Day: January 25, 2021

NASA Challenge Offers Prizes for Sprouting Astronaut Food Systems

Humans have unfortunately not yet evolved the ability to photosynthesize or recharge from an electricity source, which is why astronauts well into the future of spaceflight will need to have access to food sources. Developing ways to grow food in space is the focus of the new Deep Space Food Challenge that was just launched…


Twitter Launches ‘Birdwatch,’ a Forum To Combat Misinformation

Twitter unveiled a feature Monday meant to bolster its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by tapping users in a fashion similar to Wikipedia to flag potentially misleading tweets. From a report: The new system allows users to discuss and provide context to tweets they believe are misleading or false. The project, titled Birdwatch, is…


GameStop Stock Jumps To New Record

GameStop shares surged to a record Monday, before pulling back and giving up much of their gains, the latest sign that frenetic trading by individual investors is leading to outsize stock-market moves. From a report: Class A shares of the Texas-based games retailer surged as much as 145% to $159.18 in morning trading, before reversing…


Twitter launches ‘Birdwatch’ community forum to combat misinformation – CNET

On Birdwatch’s Twitter page, you can sign up to help spot misleading tweets. …read more Source:: CNet


The best water filter pitcher to buy for 2021 – CNET

Spoiler: It isn’t Brita. …read more Source:: CNet


Tyrannosaur babies were the size of dogs when they took their first steps – CNET

Tyrannosaur embryo fossil fragments are helping scientists peek into the dinosaurs’ early days. …read more Source:: CNet


Peacock: Everything about NBCUniversal’s (partly) free app – CNET

Streaming app Peacock has free movies and TV shows, but you have to pay to unlock the full catalog, including the entirety of The Office and — soon — WWE. …read more Source:: CNet


Browser makers launch new project for writing documentation for Web APIs

Founding members include the W3C, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Samsung Coil, and Igalia …read more Source:: ZDNet


Digital burglars break into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Miscreant fingered server that held docs related to credit applications down under The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted one of its servers was accessed without sanction and may have been digitally pawed by miscreants.… …read more Source:: Register


SpaceX Starship SN9 could take flight as soon as today – CNET

SN9 is on deck to boldly follow in the footsteps of SN8, which bravely sacrificed itself in the name of iteration. …read more Source:: CNet