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Dec 17, 2021

NASA promotes East Coast Starship option at LC-49 following SpaceX interest

Posted by in category: space travel

The prospect of Starship making its mark on the Space Coast entered another level this week when NASA revealed it would conduct environmental assessments on LC-49 to support Starship launch and landing operations.

With SpaceX already confirming they will restart work on a Starship pad inside 39A, the potential of a second site at LC-49 could provide a considerable increase in Starship launch cadence from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

Dec 17, 2021

A Dutch vertical farming company has just been valued at over $1 billion

Posted by in category: food

Infarm, an Amsterdam-headquartered start-up that grows food indoors in racks, has been valued at over $1 billion in a new $200 million funding round.

It is the first vertical farming start-up in Europe to pass the $1 billion “unicorn” milestone.

Erez Galonska, co-founder and CEO of Infarm, said in a statement that the current food system is broken.

Dec 17, 2021

Meet the researcher using AI to build children’s animations

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

We’ve all seen children draw quirky, awesome characters, and even heard them talk about their illustrations as if they were real! How cool would it be to actually bring the characters to life?

Researchers at Meta AI have developed a way to do just that. We’re announcing a first-of-its-kind AI-powered animation tool that can automatically animate children’s drawings of human figures within minutes.

Dec 17, 2021

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa issues NFT from space

Posted by in category: futurism

Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japan’s online fashion retailer Zozotown, tweeted yesterday on turning the first photo he took into a non-fungible token (NFT).

Dec 17, 2021

Solder Party’s Tiny RP2040 Stamp Lands on Tindie — Alongside an Arduino Uno-Style Carrier Board

Posted by in category: futurism

Clever board packs all the functionality of the RP2040 — plus LiPo battery support, a NeoPixel, and more — into a stamp-size footprint.

Dec 17, 2021

Audi opening a unique charging hub concept with 320 kW chargers and exclusive upstairs lounge

Posted by in category: transportation

Next week, Audi will open what it is calling “world’s first” charging hub concept in Nuremberg, Germany, complete with reservation options and a lounge area. Audi’s pilot project is intended to test charging solutions for the impending demand for EV infrastructure, particularly in urban areas where drivers might not have access to charging at home.

Audi AG is a German automaker founded over 100 years ago. Known for its automotive offerings in the luxury and performance segment, the company has recently begun to shift its vehicle lineup toward electrification, following suit with its parent company Volkswagen Group.

This past summer, Audi announced its electrification strategy, which includes an end date of 2033 for all new ICE models.

Dec 17, 2021

NASA Completes Upper Part of Artemis II Core Stage

Posted by in category: space

NASA has completed assembly of the upper, or forward, part of the core stage for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will send the Artemis II crew on their lunar mission. Boeing, the lead core stage contractor, completed joining the forward part of the rocket, and then lifted it out of the assembly structure at MAF in New Orleans.

Dec 17, 2021

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede

Posted by in category: space

Flybys of Jupiter and its moon Ganymede conducted by the NASA Juno mission have revealed new Van Gogh-like images of the gas giant, as well as the sounds made by one of its moons.

Dec 17, 2021

UAE looks to build on Mars mission success with tour of the asteroid belt

Posted by in categories: economics, space

Less than a year after nailing its first interplanetary mission with a flawless Mars orbit insertion, the United Arab Emirates has selected its next destination: the asteroid belt.

In October, the UAE announced that it was aiming to launch a new spacecraft in 2028. Like the Hope Mars orbiter, the as-yet-unnamed asteroid mission is designed to meet specific science goals, but it is also being carefully engineered to shape the nation’s future as the UAE looks to diversify its traditionally oil-focused economy. That gives the UAE’s missions a different flavor than what NASA fans are used to seeing.

Dec 17, 2021

Microsoft has blocked all default browser workarounds in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Posted by in category: computing

When Patch Tuesday rolls around, we can usually expect a series of Windows problems to be fixed (and perhaps to see some new ones introduced), as well as new features added. But Microsoft also uses such updates to take things away — and this is precisely what has happened with the latest updates for Windows 10 and 11.

Microsoft, quite understandably, would like everyone to use its Edge browser, and has taken endless steps to ensure that it stays the default browser on as many computers as possible. With the latest operating system updates — specifically the KB5008212 and KB5008215 updates — the company has implemented a block on workarounds used by the likes of EdgeDeflector and Firefox to force links to open in a browser other than Edge.