The US may have imposed economic sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, but in space, the two countries are finding ways to continue working together. NASA and Roscosmos have signed a long-awaited agreement to swap seats on flights to the International Space Station. After the space shuttle program shut down, NASA relied on… Continue reading US and Russia agree to swap seats on space station flights
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Recommended Reading: Apple’s self-driving struggles
Wayne Ma, The Information By now, you’ve likely heard at least some of the rumors about Apple’s secretive automotive ambitions. The Information spoke to nearly two dozen people about the self-driving car project to chronicle all of the development, demos, prototypes and staff departures along the way. Kate Conger and Mike Isaac, The New York… Continue reading Recommended Reading: Apple’s self-driving struggles
Putin signs law prohibiting crypto payments in Russia
People in Russia will soon no longer be allowed to use digital assets as a form of payment. Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law prohibiting the use of digital assets, such as cryptocurrency and NFTs, to pay for goods and services. In addition, as Protocol notes, the new law also requires… Continue reading Putin signs law prohibiting crypto payments in Russia
Democratic lawmakers ask federal agencies to crack down on crypto mining
On Friday, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to two federal regulators, urging them to take action on the explosion of Bitcoin mining in the US. Sent to the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, the letter was spurred by preliminary investigation from lawmakers, which found… Continue reading Democratic lawmakers ask federal agencies to crack down on crypto mining
Clean Technica: June Was Tesla’s Best Production Month Yet, Despite Low Q2 Deliveries002112
Tesla’s overall deliveries in Q2 were plagued by the COVID-19 lockdowns, which caused a 22-day production pause at its Shanghai Gigafactory. In spite of this fact, Tesla’s establishment of new Gigafactories in Berlin and Texas are already showing their upsides, beginning with impressive production in the last month of the quarter. Although Tesla only delivered 254,695… Continue reading Clean Technica: June Was Tesla’s Best Production Month Yet, Despite Low Q2 Deliveries002112
FedEx Apologies for Losing Human Skeleton Shipped Via Its Service
After somehow losing a human skeleton in transit, FedEx used perhaps the milquetoast possible way to apologize for the loss — a generic Twitter reply. This bizarre story begins three year ago, when per an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation a Georgia medical examiner attempted to send the remains of one Jeffrey Merriweather to a lab in St. Louis… Continue reading FedEx Apologies for Losing Human Skeleton Shipped Via Its Service
Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Fires 20 Percent of Its Employees
“The reality is that we have entered an unprecedented combination of crypto winter and broad macroeconomic instability.” Winter Blues The crypto winter has apparently reached the high seas. OpenSea, the world’s most popular NFT marketplace, has announced widespread layoffs, joining several other industry leaders which have had to make major workforce cuts amid the cryptosphere’s… Continue reading Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Fires 20 Percent of Its Employees
Exclusive: Amazon instructs New York workers ‘don’t sign’ union cards
Amazon, the second-largest employer in the United States, has made plain its desire to keep its workforce from unionizing. In one of its warehouses, ALB1 in upstate New York, that message has become crystal clear: “Don’t sign a card.” Photos of the new digital signage were sent to Engadget by an employee at the facility.… Continue reading Exclusive: Amazon instructs New York workers ‘don’t sign’ union cards
‘World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’ won’t use gendered language in its character generator
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is joining the ranks of games with more inclusive character generators. Both Wowhead and Polygon note the expansion’s new alpha release has dropped gendered language from its character creator. Instead of the male and female options you frequently see in these tools, they’re now divided into respective “Body 1” and “Body… Continue reading ‘World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’ won’t use gendered language in its character generator
‘The Sims 4′ will let players change their characters’ sexual orientation
EA will release the 12th expansion pack for The Sims 4 on July 28th. Starting on the same day, all players (including those who don’t buy the High School Years DLC) will be able to change their Sims’ sexual orientation, as part of the developers’ efforts to bolster LGBTQIA+ representation in the game. “Between this… Continue reading ‘The Sims 4′ will let players change their characters’ sexual orientation