The Polaris Dawn Spaceflight Was More Than Just a Billionaire Joyride
The most ambitious private spaceflight to date was a total success—and it blazed a trail for others to follow......»»
Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk is planning to build his own town
What do you get for the billionaire who has everything? Perhaps his own town......»»
She was weeks away from maternity leave at Twitter. Then Elon Musk took over
Bim Ali was early in her first pregnancy when billionaire Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter, where she worked as an engineer on the Redbird core technologies team. During the months of intense uncertainty that followed, Ali stuck with the company, atte.....»»
10 Kit Cars You Should Absolutely Stay Away From
Since the dawn of automobiles, inventive people have modified their build and style. But, these 10 kit cars are ones you should absolutely stay away from. Since the.....»»
Meet the space billionaire who is interested in something other than rockets
Vast's acquisition of Launcher shows that Jed McCaleb is serious about this space thing. Enlarge / An artist's concept of a Vast space station with artificial gravity. (credit: Vast) There's a new space billionaire, and.....»»
AI-generated comic artwork loses US Copyright protection
Zarya images "not protected by copyright." Words and arrangement remain protected. Enlarge / The cover of "Zarya of the Dawn," a comic book created using Midjourney AI image synthesis in 2022. (credit: Kris Kashtanova) O.....»»
US Copyright Office withdraws copyright for AI-generated comic artwork
Zarya images "not protected by copyright." Words and arrangement remain protected. Enlarge / The cover of "Zarya of the Dawn," a comic book created using Midjourney AI image synthesis in 2022. (credit: Kris Kashtanova) O.....»»
Lance Bass was kicked off a Russian spaceflight two decades ago—now he’s back
"They would put a gun to my head and be like, 'Where's the money?'" Enlarge / Lance Bass attends the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. (credit: Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for iHeartRadio) At the height of his.....»»
Bao Fan: Billionaire tech banker in China reported missing
Bao Fan's disappearance has renewed concerns of a potential crackdown on finance and tech figures......»»
Musk rival to air Super Bowl ad calling for ban on Tesla "self-driving" feature
Self-described tech billionaire Dan O'Dowd takes his campaign against Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' software to the airwaves during targeted ads on Super Bowl Sunday. The FSD feature does not make Teslas autonomous......»»
Webb telescope catches early galaxy formation in action
Astronomers from the Cosmic Dawn Center have unveiled the nature of the densest region of galaxies seen with the James Webb Space telescope in the early universe. They find it to be likely the progenitor of a massive, Milky Way-like galaxy, seen at a.....»»
The Spaceport at the Edge of the World
A tiny Scottish village is betting its future on rocket launches. But the plan may threaten the fragile landscape—and a tenacious billionaire’s ambitions......»»
How to use classic Mac, Lisa, NeXT, Apple II software on your Mac
While old Apple hardware is mostly long-gone, there are ways to run some of your antique software on your current Mac. Here's how to get started emulating old Apple computers on your new machine.At the dawn of the personal computer era in the late 19.....»»
Were galaxies much different in the early universe?
An array of 350 radio telescopes in the Karoo desert of South Africa is getting closer to detecting "cosmic dawn"—the era after the Big Bang when stars first ignited and galaxies began to bloom......»»
Elon Musk says Tesla tweet was genuine in fraud case
The billionaire is accused of defrauding investors after a tweet claiming he had support for a deal......»»
How a 3-centimeter glass sphere could help scientists understand space weather
Solar flares and other types of space weather can wreak havoc with spaceflight and with telecommunications and other types of satellites orbiting Earth. But to date, scientists' ability to research ways to overcome that challenge has been severely li.....»»
Spotify lays off 6% of workforce, loses content chief
Leading music streamer Spotify is cutting 600 staff in a "difficult but necessary" move to reduce costs, and in a restructure is losing Dawn Ostroff, head of content and advertising.Following layoffs at Google, Microsoft, Amazon and most recently App.....»»
Twitter: Five ways Elon Musk has changed the platform for users
Twitter users say the social network has "a different vibe" since the billionaire took charge......»»
SpaceX preps Polaris Dawn mission featuring first commercial spacewalk
SpaceX is making final preparations for its all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission, which is expected to involve the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts......»»
Last year marked the end of an era in spaceflight—here’s what we’re watching next
Will Artemis happen? Can Starship actually work? Will humans destroy low-Earth orbit? Enlarge / Getting the Artemis I mission off the ground marked the end of an important development era for NASA. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann).....»»
SpaceX stacks mighty Super Heavy rocket as it eyes February test launch
SpaceX has shared a video showing its next-generation spaceflight vehicle being stacked on the launchpad ahead of its first test flight......»»