An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying will launch three satellites, including a space tug, into orbit today, Aug. 15, and you can watch it live online here at 6:04 p.m. EDT (2204 GMT). Weather is now GO for launch.
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Ariane 5 rocket launches robotic space tug into orbit alongside 2 communications satellites
A new space tug, only the second-ever to extend the life of older satellites, launched into orbit Saturday on a European rocket after weeks of delays due to weather and rocket checks.
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Musk says Tesla two-factor authentication ‘embarrassingly late’ but coming soon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday that two-factor authentication for its app is “embarrassingly late” but apparently is now on the way. Musk didn’t provide a timeline, but said on Twitter that two-factor authentication — which adds an additional step to verify a user’s identity at sign-in— is in “final […]
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Best e-reader for 2020
Why read on your phone or tablet when there are great E Ink e-readers out there? Here are our current top picks.
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Save on Genki’s Covert Dock, preowned games, and more this weekend
Genki is offering a 15 percent discount to readers of The Verge who buy two or more products from its site. Two easy picks are its new Covert Dock for the Nintendo Switch along with the Portable Stand or Genki Audio Bluetooth adapter for the Switch to go with it. […]
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The best VPN service for 2020
A virtual private network lets you send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.
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Mozilla and Google reportedly renew Firefox search agreement
Mozilla and Google have extended their arrangement to keep Google the default search engine within the Firefox browser until at least 2023, ZDNet reported. The companies have not formally announced the deal, which ZDNet estimates is worth between $400 and $450 million per year, but are expected to announce it […]
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Good sports: New BMW M2 CS vs Porsche and Alpine rivals
Munich’s latest M car is a true monster, but should the Porsche Cayman GTS and Alpine A110 S be running scared?
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The top space stories of the week!
Canada’s last intact ice shelf has collapsed, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse had a ”cough” and the Perseid meteor shower lit up the skies in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. These are some of the top stories this week from Space.com.