Watch SpaceX try a picture-perfect rocket landing at 7AM ET
Many SpaceX rocket landings have gotchas for viewers. Drone ship landings frequently mean shaky satellite video feeds, and nighttime launches just aren’t very photogenic. You’re about to have a much better look, however. SpaceX is launching a US spy satellite (NROL-76) on April 30th in circumstances that are about as good as you could hope for. The 7AM Eastern launch window opening is definitely early (especially if...
Apple Announces Advancements to ResearchKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
Turkey blocks Wikipedia over an alleged ‘smear campaign’
Accordingly, the Wikimedia Foundation tells us that it’s “committed” to keeping Wikipedia available in Turkey. It’s pushing for a “judicial review” of the decision. You can read the full statement below.The ban may not hold forever, even if the Wikipedia team refuses to budge. The ban has to go to a court within 24 hours of taking effect, and that court has two days to decide on whether or not the...
Turkey blocks Wikipedia over an alleged ‘smear campaign’
Accordingly, the Wikimedia Foundation tells us that it’s “committed” to keeping Wikipedia available in Turkey. It’s pushing for a “judicial review” of the decision. You can read the full statement below.The ban may not hold forever, even if the Wikipedia team refuses to budge. The ban has to go to a court within 24 hours of taking effect, and that court has two days to decide on whether or not the...
Apple, Tesla want changes to California’s self-driving car tests
The tech titan wants California to redefine disengagement, so that companies will include instances wherein the human drivers had to take the wheel to prevent even minor traffic violations. However, it believes certain instances shouldn’t be officially counted as disengagements anymore, such as handing back control to a human driver due to system error or so that they could navigate a construction site. The changes will give...
