SpaceX’s CRS-21 Cargo Dragon undocked from the International Space Station’s Harmony module on January 12, 2021, succeeding in the world’s first-ever autonomous undocking and testing of several new vehicle upgrades. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/space-x-cargo-dragon-1st-autonomous-undocking-jan-2021…
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Twitter Permanently Bans Trump, While Reddit Bans r/donaldtrump Forum For Inciting Violence
U.S. President Donald Trump was “permanently suspended” from Twitter Friday afternoon. “After close review of recent Tweets from the account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” reads Twitter’s announcement. The announcement has since caused a new word to trend on Twitter: “Permanently.” Meanwhile, Reddit has banned r/donaldtrump…
Microsoft’s Latest Windows 10 Test Builds Includes Promised x64 Arm Emulation
Microsoft has made available two different Windows 10 test builds today, one of which includes the promised x64 app emulation for Arm, among other features. ZDNet reports: The RS_Prerelease build 21277 — which ultimately is expected to be designated as the “Cobalt” branch — includes the features Microsoft had previously been testing but removed at the end of October. This includes…
ARM Not Just For Macs: Might Make Weather Forecasting Cheaper Too
An anonymous reader writes: The fact that Apple is moving away from Intel to ARM has been making a lot of headlines recently — but that’s not the only new place where ARM CPUs have been making a splash. ARM has also been turning heads in High Performance Computing (HPC), and an ARM-based system is now the world’s most powerful supercomputer…
Watch here: SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown today
The SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown into the Gulf of Mexico today will be the first splashdown in 45 years. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/how-to-watch-spacex-crew-dragon-splashdown-aug-2-2020…
For the 1st time, a visible light explosion from a black hole merger
In recent years, black hole mergers in our universe have been detected via ripples in spacetime known as gravitational waves. Now, for the first time, astronomers believe they’ve observed visible light from a black hole merger, in a peculiar 3-black-hole system. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/1st-time-visible-light-explosion-black-hole-merger…
LIGO and Virgo find a mystery object in the “mass gap”
The science world is buzzing today about a new discovery made via the LIGO-Virgo collaboration. It’s a new object found in the so-called “mass gap” between neutron stars and black holes. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/gw190814-mystery-object-in-mass-gap…
‘Doom Eternal’ Is Using Denuvo’s New Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Driver
“Doom Eternal has become the latest game to use a kernel-level driver to aid in detecting cheaters in multiplayer matches,” reports Ars Technica: The game’s new driver and anti-cheat tool come courtesy of Denuvo parent Irdeto, a company once known for nearly unbeatable piracy protection and now known for somewhat effective but often cracked piracy protection. But the new Denuvo Anti-Cheat…
Mild Disney+ Censorship ‘Hides a Much Bigger Problem’
There’s a scene in the 1984 Tom Hanks movie Splash “showing a brief glimpse of a naked butt…” notes the Verge, “but people watching the movie on Disney Plus are greeted with an entirely different version of the scene.” And the Verge sees a larger issue: Disney used CGI hair to cover actress Daryl Hannah’s body. A Disney representative confirmed to…