NASA engineers hope to have their massive moon-bound Space Launch System ready for liftoff in a couple of months, but so far they’ve encountered some bumps in the road. On March 17, NASA rolled the world’s most powerful rocket out onto the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to ready it for the Artemis…
Rove Dash cams have grown in popularity in recent years as a result of the numerous advantages they offer drivers, particularly peace of mind. Simply put your dash cam on your car’s dashboard, and it will capture the details of your drive as well as what happens on the road. Car accidents, other drivers’ traffic…
The Apple TV+ series Severance presents a world in which office workers have their minds split into two personalities—one who only remembers what happens at work and one who only remembers what happens outside of it. Science fiction author John Kessel loves the show’s inventive premise. “After we watched the first episode, I said to…
Tim Graham/Getty Images A few closely followed mortgage refinance rates climbed today. Both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed refinances saw their mean rates rise. At the same time, average rates for 10-year fixed refinances also saw an increase. Homeowners can expect to see refinance rates rise over the course of this year. Although rates are higher…
More than half a decade has passed since the notorious Russian hackers known as Sandworm targeted an electrical transmission station north of Kyiv a week before Christmas in 2016, using a unique, automated piece of code to interact directly with the station’s circuit breakers and turn off the lights to a fraction of Ukraine’s capital.…
From zeroes to heroes. Eidos Montreal When it was initially revealed last June, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy left some gamers feeling apprehensive. One of the reasons? The voice actors. Some were wary the game would be similar to 2020’s Marvel’s Avengers, which featured characters that looked and sounded different than their Marvel Cinematic Universe counterparts. Fast-forward…
Scooters are electric vehicles, so there are a few things you should and shouldn’t do if you get one. First, if you’ve never ridden an electric scooter and are nervous about shelling out for one, try a rideshare service. Companies like Lime, Lyft, and Bird let you grab an escooter for not a lot of…
Scott Stein/CNET As hardware and performance continue to improve, the lines between laptop and tablet are starting to blur. Particularly on models like the latest 5th-gen iPad Air, which comes equipped with Apple’s M1 processor, the same series found in its MacBooks. This sleek, versatile tablet officially hit shelves last month, and as of this…
Elon Musk is one of the tech sector’s most inscrutable individuals—as evidenced by his recent decision to become Twitter’s largest shareholder. On Tuesday, four weeks after he bought a 9.2 percent stake in the social networking platform through the purchase of nearly 73.5 million shares at a total cost of around $2.4 billion, Musk joined…
Bicycles are amazing machines. They delight us with their speed and ability to take us wherever we want, and they do it while giving us a good workout. All this in a machine with a very low environmental footprint that you can store in your apartment.Most bikes, however, arrive from the factory ready for a…
Jim Lane/Getty A number of closely followed mortgage refinance rates went up today. Both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed refinances saw their mean rates climb. At the same time, average rates for 10-year fixed refinances shrank. Homeowners can expect to see refinance rates rise over the course of this year. Although rates are higher now…
After the vote count was announced Thursday, the outcome of the election to unionize Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse still hung in the balance. The tally stands at 993 votes against unionizing and 875 in favor; however 416 ballots remain challenged, mostly on the grounds of voter eligibility.The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing…