Monthly Archives: August 2022

The most watched TV and movies of the week: ‘House of the Dragon’ soars to the top

So, what’s everyone been watching this week? Hmmmm? Just to get a sense of what everyone’s streaming, we’ve used data from streaming aggregator Reelgood, which gathers viewership numbers from hundreds of streaming services in the U.S. and UK. Each week, the most streamed TV shows and movies come down to a few elements — sheer…

The Artemis I mission launches NASA’s return to the moon, 50 years after the last moonwalk. Astronauts explain why it took so long.

The Space Launch System rocket arrives at the launchpad in Florida, on August 17, 2022. NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA is about to launch its new Space Launch System toward the moon for the first time. The rocket is designed to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. NASA…

Photos show how NASA built a $50 billion mega-rocket and spaceship to return astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years

Left: A test of an Orion spaceship prototype in 2019. Right: Technicians assemble the Space Launch System rocket in 2021. NASA/Tony Gray and Kevin O’Connell/Cory Huston/Insider annotations NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is scheduled to launch on August 29, taking the Orion capsule on its mission to the moon. The SLS rocket and Orion have…

Blind woman’s guide dog was ‘squashed’ in footwell for 8 hours on 2 WestJet flights, report says

Chloe McBratney’s guide dog Emily had to remain in the footwell of her seat on both eight- hour flights. Chloe McBratney; Thiago Prudencio/Getty Images A blind woman flew from London to Canada and back with her guide dog on WestJet.  Chloe McBratney said her dog Emily was “squashed” into her footwell on both flights. WestJet…

The internet is having a field day with this AI tool that pokes fun at LinkedIn by making cringy, aspirational posts celebrating even the most mundane tasks

In this photo illustration the logo of LinkedIn can be seen on a smartphone on March 10, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images LinkedIn posts can be cringey sometimes. A new AI tool called Viral Post Generator pokes fun at LinkedIn’s most popular posts, creating uber-enthusiastic, self-congratulatory posts from even the most…