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Aug 23, 2021

Facebook launches “Horizon Workrooms” for virtual offices — here’s how it works

Posted by in categories: education, virtual reality

You’re working from home. Your colleagues are too. Facebook wants to bring you together — sort of — with virtual reality. The company is launching “Horizon Workrooms,” a VR app aimed at reinventing virtual office spaces.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the product Thursday in an exclusive interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King. Both Zuckerberg and King wore headsets for what Zuckerberg said was his first interview in VR.

Zuckerberg said that as far back as middle school, he thought about how to create an immersive system where people could feel like they were together playing games or exploring – part of something called the “metaverse.”

Aug 22, 2021

NASA updates the odds on Bennu asteroid hitting Earth

Posted by in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks

Using data from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, NASA has updated its predictions about the Bennu asteroid impacting Earth.

Aug 22, 2021

China’s Answer to the Aging International Space Station: The Tech Behind Tiangong | WSJ

Posted by in categories: futurism, space

China says its spacecraft has more advanced technology.

While the future of the nearly 23-year-old International Space Station remains uncertain after 2,024 China says its newly equipped Tiangong station will be up and running by next year. WSJ unpacks the design and technology of both space stations. Photo: CCTV; NASA

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Aug 22, 2021

‘Phenomenal breakthrough’: Nuclear fusion test sparks high-energy hopes

Posted by in categories: innovation, nuclear energy

A laser blast in California ignites a fleeting, self-sustaining chain reaction.

Aug 22, 2021

Futur-E Hydrofoil Electric Boat Flies on Water Like a Supercar, Oozes Sophistication

Posted by in category: sustainability

Electrification is slower in coming to naval design, but CentrostileDesign is already imagining the luxury boat of tomorrow. It is fully electric, incredibly fast, completely sustainable and very dramatic.

Aug 22, 2021

Introduction to Biochemistry

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry

#Biology #biochemistry #Biochemist #biotech #bio


This video explains introduction to biochemistry.

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Aug 22, 2021

Constructor theory might be revolutionary but what can you do with it?

Posted by in categories: mathematics, physics

Three reasons why it falls short.


Isaac Newton invented physics as we know it. And one of the ways he did so was that he formalized the initial condition problem into calculus — the mathematics of change.

Aug 22, 2021

Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges simply by plugging in a Razer mouse or keyboard.

Razer is a very popular computer peripherals manufacturer known for its gaming mouses and keyboards.

When plugging in a Razer device into Windows 10 or Windows 11 the operating system will automatically download and begin installing the Razer Synapse software on the computer. Razer Synapse is software that allows users to configure their hardware devices, set up macros, or map buttons.

Aug 22, 2021

Prioritizing humanity ahead of profits through NFTs

Posted by in categories: cryptocurrencies, economics

Related: Ethereum’s London hard fork sets ETH on a more deflationary path

For some, it’s easier to burn money than to coordinate and fund public goods. As a confessed humanist, that’s massively disappointing to me. This fundamental shift would have been tremendous support for research and development and innovation that maximizes community benefit and the thriving (rather than survival) of more transparent nonprofits. Developments in this space would make unbelievable strides forward for Ethereum and broader society.

The building blocks are here for humans to coordinate and reward those who create a lasting impact. NFTs, DAOs and retroactive public funding make it easier to put humanity first. We’re at a monumental moment for pro-social organizations, where public goods like ending world hunger, championing human rights and economic empowerment can be designed for the long run.

Aug 22, 2021

ExoMars 2022 mission in final testing, ESA & Roscosmos prepare for approaching launch

Posted by in category: alien life

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos are preparing for the2022launch of the next mission in their joint ExoMars program, which is currently undergoing final testing before shipment to Kazakhstan for a launch in September next year.

The2022astrobiology mission will see the long-awaited Rosalind Franklin rover land on Mars with the help of the Russian Kazachok lander. The lander will also perform experiments on the Martian surface after deploying Rosalind Franklin as the two craft work together to search for signs of past life on the Red Planet.

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