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SpaceX loses another Starship after rocket explodes during test flight

SpaceX’s second test flight of its Starship spacecraft — which it hopes will one day ferry humans to the moon and Mars — ended in an explosion Saturday morning minutes after taking off from the company’s spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas.  The booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly shortly after stage separation while Starship’s engines…

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Alan Wake II is great, but it doesn’t need guns

Alan Wake II is a fantastic game. It tells a twisted, serpentine story of paranormal murder, shifting realities and demonic possession, with two brooding investigators at its core. Developers at Remedy Entertainment are masters of mood and Alan Wake II is their latest showpiece, highlighting the studio’s eye for psychedelic terror and complex mysteries. This…

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Watch SpaceX’s Starship lift off for its second fully integrated test flight

At 8AM ET today, SpaceX will open a 20-minute launch window for Starship’s second-ever fully integrated test flight. If everything goes well during the pre-flight procedures, and if the weather cooperates, then we’ll see the company’s spacecraft make another attempt to reach space. SpaceX completed Starship’s first fully integrated launch in April. While it was…

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Sam Altman was ‘shocked and saddened’ by OpenAI’s decision to fire him

Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were “shocked and saddened by what the board did” and are still trying to figure out what exactly happened. The former CEO and the former President of OpenAI have published a post on X, sharing the details of what they do know and how they found out the former was…

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OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman as ‘board no longer has confidence’ in his leadership

In a surprise shakeup of its c-suite Friday, OpenAI’s board of directors announced that CEO Sam Altman has been fired and will be leaving both the company and the board, effective immediately. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati has been named interim CEO. Altman’s oustering reportedly follows an internal “deliberative review process” which found he had…

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The Last Of Us Part II Remastered is coming to PS5 next year

A remastered version of The Last Of Us Part 2 is coming to the PlayStation 5 in January, according to a leaked trailer from Sony. The new version of the hit post apocalyptic zombie adventure will be available on the platform on January 19, 2024, and will feature improved loading times, 4K graphics in the…

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Apple and Disney are reportedly pulling ads from X amid a growing backlash to antisemitic content

More major advertisers are pulling their ads from X amid a growing backlash to antisemitic content on the platform. Apple, Disney and Lionsgate are all reportedly suspending ads from the platform days after X owner Elon Musk appeared to publicly endorse an antisemitic conspiracy theory, according to Axios and The New York Times. The three…

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MIT tests new ingestible sensor that record your breathing through your intestines

MIT researchers developed an ingestible capsule that can monitor vital signs including heart rate and breathing patterns from within a patient’s GI tract. The scientists also say that the novel device has the potential to also be used to detect signs of respiratory depression during an opioid overdose. Giovanni Traverso, an associate professor of mechanical…

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This 55-inch Samsung Frame TV is on sale for 35 percent off in Amazon’s Black Friday sale

Samsung’s Frame smart TVs are cheaper than ever in a Black Friday deal that you can snag right now at both Amazon and Samsung direct. The TVs come in 32- to 85-inch configurations, and all of them have some sort of discount. Of note is the 55-inch model, which is 35 percent off and down…

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Apple reportedly pulls ads from X amid a growing backlash to antisemitic content on the platform

Another major advertiser is pulling its ads from X amid a growing backlash to antisemitic content on the platform. Axios reports that Apple has opted to “pause” all advertising on the platform after its ads were discovered near pro-Nazi posts and X owner Elon Musk appeared to publicly endorse an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Apple’s pullback…