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NASA, along with a suite of international and private partners, has big plans to build a small space station. Called Lunar Gateway, the proposed outpost will support missions at and around the Moon and provide a unique platform for conducting science. Here's what you should know about the upcoming space station and...Read more...

Not since 1972 has a human set foot on the Moon, but NASA is aiming to change that through its ambitious Artemis program. The lunar missions kicked off on November 16, 2022 with Artemis 1, and now the space agency is preparing its astronauts for bigger and bolder missions to the Moon.Read more...

Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching borderline intellectual impairment." This isn't the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that...Read more...

With a much-anticipated sci-fi project coming soon-Netflix's 3 Body Problem series-creative partners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are reflecting back on a different, equally anticipated sci-fi project they never ended up making. In 2019, Disney revealed the Game of Thrones showrunners were working on a Star Wars movie,...Read more...

SpaceX is currently developing its gigantic Starship megarocket, a next-gen launch vehicle with the potential to revolutionize the spaceflight industry. Here's what you need to know.Read more...

The dreaded announcement arrived yesterday in a tweet, with Astrobotic admitting that, as a result of a catastrophic propellant leak, there's no chance of a soft landing on the Moon." Mission specialists are scrambling to salvage what they can, but the much-hyped Peregrine-1 lunar mission is effectively over, with a f...Read more...

Only two months after it unveiled its much anticipated AI Pin," flashy startup Humane laid off four percent of its staff, according to a report from The Verge Tuesday. The layoffs, which will affect 10 people, come as a wave of cuts are impacting workers at other, larger companies in the tech industry.

Buried in Tuesday's news of an upcoming Star Wars movie starring the Mandalorian and Grogu was an update that's arguably even more exciting. Dave Filoni is hard at work developing a second season of Ahsoka, something that hadn't yet been made official in the wake of season one.Read more...

Sony and Siemens revealed an XR (Xtended Reality) headset collab at CES 2024. Launching later this year, the headset was developed with business in mind, and that's apparent from multiple aspects of it.

We've already seen multiple teases of the highly anticipated, long-awaited Walking Dead spinoff featuring Rick and Michonne-but now, the full trailer is here. And it's not what you're expecting.Read more...

OpenAI launched its much-anticipated GPT Store on Wednesday, offering its customizable AI chatbots to ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, and Team users. The GPT Store is Sam Altman's biggest consumer product launch since ChatGPT, and it aims to make AI more practical and accessible.Read more...

Marvel Studios' latest show, Echo, is unique in that the bulk of its story is isolated. After quickly explaining its place in the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, the show focuses on Maya Lopez, her family, her heritage, and, eventually, her uncle" Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin.Read more...

The largest primate in our family tree went extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago, and its existence has been known to humankind for less than a century. Now, a team of researchers has reviewed the ancient records and devised a more specific extinction window for our huge fallen relative, Gigantopithecus blacki,...Read more...

We're all ready to see just what Denis Villeneuve and his crew do with Dune: Part Two in a few months, but what if nearly four decades ago we'd had a chance to get a sequel to compare it to? David Lynch's planned script for a sequel to his wild 1984 movie has been missing for years, but now, an unfinished draft has...Read more...

The Peregrine lander has less than a day to live, and the company behind the spacecraft may have figured out why its mission was doomed shortly after its launch.Read more...

Twitch laid off 35% of its staff, just over 500 employees, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. This is the latest round of layoffs at Amazon's live-streaming site, which says it receives over 35 million daily visitors but has failed to turn a profit.Read more...

What's better than one screen? How about two? If you're one of the many used to the dual-screen lifestyle, PC maker Asus is trying to get into your good graces with its three-in-one Zenbook Duo, a clamshell laptop with two full 14-inch touchscreens and a magnetically attached keyboard. Unfold it, and it becomes two...Read more...

Rachel Brosnahan discusses getting ready to play Superman Legacy's Lois Lane. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong swap release dates. Plus, a new version of The Blob could be on the way, and Sony teases Venom 3, Karate Kid, and more. To me, my spoilers!

We want you to be able to throw out your user manual," was one of the first things Dean Miles, Amazon's director of product for its smart vehicles, told me as we sat down to chat over Amazon's big push to stick AI in cars at CES 2024. The idea was first billed to me as-essentially-yo dawg, we put a chatbot in your...Read more...

I love mechanical keyboards. And I love that companies have finally caught on that CES is the show to debut their wares. I got to see a PC peripheral maker's first-ever mechanical keyboard. HYTE launched the aptly named Keeb TKL. It lights up in tandem with other desk accessories and apps; it's fully customizable with...Read more...

Among several cool releases, including a cute little robot and an 8K projector, Samsung also released a picture frame at CES 2024, which is actually a wireless speaker. I haven't decided yet on whether this is impressive or unnecessary.Read more...

Sometimes, a moment is so fleeting or a scene is so small that not even the fiercest squint can capture it.Read more...

The Securities and Exchange Commission's primary X account was hacked on Tuesday, the social media site has confirmed. The account, which falsely tweeted about a much-anticipated Bitcoin ruling, thus throwing the crypto world into a temporary uproar, didn't have two-factor authentication activated, which allowed an...Read more...

The X account belonging to the Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked on Tuesday, allowing a fake announcement to be posted to the web concerning a much-awaited happening in the crypto world: the first Bitcoin ETFs. The bogus tweet claimed the ETFs had been approved but, as it turns out, that's not true. When...Read more...

The Security and Exchange Commission's X account was hacked on Tuesday afternoon, sending an untrue tweet that the Bitcoin ETF was approved. Chairman Gary Gensler quickly tweeted from his personal account that the tweet was false and the result of a hack. In the following 15 minutes, the price of Bitcoin shot up to...Read more...

Echo, the latest show from Marvel Studios, debuts on streaming tonight. It's the first Marvel show to not only drop all of its episodes simultaneously, but also to premiere both on Disney+ and on Hulu, which is happening for a few reasons. One, it's TV-MA, meaning it's aimed at a more mature audience. Two, it's the...Read more...

Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to use ChatGPT Enterprise, Governor Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday, leading a pilot program with OpenAI in which state employees will use generative AI. Governor Shapiro says Pennsylvania government employees will start using ChatGPT Enterprise this month to help state...Read more...

NASA is dealing with a host of safety and technical issues related to the spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the Moon, forcing it to postpone two Artemis missions as it tries to resolve a number of logistical challenges.Read more...

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JBL gave its Tour Pro 2 earbuds a smart charging case last year, and it was such a hit that they decided to do it again on their 2024 offering: the Live 3 earbuds series. The series consists of the Live Buds 3, Live Beam 3, and Live Flex 3, and they will include a new feature for those in need of more screens in their...Read more...

Star Wars has liked announcing a lot of movies in the years since The Rise of Skywalker, but us getting to actually see them? Less so. That definitely seems like it's changing, with the Rey movie set to begin filming this year and now, the announcement of another new movie that will lead the charge: The Mandalorian &...Read more...

Critics say that Meta has often caused serious psychological harm to younger users by exposing them to a variety of toxic and inappropriate content. Eating disorders, depression and even suicide have all been blamed on the company's algorithms, and the calls to reform those algorithms have grown so loud lately that...Read more...

In a study out this month, Swiss researchers say they genetically sequenced dozens of previously unknown bacterial species that were found in patient samples. While many of these novel bacteria might not harm humans, the team did identify several that likely can cause disease.Read more...

Here's your best look yet at the next show from Game of Thrones' David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, 3 Body Problem, made in collaboration with True Blood writer Alexander Woo and based on Liu Cixin's lauded sci-fi novel.Read more...

Netflix physical releases are rare, for obvious reasons-why give fans a Blu-ray when they can just stream whatever they're dying to re-watch? But the service will do it when demand is high enough (see: Stranger Things, The Witcher), and mega-hit Wednesday is now joining that rare club.Read more...

Elon Musk is trying his hand as a TV network executive, and he's slated three shows with controversial hosts to lead X's new venture into streaming. Former CNN anchor, Don Lemon, is partnering with X to create a new show covering politics, culture, sports, and entertainment that will exclusively stream on Musk's...Read more...

Star Wars started 2024 with a big announcement: a Mandalorian movie called The Mandalorian & Grogu will be the next franchise entry to hit theaters. On the surface, that's a very exciting prospect. Two of our favorite Star Wars characters on the big screen for the first time! But it raises more than a few questions,...Read more...

Astrobotic, the team behind the Peregrine spacecraft, is urgently working to extract any possible value from its failing mission. This comes after a catastrophic propellant leak occurred just after yesterday's launch, ending the spacecraft's attempt to land on the Moon.

When Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web back in 1989, he probably didn't imagine that his new system would be the repository for all of humanity's worst impulses, but here we are. The latest example from the internet horror show comes from YouTube, where the company was forced to update its policies to say...Read more...

Update, 1:12 p.m.: Shortly after this article was published, Musk responded to a question about the issue from far-right influencer Jackson Hinkle. Musk promised to investigate, and the accounts went back up soon after. Musk later blamed the mistake" on X's spam algorithms. The Hamas account is still suspended.

It wouldn't be CES in Las Vegas without a Google ad plastered all over the monorail. I'm still trying to capture a photo of this year's wrapping, but until then, you'll want to know about some new features to the Google and Android ecosystem. I'm incredibly excited about this next piece of news rolling out to the...Read more...

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NASA is scaling back on its ambitious Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, fearing federal budget cuts to the space agency's plan to bring back rock and dust from the Red Planet, which has come under heavy scrutiny for having unrealistic costs and timelines.Read more...

It's the news the many fans of HBO's The Last of Us-now a multiple Emmy winner-have been waiting for: who will play Abby in season two. It will be Kaitlyn Dever, a rising star whose strong resume (No One Will Save You, Book Smart, Dopesick) bodes very well for her take on the tricky character.Read more...

After showing an initial prototype four years ago, Samsung officially revealed its cute new robot, Ballie, at CES 2024. This adorable little ball is being marketed as your true AI companion" and can do everything from projecting visuals on your wall to turning switches on or off for you.

The next big screen Star Wars film is coming from the small screen. Jon Favreau will direct The Mandalorian & Grogu, which goes into production later this year, produced by Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Kathleen Kennedy.Read more...

Even before Star Trek came back in a big way in the streaming era, Star Trek Online had been a haven for seeing old favorites from the TV shows continue their journeys boldly going. That's not changed even since streaming has become a way to bring these characters back-and STO is still sometimes beating TV to the pip...Read more...

China hacked into Apple's Airdrop system on Monday allowing the government to identify the name, phone number, and email of the sender's device, according to a post from a state-backed institution. Airdrop is a popular tool for pro-democracy activists in China to send anti-government messages during protests, but that...Read more...

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At its CES press conference today, TCL announced quite a few things but seemed most proud of the Nxtpaper 3.0 display technology. The company believes it could be a game-changer. Nxtpaper is a kind of wellness display technology that looks and feels like paper more than a harsh, glaring, harmful screen.