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Watch live: SpaceX counting down to sunset launch from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised for launch from Cape Canaveral just after sunset Friday on mission to haul two SES television broadcasting satellites into orbit, continuing a multibillion-dollar program to clear C-band spectrum for terrestrial broadband. SpaceX’s 38-minute launch window opens at 7:38 p.m. EDT (2338 GMT), just […]
The Sky This Week: It’s Messier marathon time!
Welcome spring by hunting down the stunning objects in this historical catalog from March 17 to 24.
NASA Awards Advance 3D Printing, Quantum Tech for Climate Research
New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to develop technology in critical areas for engineering and climate research.
SpaceX now eyeing April for Starship’s 1st orbital launch, Elon Musk says
SpaceX’s huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight next month, if regulatory approvals come through, Elon Musk said.
Tiger Shark: A Yamaha SR400 street tracker from Taiwan
The venerable Yamaha SR400 has been customized in every way imaginable—which is a testament to both the plucky little single’s longevity and its versatility. This 1988-model comes from Ken Ken Motorcycles in Taiwan, and it’s the perfect example of this. It combines the stance of a street tracker with the […]
Kawasaki Hydrogen Project Trademarked
Kawasaki continues to move forward on its hydrogen-fueled motorcycle project.
AI imager Midjourney v5 stuns with photorealistic images—and 5-fingered hands
“Lack of dopamine hits, because the results are too perfect every time.”
Citizen如何通过招募亚裔老年人来重塑自己
Editor’s note: This is a translation of a story about how the crime-tracking app Citizen has been giving away free subscriptions to elderly Asians in the Bay Area. Find the English language version here. 本文是与普利策中心的人工智能问责网络合作撰写的。 当外面天黑的时候,约瑟芬·赵(Josephine Zhao)哪怕只是走几个街区就能回到旧金山的家,有时也会多叫一双“眼睛”——字面意义的眼睛。 赵打开手机上的Citizen App,通过一个名为“实时监控”的功能,与该平台的一个客服人员建立联系。而该平台也可以通过网络追踪到赵的GPS位置,客服只要点击另一个按钮,就可以得到打开她手机摄像头的授权。这样该平台就可以“看到我所看到的东西”,赵说。通常来说,她甚至不会和客服人员进行对话,但她知道“这时有人和我一起走”,这会让赵感到安心一些。 这是赵最近采取的最新安全措施之一:她也避免乘坐公共交通工具,以及在城市里走路的时候,会在她的钥匙链上挂着一个长长的尖头装置。这个装置是一个浅粉色的塑料制品,必要的时候会变成一个武器。 但在她看来,Citizen这样一个允许用户报告和跟踪附近犯罪通知的超级本地应用程序是她最好的保护手段之一,这种数据驱动的DIY安全措施能够保护一个长期被忽视的群体。 “我们在教育、公共安全、住房、交通方面上的需求,都没有得到满足和关切。就好像我们不重要一样。”赵说,她目前也是多家教育非政府组织的代课教师和社区联络员,“我们的需求没有得到尊重,我们的需求没有得到满足,人们到处都轻视我们。” “我真的相信Citizen是一个维持社会正义和种族正义的工具。” “我们必须实施一些行动来保护我们的社群,”她补充道。“Citizen是最完美的工具。” 在当地持续发生基于种族的攻击、以及一系列针对亚裔居民的大规模枪击事件之后,许多亚裔和太平洋岛民(AAPI,Asian-American and Pacific Islander)社群的居民们都告诉《麻省理工科技评论》他们欢迎这款应用程序,认为它可以解决反亚仇恨带给他们的焦虑。 对于这些受到严重创伤的人们来说,Citizen成为了让他们获得安心的一种方式。 Citizen的转型 对于这款应用来说,这种积极的反响似乎有些奇怪。毕竟因放大了人们对犯罪的幻想,并帮助白人居民实行种族门禁,它长期以来一直都在遭受着批评的声音。Citizen最初被命名为“治安警员”,因为它有一段曲折的历史:苹果应用商店在该款应用2016年推出后的一周内就将其下架,因为它违反了苹果的《开发者审查指南》,该指南规定应用程序不得鼓励身体伤害。2021年,该公司的首席执行官要求他的员工悬赏3万美元,寻找一名他误认为在洛杉矶纵火的人,这在当时成为了头条新闻。而且该款应用的客户也经常因发表种族主义言论而受到批评。 […]
The FCC is requiring carriers to block SMS messages from “invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers”, targeting the increase in scam robotexts sent to consumers (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:The FCC is requiring carriers to block SMS messages from “invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers”, targeting the increase in scam robotexts sent to consumers — First robotext rule requires blocking of texts from invalid and unused numbers. — The Federal Communications …