Moonwalking in the Arizona desert? No, it’s not a remake of Michael Jackson’s signature move; it is a training exercise for NASA astronauts that will be part of the future Artemis mission program to the lunar surface. The weeklong expedition across the San Francisco volcanic field near Flagstaff, Arizona, will bring in NASA astronauts Kate … Read more
Balatro – one of the best games of 2024 (Playstack) A reader is disillusioned with the state of triple-A gaming and the behavior of major publishers and decides to switch exclusively to indie games. We’ve all seen the collapse of the past few months, with Xbox and PlayStation, and the endless job losses at every … Read more
The Boeing launch already delayed Starliner spacecraft At least four more days will be lost, from next Tuesday to May 25, due to ongoing work to resolve concerns about a small helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, officials said Friday. Mission Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams are now targeting a launch … Read more
Researchers have mapped a tiny slice of the human brain on an unprecedented scale, vividly visualizing every brain cell, or neuron, and the intricate networks they form with other cells. The groundbreaking brain map, created by researchers at Harvard and Google, reveals about 57,000 neurons, 230 millimeters of blood vessels and 150 million synapses, or … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR Google says they have accelerated the speed at which phones enter sleep mode in Android 15 by 50%. The result is that some devices have up to 3 hours longer standby power on the latest operating system. This improvement comes to all devices that receive the Android 15 … Read more
Queuing at the bar for a pint can make that cool lager or beer taste all the sweeter. But at The Coronation the drinks also become more expensive. Landlord Ben Cheshire is trying to break the tradition of competing for the attention of bar staff at the bar by introducing two-tiered pricing – encouraging customers … Read more
The Coronation pub in Bristol has introduced a two-tiered pricing system Landlord wants to encourage ordering drinks via QR codes from their tables He believes the concept will result in ‘no hassle’ and ‘no queues’ at popular locations Queuing at the bar for a pint can make that cool lager or beer taste all the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. BT chairman Adam Crozier received letters from several MPs about problems with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system when he ran Royal Mail, undermining his claim that he was “unaware” of the scandal. Correspondence obtained … Read more
A man stormed into a social club, shouted “nobody fucks with me” and doused a snooker table and a barmaid with petrol. Mark Smith drunkenly tried to set fire to the premises after reacting angrily to a joke, but was fortunately overpowered by other customers. He later told police he had “lost his head”. Liverpool … Read more
A bug in iOS 17.5 apparently causes deleted photos to reappear, and the problem even seems to affect iPhones and iPads that have been wiped and sold to other people. A Reddit user swiped an iPad in September 2023 following Apple guidelines before selling it to a friend. That friend updated the iPad to iPadOS … Read more