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NASA’s Chief of Human Spaceflight Doug Loverro resigns days before historic crewed mission
Doug Loverro, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, has abruptly and unexpectedly resigned from his post, just days before a historic launch. Commercial Crew Demo-2 will take astronauts to the ISS aboard an American spacecraft for the first time since the Space Shuttle was retired, and Loverro was…
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Facebook, YouTube, Netflix and more get eye-tracking apps from Tobii
Modern apps and services are a mixed bag when it comes to accessibility, and people with conditions that prevent them from using the usual smartphone or mouse and keyboard don’t often have good alternatives. Eye-tracking tech leader Tobii has engineered a solution with a set of popular apps that are…
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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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