Month: May 2020
Why Twitter labeling Trump’s tweets as “potentially misleading” is a big step forward
From time to time a really bad post on a social network gets a lot of attention. Say a head of state falsely accuses a journalist of murder, or suggests that mail-in voting is illegal — those would be pretty bad posts, I think, and most people working inside and…
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Pokémon Go Fest will be held online this year
The annual Pokémon Go Fest will be held online from July 25th to July 26th this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event is usually held in select cities across the globe, allowing players to meet up at physical locations like large parks and play the popular AR title.…
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Instagram’s AR filters are getting more dynamic
Augmented reality filters on Instagram are picking up some new tricks with the latest update to Facebook’s Spark AR platform. Spark AR has been making pretty consistent updates to the feature sets developers can play with in creating AR filters since it exited closed beta on Instagram last year. Today,…
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SpaceX delays first historic crewed launch to space due to weather
After getting down to just 17 minutes until launch, SpaceX had to postpone its first crewed flight to space on Wednesday afternoon due to bad weather over the launch site in Florida. Now, the two passengers on board SpaceX’s capsule — NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — will…
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GOG’s summer sale discounts Prey, Metro Exodus, and many other DRM-free games
GOG.com has kicked off its summer sale on DRM-free PC games, filled with deals on new and old titles. This sale lasts until June 15th. A few of the highlights include Metro Exodus for $20 and Prey: Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes the base game, its soundtrack, and the Mooncrash…
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SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the ISS is scrubbed for today
We came this close to ushering in a new era of American spaceflight, one that combines the experience and capabilities of both private and public aerospace programs. But the weather simply wouldn’t cooperate. At roughly T-16 minutes, NASA scrubbed We… Source
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