Author: Zach_Wilson
One of NASA’s new spacesuits passes microgravity test
Collins Aerospace, a private company hired to create spacesuits for use outside the International Space Station (ISS), has tested its suit aboard a commercial microgravity flight, passing a milestone that lets engineers move forward toward critical design review. NASA outsourced the design of new spacesuits in 2022 after spending 15…
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The ‘queer.af’ Mastodon instance disappeared because of the Taliban
Were you aware that the “.af” domain extension is administered by Afghanistan’s government? That’s a truth that the “queer.af” Mastodon instance is now reckoning with as the Taliban, which has controlled the country since 2021, has shut down the domain, according to 404 Media. And it may not be alone,…
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AMD may be prepping a more affordable next-gen Navi 48 GPU for later this year – with up to RX 7900 XTX performance
The tech rumor mill is filled with chatter again, this time surrounding AMD’s next-gen RDNA 4 GPU architecture, as well as the Navi 48 and Navi 44 graphics cards. The latest reveals that AMD’s flagship Navi 48 may be a monolithic die manufactured through TSMC’s N4P process. Per the same…
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Microsoft prepares to take Xbox everywhere
Microsoft’s Xbox business needs to get bigger. The company’s Xbox Series S and X sales still lag behind Sony’s PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has previously admitted its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions were slowing down, too. He admitted that in 2022, a dry year for Xbox games after Microsoft’s big…
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Tech bosses are desperate to make AI PCs happen — and spoiler alert, they probably will
We all know about, and are maybe tired of, artificially intelligent computing right now. AI tools to make you productive, workplace AI subscription services, AI operating systems. AI buses, AI plants, and so on. We all think we know it’s the future, but even I don’t know what that future…
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Threads is testing ‘Today’s topics’ to tell users what’s trending in the US
Threads is rolling out a new test in the US that shows a list of popular topics that other users are discussing, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a post on Threads. The list will appear on the search page and in the For You feed, allowing you to browse…
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