NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft

NASA’s Quesst mission has adjusted the scheduled first flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to 2024. A one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft, the X-59 has required complex engineering from NASA researchers working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. In addition to the aircraft’s design, the X-59 also combines new technology […]

Automattic adds the ActivityPub feature to WordPress.com hosted sites, allowing site owners to tie into fediverse platforms including Mastodon (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:Automattic adds the ActivityPub feature to WordPress.com hosted sites, allowing site owners to tie into fediverse platforms including Mastodon  —  Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse …