Month: May 2020
Up close with the fresh new spacesuits astronauts will soon wear in orbit for the first time
Inside the first American spacecraft to take humans to orbit since the Space Shuttle launching today are, well, humans. And those humans are wearing brand new spacesuits that are also making a historic debut. Ahead of today’s launch (which you can watch here), NASA and SpaceX gave a fresh look…
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Apple TV+ adds every episode of ‘Fraggle Rock’ ahead of reboot
Apple’s plans for Fraggle Rock extend well beyond the recent mini-series. Hot on the heels of Apple ordering a reboot of Jim Henson’s legendary kids’ series, 9to5Mac notes that Apple TV+ now offers the entire back catalog for the show. That’s a rare… Source
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GeForce Now’s new opt-in policy will likely mean a more stable library
When NVIDIA launched GeForce Now earlier this year, the streaming service ran into trouble with publishers like Activision Blizzard and Bethesda. A "misunderstanding" over what titles could stay on the platform after its beta led to some games leavin… Source
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Mixer is getting a big Fortnite tournament series hosted by Ninja
Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform is making a bigger splash in the live event game with a new tournament series starting this week featuring Fortnite player Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Called Ninja Battles Featuring Fortnite, the weekly tournament series will take place starting this week on May 28th and lasting every Thursday…
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Canada court finds against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on double criminality; extradition trial to continue
In a closely-watched decision today, the Supreme Court of British Columbia published a key decision in the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Huawei Technologies, China’s largest telecommunications company and a frequent target of U.S. policymakers. In its ruling, the court said that the case met the standard…
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Take a look inside Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s first human spacecraft, ahead of its historic launch
SpaceX is in the process of preparing for its historic first astronaut launch, with a mission to demonstration its human spaceflight capabilities by flying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. That flight is set to happen at 4;33 PM EDT (1:33 PM PDT), wether…
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