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Boeing and NASA engineers have wrapped up ground tests on the Starliner thruster
Engineers from Boeing and NASA have spent much of the last month running ground tests on a Starliner Reaction Control System (RCS) thruster to get a better idea of what went wrong during the active Starliner’s flight in early June.
NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally uncovered pure sulfur crystals on Mars
NASA scientists say pure sulfur has been found on Mars for the first time after the Curiosity rover inadvertently uncovered a cluster of yellow crystals when it drove over a rock.
Outage caused by CrowdStrike’s disastrous update affected 8.5 million devices
The global outage caused by a faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike on Friday affected some 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft said in a blog post.
.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND is a cyberpunk RPG by the developer of VA-11 HALL-A
Sukeban Games is developing a new cyberpunk game and has released its first trailer.
The workers at Bethesda Game Studios have fully unionized
The workers at Bethesda Game Studios have joined the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
Rivian opens its first Charging Outpost, a crunchy not-gas station near Yosemite
Rivian just opened its first EV charging rest stop 24 miles outside of Yosemite National Park. Its DC fast chargers will only be usable by Rivian owners, but all other amenities are open to the public.
What to read this weekend: The Light Eaters, Paranoid Gardens and I Was a Teenage Slasher
Recent releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention.
X is working on a way to block links in replies
X is developing a new feature that could help address spam posts on its website.
Police arrest a teenage boy in connection with the MGM Resorts ransomware attack
Police in the UK arrested a 17-year-old teenage boy in connection with the 2023 ransomware attacks on MGM Resorts.
Twitch restores former President Trump’s Twitch account
Twitch restored ex-President Donald Trump's ban on the Amazon-owned platform after a three year absence. c
Faulty Windows cybersecurity update takes out banks, airlines and other major companies worldwide
A massive Microsoft Windows BSOD (blue screen of death) outage has impacted multiple companies worldwide including airlines, broadcasters and others.
Samsung is freezing Galaxy Buds 3 Pro shipments amid quality control issues
Samsung has temporarily shut down Galaxy Buds 3 Pro shipments. With memories of its flaming hot (and not in a good way) Galaxy Note fiasco eight years ago, the company is halting the earbuds’ launch while “urgently assessing and enhancing.”
Another 'missing link' black hole discovered near the center of the galaxy
A research team in Germany discovered one of the rarest black holes in the universe.
The 22 best Amazon Prime Day 2024 tech deals still available to shop today
These are the best Prime Day deals on tech that you can still get now that Amazon Prime Day 2024 is over, including discounts on gear from Apple, Google, iRobot and others.
Schim is an inventive, beautiful platformer that's just a little too repetitive
Schim is a beautiful platformer about reconnection in which you play as a frog-like creature that jumps between shadows.
A nifty hack made Mario a playable character in 1994's Donkey Kong Country
A really neat hack put Mario in Donkey Kong Country, complete with his typical moveset. The mustachioed plumber finally gets to square off against King K. Rool.
Why an 'unexciting' galaxy could provide clues about the universe's evolution
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a dwarf galaxy that may have merged with a smaller satellite galaxy. If so, the data could help test fundamental theories about the universe's evolution.
Google is turning off its goo.gl shortener links next year
Goo.gl links will return a "404 page not found" result by August 25, 2025.
The FTC is as mad about the Xbox Game Pass price increase as you are
Microsoft has made changes to its Xbox Game Pass service that are "exactly the sort of consumer harm" from its Activision acquisition that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was worried about, the agency wrote in a letter addressed to the US Appeals Court.
Google confirms the Pixel 9 Pro Fold with a teaser video
The company called the Pixel 9 Pro Fold a "foldable phone built for the Gemini era" in its promo tweet.