Levitation may sound like magic, but there are a wide variety of physical phenomena that can be manipulated to generate the desired effect. In this case, [Mirko Pavleski] has built a rig capable of levitating small, lightweight particles through the use of ultrasound. The rig uses a 60W ultrasonic transducer, operating at approximately 40 KHz,…

Apple’s $10-a-month subscription service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV makes it easy to start working out anywhere using your Apple Watch. …read more Source:: CNet

Director General injects some reality into the lunar landing schedule The European Space Agency has signed off on three more European Service Modules for NASA’s Orion spacecraft, taking the total to be delivered to six.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Government reveals there has been no indication its systems or the country’s critical information infrastructures have been severely impacted by the SolarWinds breach and it is talks with WhatsApp to address concerns about the latter’s privacy policy changes. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Shares in GameStop plunged by 65% in early trading on Wall Street as the trading mania sparked by small investors, that sent its stock surging and cost hedge funds billions of dollars, lost momentum. From a report: The struggling Texas-based video game store chain has been the focal point of a battle by small traders,…

The new M1 MacBook models are already discounted, and you can save up to $300 on the older, Intel-based models. …read more Source:: CNet

Feds charged California-based private detective for stealing $11M from investors, with help from actor Steven Seagal. …read more Source:: Threatpost

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

Wikipedia on Tuesday unveiled a “universal code of conduct” aimed at stemming abuse, misinformation and manipulation on the global online encyclopedia. From a report: The new code was released by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that administers Wikipedia, expanding on its existing policies to create a set of community standards to combat “negative behavior,” according…

You’ll have to go to one of Redmond’s partners for something less simulated The hype-o-meter has gone up a notch with the arrival of Azure Quantum in Public Preview.… …read more Source:: TheRegister