The results are in from the XCC Short Track racing on the fresh Lake Placid course.( Comments: 16 )
Two-man crew bound for space station will give Starliner astronauts a ride home in February
NASA’s 10th Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station is ready for launch Saturday with two long-duration crew members on board along with two empty seats that will be used next February to carry Boeing’s Starliner astronauts back to Earth after an extended stay in orbit.
An annular eclipse
In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the annular eclipse that will occur October 2. Annular eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up, in that order. But in this case, the Moon is either too far from Earth (so it appears smaller) or Earth […]
The Science of the Perfect Cup for Coffee
Material research is behind the design of a temperature-regulating mug
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 —Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon
On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.
New Found Hope: ICON’s nostalgic Honda VF1000F Interceptor restomod
As far as 80s sportbikes go, the Honda VF1000F Interceptor often gets overshadowed. Riding on the success of the VF750F, Honda introduced the VF1000F to expand their V-four lineup and offer a sport-touring option for riders craving more power and range. But the VF1000F never quite matched the popularity of […]
Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”
News about Gemini updates, Llama 3.2, and Google’s new AI-powered chip designer.
The Download: safer space travel, and generative AI in video games
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Space travel is dangerous. Could genetic testing and gene editing make it safer? Long-distance space travel can wreak havoc on human health. There’s radiation and microgravity to contend […]
Source: Apple is no longer in talks to participate in an OpenAI funding round that is expected to raise as much as $6.5B (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Source: Apple is no longer in talks to participate in an OpenAI funding round that is expected to raise as much as $6.5B — Company behind ChatGPT is aiming to raise around $6.5 billion in funding set to close next week — Apple is no longer in […]
HP EliteBook X review: can it stand up to the ‘most powerful’ AI laptop claims?
The HP EliteBook X was introduced during HP Imagine 2024’s event and is easily one of the most exciting reveals.