NASA renames Kuiper Belt object following controversy

NASA’s nickname for the distant Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, Ultima Thule, has been more than a little contentious. While it has innocuous meanings, Ultima Thule is also the term white… View original post here: NASA renames Kuiper Belt object following controversy

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‘Star Wars’ on Disney+ reignites the Han-Greedo fan drama

This cut has Han and Greedo shooting at each other at the same time, as in a later edit, but it now has Greedo saying something (some say it sounds like “maclunkey”) right before the blaster… Continued here: ‘Star Wars’ on Disney+ reignites the Han-Greedo fan drama

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Facebook is fixing a bug that turned on phone cameras

Some users said that when they viewed a video in full screen and then shrank it back, the app layout would shift slightly to the right. In the space on the left, you could see the phone’s camera… See original here: Facebook is fixing a bug that turned on phone cameras

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YouTube reinstates accounts of Markiplier fans banned for emote spam

The change of heart came after Markiplier (aka Mark Fischbach) posted a video illustrating both how trivial the bans were, examples of denied appeals and the consequences for some users. As he… See original here: YouTube reinstates accounts of Markiplier fans banned for emote spam

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Watch a herd of MIT’s Mini Cheetah robots frolic in the fall leaves

Really, this illustrates how the Mini Cheetah project is moving forward. Now that the bot is proven to work, MIT is building a fleet to lend out examples for research projects. Demos like this… Read the original here: Watch a herd of MIT’s Mini Cheetah robots frolic in the fall leaves

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