A cat’s killing by a Waymo robotaxi sparked outrage in San Francisco, as some questioned why deaths caused by human drivers don’t get the same level of concern (Heather Knight/New York Times)

Heather Knight / New York Times: A cat’s killing by a Waymo robotaxi sparked outrage in San Francisco, as some questioned why deaths caused by human drivers don’t get the same level of concern  —  At Delirium, a dive bar in San Francisco’s Mission District, the décor is dark, the […]

Nov. 15, 1988: The Buran orbiter launches

In 1976, the Soviet Union began development of the Buran orbiter. Concerned that the American space shuttle program might be used for military purposes, the Soviets responded with Buran and its Energia booster rocket, which were capable of carrying antisatellite and antimissile weapons and targeting locations on Earth’s surface. Though […]