China sent three astronauts to its now fully operational space station as part of crew rotation on Tuesday in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, state media reported. The spacecraft, Shenzhou-16, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert …
Read More »China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race
China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race. The US aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025. Deputy Director of the Chinese Manned Space Agency Lin Xiqiang confirmed China’s goal at a news conference Monday but gave …
Read More »NASA’s James Webb Telescope, observatory release space images
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope have joined forces to produce stunning composite images of the cosmos. The space agency recently released images that combine X-ray data with infrared radiation to reveal objects that are invisible to humans. The four composite images showcase galaxies, a nebula, and a cluster of stars many light-years away. One of the composite images …
Read More »Chinese influencer dies after binge drinking on livestream
A Chinese content creator died last week after livestreaming himself consuming an excessive amount of exceptionally strong alcohol. The 34-year-old influencer, who goes by “Sanqiange,” was found dead 12 hours after the May 16 livestream on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, according to CNN. During the stream, he reportedly drank at least seven bottles of Baijiu, a Chinese liquor with …
Read More »FDA approves Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants for humans test
Elon Musk cheered the FDA’s approval for brain-implant company Neuralink to start testing the tech on humans, but some were not keen on being part of the clinical study, calling it “too intrusive.” “We are excited to share that we have received the FDA’s approval to launch our first-in-human clinical study!” Neuralink tweeted on Thursday. “This is the result of …
Read More »eBay founder Pierre Omidyar gives nearly $2M to defund police
The billionaire founder of e-commerce site eBay plowed money into a private security startup billed as the “Uber for bodyguards” — while also donating nearly $2 million to groups that advocate de-funding or abolishing the police, according to a report. Pierre Omidyar, whose wealth is valued by Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $8.91 billion as of Friday, reportedly forked over $500,000 …
Read More »Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space
Virgin Galactic completed what is expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space, marking what the space tourism company described as a “fantastic achievement” in what has been a long road to commercial operations. Six of the company’s employees, including two pilots, landed at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico after …
Read More »Elon Musk’s Neuralink gets FDA approval for human test of brain implants
Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink on Thursday said it had received Food and Drug Administration’s approval to launch the first-in-human clinical study. Several times since 2019, billionaire Elon Musk has predicted his brain-chip company would soon secure FDA approval for human trials. But the company’s application was rejected in early 2022, and the company was working through the agency’s concerns over the …
Read More »Linda Yaccarino pushed NBCUniversal to buy Twitter years ago: sources
Elon Musk’s hire of Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO came after a whirlwind courtship — but the ad guru has had her sights on the struggling social network for nearly a decade, sources told On The Money. Musk snagged Yaccarino earlier this month in talks that didn’t become serious until almost 24 hours before Musk’s viral tweet on May …
Read More »Ted Cruz is preparing his own TikTok clampdown: sources
Sen. Ted Cruz is among a handful of US lawmakers who are preparing a fresh push to clamp down on TikTok — and Apple and Google may figure into the plans, sources told On The Money. While some TikTok bans have been slammed as a “Patriot Act” for the digital age, the Texas Republican aims to introduce legislation that will …
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