NASA suspends SpaceX’s $2.9 billion moon lander contract after rivals protest
A digital illustration of SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander sitting on the Moon’s surface, as proposed to NASA under its Artemis
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Day: May 1, 2021
Federal COVID-19 vaccine website launches with Spanish-language version
The Biden administration’s version of a COVID-19 vaccine-finding website launched today, along with a Spanish-language version, text messaging tool, and
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Acing its fourth flight on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity will advance to a new testing round
The Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. | Image: NASA/JPLAfter acing a set of historic test flights on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter
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Solar flare: why Tesla’s price hike has customers seeing spots
Elon Musk says ‘significant mistakes’ were made in how Tesla calculates solar roof costs. Customers are irate Continue reading…
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Today I learned that card grading companies are drowning in Pokémon cards
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesA report from Vice has opened my eyes to just how big the Pokémon trading card
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Facebook acquires the developers of VR military simulator Onward
A screenshot from Onward. | Image: Downpour InteractiveFacebook’s Oculus division has snatched up yet another popular virtual reality game developer.
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Want a new 12.9-inch iPad Pro? You may have to wait until July
Image: AppleIf you’re hoping to get one of the new 12.9-inch iPad Pros with a Mini LED display, you may
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Basecamp implodes as employees flee company, including senior staff
After a controversial blog post in which CEO Jason Fried outlined Basecamp’s new philosophy that prohibited, among other things, “societal
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