Updated documents filed to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission suggest SpaceX might actually use its Mechazilla launch tower and chopstick arms to catch a returning Starship booster rocket during the first orbital flight test of its upcoming giant rocket.
NASA is getting ready to launch a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station, with liftoff scheduled for 8:44 p.m. ET on Thursday. You can catch the action live right here.
Disney’s live-action Lilo and Stitch movie has found its director in Dean Fleischer-Camp, as reported by Deadline. The feature is set to follow upcoming releases based on Walt Disney Animation classics like Pinocchio, which recently debuted its trailer starring Tom Hanks. It is unconfirmed if it will be released…
OpenSea has found itself stuck in the doldrums of the ongoing crypto winter, and seeing that it doesn’t have enough food for the entire crew, it’s made the hard choice to throw a good few shipmates overboard.
After many accused her of being “drunk” in a newscast, Heather Kovar said she was “sleep-deprived and exhausted” due to her father’s death.
Updated documents filed to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission suggest SpaceX might actually use its Mechazilla launch tower and chopstick arms to catch a returning Starship booster rocket during the first orbital flight test of its upcoming giant rocket.
Social networks still aren’t doing much to safeguard LGBTQ people against abuse, according to GLAAD. Bloombergnotes the media monitoring organization has published its second-ever Social Media Safety Index, and has given failing scores to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube after examining their LGBTQ-oriented features and policies. While GLAAD found that all the platforms had strong policy commitments and barred hateful ads, their actions generally didn’t live up to those goals.
None of the five platforms did enough to restrict anti-LGBTQ content, the watchdog said. They also fell short on offering gender pronoun options, providing adequate moderator training, minimizing takedowns of legitimate content, banning non-consensual ad targeting and protecting the privacy of gender identity and sexual orientation data. Only TikTok and Twitter adequately barred targeted deadnaming and misgendering (maliciously using a trans or non-binary person’s pre-transition name or gender), while Facebook and Instagram were the only ones making sufficient promises to shield LGBTQ users from harm.
GLAAD made recommendations in the wake of the findings. It called for more policies against practices like deadnaming and unwanted ad targeting. The organization also wanted Facebook to outline how it enforces its LGBTQ policies, and YouTube to disclose how it minimized wrongful demonetization and content bans. There was also pressure on TikTok to publicly promise to diversify its workforce.
All five social networks defended their current approaches in statements to Bloomberg. Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said it barred dehumanizing and violent anti-LGBTQ material, and will pull misgendering content upon request. Twitter said it already worked with GLAAD and was discussing the new recommendations. YouTube parent Google stressed that it made “significant progress” in pulling harmful videos, while TikTok highlighted both its anti-hate policies and recent tools to promote kinder comments.
As Bloomberg pointed out, though, there are still significant gaps in these protections. GLAAD is hoping the Safety Index will pressure companies to act, and that regulators will step in to demand greater accountability.
The cast for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two has expanded yet again. Deadline reports the sci-fi sequel has added Souheila Yacoub, an actress of Tunisian descent, as Shishakli, a Fremen from the Sietch Tabr, the community that houses Paul (Timothée Chalamet) and Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) while they’re in…
Microsoft is once again shifting the Windows update release schedule. Not long after committing to a once-a-year feature update, the company is now considering releasing a single significant update every three years with up to four smaller feature drops sprinkled in between, according to a Windows Central report.
The massive mammals are being tranquilized and transported from Malawi’s Liwonde National Park to the much larger Kasungu park.
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