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SpaceX

SpaceX’s first 60 Starlink broadband satellites deployed in orbit – Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Thursday night from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX successfully delivered the first 60 members of the company’s Starlink broadband satellite fleet to orbit Thursday night after a …

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Global Warming

Earth’s methane emissions are rising and we don’t know why

Methane is a worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide Gary Greenberg/Getty By Adam Vaughan Levels of a powerful greenhouse gas jumped again last year, continuing a surge in the past few years that researchers still cannot fully explain. Atmospheric concen…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

SpaceX

It’s Never Been Easier to Be a C.E.O., and the Pay Keeps Rising

Five takeaways from the 2018 report: When Tesla announced its multibillion award for Mr. Musk in January 2018, it was hailed as a bold experiment, fitting of a visionary entrepreneur. Sure, the multibillion headline number was big enough to appease the gods,…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Brexit

British Prime Minister announces resignation

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would stand down as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, triggering a party leadership race. She will remain Prime Minister until a replacement is chosen, probably in July. The BBC: In an emotional…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Drones

This magical metamaterial could revolutionize car safety and save lives

Scientists at the University of Washington have created a new shock absorption metamaterial that uses origami to completely absorb a hard impact and transform that crushing force into a gentle pull. The findings have potential implications in everything, from…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Drones

This magical metamaterial could revolutionize car safety and save lives

Scientists at the University of Washington have created a new shock absorption metamaterial that uses origami to completely absorb a hard impact and transform that crushing force into a gentle pull. The findings have potential implications in everything, from…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev. (Courtesy of Dogwoof) It has been almost 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Mikhail Gorbachev wants to define his own historical legacy. As the 88-year-old Gorbachev told German documentarian Werner Herzog last year, his…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

VR

These are the first five games you need to try on Oculus Quest

The Oculus Quest is a completely standalone VR headset. It can track the room you're in and your movement in six directions, which opens the world up when it comes to gaming. The Oculus Quest has an impressive library of launch titles, but these are the first…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Former advisor to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia after 15-year-long case

A Moscow court has sentenced attorney Pavel Ivlev to 10 years in prison in absentia. Ivlev, who advised Mikhail Khodorkovsky when the anti-Putin businessman led the YUKOS oil company, was charged in a case alleging that the companys leadership stole more than…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Theresa May attempted what increasingly looks like the impossible. Lesser beings would have caved long ago

Posted May 24, 2019 23:52:39 Yes, Theresa May did sign up for this. It could be argued Mrs May knew what she was in for when she took over as Prime Minister from David Cameron. But lesser beings would have caved months or years ago. At every turn she ha…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

SpaceX’s first 60 Starlink broadband satellites deployed in orbit – Spaceflight Now

Earth’s methane emissions are rising and we don’t know why

It’s Never Been Easier to Be a C.E.O., and the Pay Keeps Rising

British Prime Minister announces resignation

This magical metamaterial could revolutionize car safety and save lives

This magical metamaterial could revolutionize car safety and save lives

Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

These are the first five games you need to try on Oculus Quest

Former advisor to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia after 15-year-long case

Theresa May attempted what increasingly looks like the impossible. Lesser beings would have caved long ago

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