mobile app is getting a dark mode, with Android and iOS users gaining the option to enable the feature by the end of the week. After the update, the app will automatically use whatever theme your operating system is already set to if you use Android or iOS…
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Microsoft Fluid took Office collaboration to the next level at Build 2020
Microsoft Fluid is a new Office framework ready to take document collaboration in the cloud to the next level, from what we saw at the Microsoft Build 2020 event. Fluid, introduced at the company’s streaming event, isn’t just an Office document, but a document built out of a series of…
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Apple TV Plus nabs Tom Hanks’ new movie from Sony during global pandemic
Apple is joining other streamers in becoming a foster home for movies that studios are looking to unload in the middle of this global pandemic. Tom Hanks’ Greyhound will land on Apple TV Plus (there’s no release date yet), but the film was originally reserved for a theatrical release by…
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GitLab’s head of Remote on hiring, onboarding and why Slack is a no-work zone
‘The only way to define culture in a remote setting is to write it down’ Greg Kumparak @grg / 7 hours With more than 1,200 employees distributed across over 65 countries and a valuation of nearly $3 billion, GitLab is one of the world’s most successful fully remote startups. Describing…
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