Month: May 2022
SpaceX successfully returns four astronauts from International Space Station
Four astronauts successfully returned home to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft today, bringing an end to their six-month-long stay on the International Space Station (ISS). After undocking from the ISS early Thursday morning, the crew dove through Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down underneath parachutes off the coast of…
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Starlink’s new feature makes the service portable – for a price
Audio player loading… A select number of Starlink customers now have the opportunity to access a new “Portability” feature and take the satellite internet with them. A user on the Starlink subreddit posted an image of the message they received stating that for an extra $25 a month, you can…
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Microsoft and VW partner up to bring augmented reality into cars – just not your car
Audio player loading… Microsoft is working with Volkswagen to bring augmented reality to cars via a new “Moving Platform” mode for the Hololens 2. Neither company goes into exact detail as to how this will work, but there is some indication as to what to expect. Microsoft, for instance, said…
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AMD EPYC processors are set for a major speed boost
Audio player loading… During a recent earnings call, AMD revealed its plans to bolster its line of EPYC processors by infusing them with Xilinx’s FPGA-powered AI inference engine. While the first of these new AI-infused CPUs are slated to arrive next year, the move shows that the chip giant is…
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HP has a host of new Chromebooks and thin clients for hybrid workers
Audio player loading… As businesses around the world begin the shift to hybrid work, HP has unveiled a number of new Chromebooks and thin clients designed to empower business-critical workers and the IT teams that support them. Although Chrome OS has evolved significantly over the past few years, today’s workforce…
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Elon Musk Will Fund His Twitter Deal With Money From Countries That Suppress Free Speech
When Elon Musk announced his bid to buy Twitter last month, he said he wanted to make the social network a beacon for free speech. But as Musk scrambles to pull together funding for the $44 billion deal, the billionaire is also planning to accept financing for the deal from…
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