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SpaceX ‘getting ready’ to fly orbital Starship design with new FCC filing
SpaceX is taking the steps necessary to begin test flying the orbital-class version of its Starship spacecraft, with new documents filed by the company (via Teslarati) with the FCC seeking necessary p
JAXA launch for HTV-8 cargo mission to International Space Station officially scrubbed
During a press conference held just after 6 AM JST, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Director Atsutoshi Tamura and the Director of JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center Takeshi Fujita detailed what
Sonos took the mic out of its smart speaker for the $179 Sonos One SL
Sonos has a new entry-level connected speaker that will give you all of its multi-room, high-quality sound — without the onboard microphones and smart assistants of the Sonos One. The microphone
The new Sonos Port connects your existing stereo setup to Sonos and AirPlay 2
Sonos has a new addition to its ecosystem for connecting in your existing stereo and AV equipment, and for adding sound out and AirPlay 2 capabilities to existing speaker setups connected via an ampli
Nintendo Switch Online gets SNES games September 5, plus new SNES controllers
Nintendo Switch Online, the subscription-based online services component of Nintendo’s Switch console, will get SNES games starting on September 5 — yes, that’s right, the first game
The best mouse you can buy finally gets USB-C with Logitech’s new MX Master 3
Logitech has delivered a new version of its popular MX Master mouse — the MX Master 3. This brand new iteration of the wireless mouse finally adds USB-C charging, which brings it in line with th
Fleet Space Technologies raises $7.35M for its space-based IoT tech
Australian satellite startup Fleet Space Technologies has raised a $7.35 million round of funding to help launch its next generation of nanosatellites, extremely small satellites it employs to deliver
UPS introduces hybrid, long-range trucks that change modes based on where they are
UPS is introducing 15 new vehicles to its U.K. fleet that offer extended driving range versus traditional EVs, but that are also capable of operating in fully electric mode when required to do so, as
Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery
Starship Technologies is fresh off a recent $40 million funding round, and the robotics startup finds itself in a much-changed market compared to when it got its start in 2014. Founded by software ind
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s new ‘Dark Crystal’ is a visual delight, no nostalgia needed
“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” returns viewers to the world of Thra — a distant, magical planet ruled over by the sinister, long-lived Skeksis, who have lied their way into owners
Didi Chuxing to launch self-driving rides in Shanghai and expand them beyond China by 2021
Didi Chuxing will begin picking up ride-hailing passengers with self-driving cars in Shanghai in just a few months, according to company CTO Zhang Bo (via Reuters). The plan is to roll out autonomous
Volocopter’s 2X eVTOL records a first with flight at Helsinki International Airport
The Volocopter 2X air taxi vehicle is now the first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) craft to fly at an international airport, fully integrated into the same airspace as other commercial
MIT’s autonomous boat robots can now shapeshift to form new structures
Work continues on developing MIT’s fully autonomous robot boats — “roboats” if you’d rather — and now they have a new trick, allowing them to change configurations
MIT’s new thread-like robots could travel through blood vessels in the brain for more effective surgery
MIT has developed robotic thread that could make even the least invasive current brain surgery techniques even less so, and potentially make it easier and more accessible to treat brain blood vessel i
Spotify aims to turn podcast fans into podcast creators with ‘Create podcast’ test
Spotify is testing a new “Create podcast” feature that shows up atop a user’s list of their subscribed podcasts in the app interface, as first uncovered by Jane Manchung Wong (@wongm
NASA completes inflight testing of supersonic plane X-59’s virtual cockpit window
The X-59 supersonic research airplane developed by NASA, which aims to pioneer quiet supersonic flight for eventual use in commercial aviation, is one step closer to reality thanks to testing of a sys
SpaceX’s Dragon completes record-setting third Space Station resupply mission
A SpaceX Dragon capsule that set down in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after having been docked at the International Space Station since late July became the first such vehicle to do three of those tri
Zhiyun’s Smooth-Q2 aims to be the most portable quality smartphone gimbal available
Zhiyun has been steadily rolling out new gimbals for smartphones and dedicated cameras for a few years now, and the company’s quality and feature set has improved dramatically over time. Now, it
Sony’s new a6600 flagship APS-C camera adds stabilization and over 2x better battery life
Sony announced two new APS-C mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras at a special event in New York today, and the announcements are big news for anyone who’s looking for a small, capable camera
Insta360’s tiny new GO stabilized camera could be game-changer for social video
Insta360 has quickly established itself as the leader in 360-degree video capture, at least for the consumer market, and its new GO stabilized camera builds on that legacy and extends some of the tech