Aug 19
Aug 19
NASA is going back to the Moon, but first the space agency needs to decide where it’s going to park. On Friday, it revealed 13 candidate landing regions near the Moon’s south pole for the upcoming Artemis 3 mission, which aims to land a man and a woman on the lunar surface.
Aug 19
Graham’s attorneys have argued that a provision of the Constitution provides absolute protection against a senator being questioned about legislative acts.
Aug 19
Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Cuts Majority of Staff, Mentions Police Investigation After Ending Withdrawals
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Crypto exchanges and lenders are still struggling to “hodl” onto their employees. As companies fight to keep afloat after the most recent crypto crash, hundreds of exchanges staff are being kicked to the curb, and some are reportedly trying to keep that fact a secret.
Aug 19
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest in nerdy toys and merchandise. This week, ignore that it’s summer and get excited about Christmas with a Star Trek twist! In the meantime, Lego shines a light, and Hot Toys enters the Star Wars Inquisitorius. Check it out!
Aug 19
Audi still isn’t done unveiling self-driving concept EVs, but its next model might be appealing if you’re eager to leave the asphalt. The company has revealed that its fourth Sphere concept will be the Activesphere, an SUV-like machine that promises “maximum variability” for on- and off-road travel. As with earlier designs, the automaker is touting an autonomous-friendly interior that can help you relax. We wouldn’t count on going hands-free while you’re on the trail, but Audi is at least moving beyond city-oriented prototypes.
The full Activesphere debut is slated for the start of 2023. Audi began its campaign by unveiling the Skysphere roadster in August 2021, and quickly followed it with the Grandsphere sedan (September 2021) and Urbansphere SUV (April this year). As a rule, they’ve centered around living room-like cabins and ambitious performance. The Grandsphere and Urbansphere, for instance, boast a claimed 466-mile range.
The question, as you might have guessed, is whether or not the Activesphere and any of its predecessors will directly influence future Audi EVs. Right now, the brand’s electric lineup revolves around decidedly more conventional (if very speedy) products. Fully self-driving vehicles may also have to wait when many countries only allow limited autonomy at best. Audi expects its new vehicles to be EV-only starting in 2026, though, and it’s hard to imagine the company ignoring driverless cars when its rival Mercedes is already touting Level 3 autonomy.
Aug 19
A 'Fast-Moving' E. Coli Outbreak Is Hospitalizing People in the Midwest, CDC Warns
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising alarm over what it describes as a “fast-moving” outbreak of Escherichia coli bacteria. At least 29 people in Michigan and Ohio have been sickened by the same strain, while nine have been hospitalized, but more cases may emerge. A clear cause for the foodborne…
Aug 19
Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison on Thursday. Prosecutors say that Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the murder did not match data present on Connie’s wearable activity tracker, Fitbit.
Aug 19
New Users Have Flocked to Trump's Truth Social in the Aftermath of FBI Raids
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Donald Trump-owned social media site, Truth Social, has seen a big influx of interest and new users following last week’s widely-publicized FBI raid on the former president’s Florida home.
Aug 19
Spears is collaborating with Elton John on a new version of his 1972 classic “Tiny Dancer.”
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