SpaceX’s Dragon Conducts First ISS Boost Test, Pushing NASA Closer to Final Deorbit Mission

Breaking news and commentary on tech, science, and pop culture [View in browser]( November 8, 2024 [SpaceX’s Dragon Conducts First ISS Boost Test, Pushing NASA Closer to Final Deorbit Mission]( By Passant Rabie on Nov 8, 2024, 4:23 pm [[The ISS seen above Earth.] The space station is getting closer to retirement, and it's still in need of a deorbiting vehicle to lower it to its fiery death.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Intel to Beleaguered Staffers: Ok, You Can Have Office Coffee Again]( By Thomas Maxwell on Nov 8, 2024, 3:55 pm [[Intel display at a conference.] How about pizza parties next?]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Black Americans Receive Threatening Texts About Return of Slavery]( By Matt Novak on Nov 8, 2024, 3:35 pm [[Donald Trump addresses the crowd during an election night party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 6, 2024.] Racists have become emboldened on the internet after Donald Trump's election win.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [This Guy Built a Pair of AR Glasses From Scratch, and Soon You May Even Be Able to Make Your Own]( By Kyle Barr on Nov 8, 2024, 2:51 pm [[Mirsoslav Kotalik Zero Ar Glasses 3] The ‘Zero’ AR glasses run web apps and includes self-made lenses. The second-gen version may include a camera and microphone.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Your Emoji Reacts Will Finally Work Correctly on RCS Texts From iPhone to Android]( By Kyle Barr on Nov 8, 2024, 2:19 pm [[Imessages Messages Ios Android Green Bubble] You can say goodbye to the dreaded "🥲 to 'why the hell aren’t emoji reacts working?’” from iOS to Android with RCS.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hackers Are Using Police Emails to Send Tech Companies Fraudulent Data Requests]( By Thomas Maxwell on Nov 8, 2024, 1:50 pm [[Police squad car at night with lights on.] Law enforcement send "emergency" requests to tech giants when they believe it's necessary to stop an immediate threat. Hackers are taking advantage of that.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know]( By Ed Cara on Nov 8, 2024, 1:15 pm [[Dairy Cow] New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NASA Wants to Bring Welding Back to Space After 50 Years—This Time With Lasers]( By Passant Rabie on Nov 8, 2024, 12:40 pm [[NASA Marshall engineers and scientists, along with their collaborators from Ohio State University, monitor laser beam welding in a vacuum chamber during a Boeing 727 parabolic flight] Instead of relying on fasteners to keep structures together in space, astronauts may need to use lasers to weld on the lunar surface.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gizmodo on X]( [Gizmodo on Facebook]( [Gizmodo on YouTube]( Copyright © 2024 Gizmodo USA LLC, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Gizmodo USA LLC 41E 11th St, 11th FlNew York, NY 10003 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.