NASA ENGINEER SAYS NEW THRUSTER COULD REACH 99% SPEED OF LIGHT
New Scientist is reporting that NASA engineer David Burns is making some bold claims about a conceptual new spaceship thruster he calls the “helical engine” — a concept the magazine admits “may violate the laws of p...
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Disney+ tweets all the movies and shows coming to its streaming service
In an impressive bit of pre-launch marketing, Disney today announced by way of a massive Twitter thread basically every movie and TV show coming to its upcoming streaming service Disney+. The thread, which was posted in chr...
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Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments
Uber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization, marking what the company says is its third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this year, Uber CEO Dara K...
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HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP SCIENTISTS CRAFT A MESSAGE TO ALIENS
In October, we reported that scientists planned to craft an updated version of the Arecibo Message — a radio message sent into space 44 years ago to draw the attention of aliens — and they wanted the public’s help dec...
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Uber continues to lose money as it scales scooters, bikes and other newer businesses
Uber, which is expected to go public sometime next year, just released its Q3 2018 financial results. Uber’s net losses increased 32 percent quarter over quarter to $939 million on a pro forma basis, though Uber expected...
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SpaceX landed two of its three Falcon Heavy first-stage boosters
SpaceX has managed an incredible feat alongside its historic Falcon Heavy first test launch today — landing two of its boosters at once, nearly simultaneously, intact. The first-stage rockets used during today’s launch ...
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Historic SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch – Live
Watch live the historic SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch at Feb. 6th, 1:30 PM ET.
The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 1:30 PM ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Spa...
You can now pick up an iMac Pro in-store, for $4,999 and up
Apple’s super-powered iMac Pro hit the company’s online store just ahead of Christmas. Now those who’d prefer to pick one up in-person can do so by paying a visit to one of its various retail establishments. Availabil...
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Elon Musk really will launch a Tesla Roadster on the first Falcon Heavy rocket
Elon Musk shared images on his Instagram account today of the payload being loaded up on the first Falcon Heavy rocket that will ever launch – and it’s a red Tesla Roadster. The SpaceX CEO previously said that he’d be...
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket sets up at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch
SpaceX won’t hit its 2017 target for a test flight of its new, huge Falcon Heavy rocket – but the massive launch craft is now in place at Cape Canaveral in Florida, where it will undergo testing including a full static ...
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Google is working with celebs on Snapchat-like vertical videos in search results
Google is taking another step toward making search more fun.
The company is testing a new feature that allows celebrities and influencers to record vertical video clips answering common search questions abou...
We May Be Able to Use Waves to Power Our World
About a mile offshore from Kaneohe Bay on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, a yellow, doughnut-shaped contraption bobs up and down with the motion of the ocean. The hulking device, as wide as a school bus is long, looks a bit li...
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Humanity’s next Stage of Evolution Could Be the Cyborg
The Next Evolution
Cyborgs: humans who have been merged with machines; a hybrid of sorts. What was once the subject of far-out science fiction has now entered reality as a medical tool. From implants to robot...
4 Gadgets That Will Help You Sleep At Night
Elusive Shut Eye
A lack of sufficient sleep can wreak havoc on a person’s mind and body. It’s been linked to everything from diabetes to depression. In fact, research by the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Anonymous Warns World to ‘Prepare’ for World War 3
The infamous hacktivist group Anonymous has released a chilling new video (below) — urging people across the globe to “prepare” for World War 3 — as the US and North Korea continue to move “strategic pieces into p...
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Amewu backs Okyenhene in BNI galamsey report scandal
The Ministry of Lands of Forestry has jumped to the defence of the Okyenhene in a recent BNI report accusing the Okyehene and his palace as being complicit in illegal mining activities.
A statement issued Tu...
Stephen Hawking: Humanity Only Has 100 Years Left on Earth Before Doomsday
Over the past century or so, humanity has accomplished a great deal of innovation. We learned to fly (at least with the help of airplanes), built huge machines, cured diseases, and developed computers, the Internet, and sma...
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The World’s Most Mysterious Space Drone Is Finally on Its Way Back to Earth
Already on its fourth orbital mission, the United States Air Force’s X-37B remains the world’s most mysterious aircraft. Also called the X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the X-37B is expected to return from what could b...
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Google DeepMind Shows That AI Can Have “Killer Instincts”
Concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) have been around for some time now, and thanks to a new study by Google’s DeepMind research lab, it seems that this Terminator-esque future of intelligent machines may not be tha...
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