A demo version of the Callisto technology payload on the Orion. The device includes Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant and an iPad running Webex. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge We sent our smart home reviewer to check out an Alexa designed for space travel before it launched on its journey to the Moon. Continue reading… Read More
After previously failing to protect England’s Black football players, Meta has posted a statement reiterating its existing policies regarding online abuse ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. | Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Meta is attempting to get ahead of harassment concerns during the 2022 FIFA World Cup by laying out what…
Zack and the Cactuar may not look as good on older consoles. | Image: Square Enix The remaster of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is out in less than a month, and if you have any recent console platform, you’ll be able to play it. But depending on which console you have, the resolution and…
Image: Pixar Pixar is introducing its next animated feature with a public transit ride. The first teaser trailer for Elemental reveals the studio’s next high-concept world — it’s set in “Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together” — by showing how all these different groups get on while mingling on the subway….
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On October 17, Jonathan Chambers received an email that wasn’t meant for him. Chambers is one of the top executives at Conexon, a broadband company that has built and operates dozens of fiber networks in rural parts of America. Conexon recently won one of the Louisiana state government’s…
Enlarge / After a controversially styled fourth-generation Prius, the new car looks much more cohesive. (credit: Toyota) This week, Toyota revealed the 2023 Prius hybrid. It’s the company’s fifth-generation Prius, and when it goes on sale, it will be the most efficient Prius yet, with an estimated 57 mpg (4.1 L/100 km), according to Toyota….
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Earth as seen from 57,000 miles into space. NASA NASA’s brand-new Orion spacecraft, designed to take astronauts farther into space than ever before, is currently on its journey toward the moon. Orion completed its thunderous liftoff from Earth at 1:47 a.m. EST yesterday morning, launched via NASA’s powerful Artemis rocket. As it took to the sky,…
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