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A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft launched on an Antares 230+ rocket from the Virginia Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A at Wallops at 3:21 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020NASA After nearly a week’s delay, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was successfully launched yesterday from Virginia, carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is carrying 7,500 pounds of cargo, including scientific equipment and research materials. These include a Mobile SpaceLab for quickly cultivating cells and tissues, a miniature electron scanning microscope, a tool called OsteoOmics for investigating bone density, and a Phage Evolution unit for examining how viruses change when exposed to space radiation....

Want to live in a city featuringdrone taxis, A.I. maids, glow-in-the-dark beaches, artificial rain, robot dinosaurs, and a genetic engineering program to create stronger citizens, all illuminated at night by a giant artificial moon? Sure, it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen straight out of a Michael Crichton techno-thriller, but it’s actually a real plan developed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Called Neom (a mix of the Greek word for “new” and Arabic word for “future”), the project aims to construct a $500 billion smart city, covering 10,000 squares miles of coastline and desert in northwest Saudi Arabia....

Space operations are extremely sophisticated and expensive undertakings. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially when it comes to on-ground missions on extra-terrestrial bodies such as the Moon and nearby planets, conducted through remotely-operated robots and vehicles. An event as minor as a rover getting stuck can dramatically impact the mission objective or even abandonment. In 2005, the wheels ofNASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunitywere stuck in sand, and it took six weeks of inch-by-inch maneuvering by experts at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to free it....

If you have agood projector, it can be a lot of fun since you may have a big screen size without actually needing to spend thousands of dollars on a massive screen. Granted, you will have to pay quite a bit if you want high-resolution and other TV-like features, but it’s still a great alternative to a traditional TV. Projectors are also a good option if you want to go outdoors camping, have a picnic, or even if you live in an RV or Camper where space is at a premium, and you can’t fit a massive TV in there....

Sonic has tried his hand at many genres over his career. He’s obviously most well-known for his 2D and 3D high-speed platforming but has also starred in racers, sports games, fighters, and even pinball games.Sonic Frontiersis another 3D adventure, but with a heavier emphasis on RPG mechanics than ever before. Not only will you be leveling up Sonic’s stats, including his speed, but you will also unlock new abilities via a skill tree....

How often do you have to rescue yourrobot vacuumfrom being stuck in cables and cords? For most people, it’s at least once a week. Sure, you could clean the cords up beforehand, but isn’t it easier to just trust the robot vacuum to avoid the cables? The new Roomba j7 Robot Vacuum with Genius 3.0 Home Intelligence — a mouthful, yes — can do exactly that. This new Roomba is perhaps the smartest model yet, capable of learning specific rooms down to the smallest detail....

Your smart home is about to get safer. Thanks to new new additions to the Netatmo Security range revealed at CES, you just may be able to give yourself peace of mind to start off the new year. Meet the Netatmo Smart Smoke Alarm and the Indoor Security Siren. The Smart Smoke Alarm brings the traditional smoke detector into the 21st century with real-time alerts for your smartphone, while the Indoor Security Siren protects your loved ones against intruders....

Computer hardware company Asus has launched three new Chromebooks, featuring narrow bezels, Intel quad-core CPUs and premium design. The three models come in 11.6-inch, 14-inch, and 15.6-inch sizes but remain affordable and stylish. Priced at $229, the cheaper 11.6-inch Asus Chromebook C223 is for people who want a compact and lightweight device. The footprint is smaller than a sheet of A4 paper and the weight comes in at just 2.2 pounds....

OpenAI announcedthat it has implemented a new version of itsGPT-4olarge language model to drive itsChatGPT chatbot, but it has declined to specify exactly how the updated model differs from its predecessor. “To be clear, this is an improvement to GPT-4o and not a new frontier model,” the company posted on X (formerly Twitter) Monday. there's a new GPT-4o model out in ChatGPT since last week. hope you all are enjoying it and check it out if you haven't!...

Microsoft is testing a key change to the multitasking system inWindows 11that many people are likely to appreciate. In the latest Windows Insider Dev Channel release, the company is tweaking the Alt + Tab experience so that it is no longer full-screen. According to Microsoft, this change is currently an experiment only with select users. It changes things up so that when you want to switch between one of your open apps with Alt + Tab and go to another app, you’ll no longer get a full-screen blurred effect....

There are plenty of greatDell laptop dealsout there but we’re not convinced there’s one better than this. Right now, you can buy the latest Dell Vostro 14 laptop for just $750. That’s a huge saving of over $675, making it not far from 50% off the usual price. For the money, you get a fantastic laptop while enjoying the benefit of saving plenty of cash at the same time. We reckon you’ll need to be quick though....

Google is expected to introduce theGoogle Pixel 9smartphone series later this year. At the same time, the company is almost certainly going to reveal the Pixel Watch 3. Now, 91Mobiles hasreleased rendersthat are purported to show the new smartwatch. If you were hoping for something different from the previous two Pixel Watches, we have bad news for you. The images suggest the next Pixel Watch 3 will look very similar to thePixel Watch 2....

Twitch viewership actually grows despite Kick stealing away big streamers Twitch and Kick’s ongoing battle for streaming supremacy hit a surprise twist in June as the Amazon-owned platform actually increased in viewership. Twitch has reigned on top of the streaming world for years, butKickhas emerged as a true competitor and has made inroads by signing some of the most popular streamers on the internet. June was one of the biggest months ever for Kick,as they snagged Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyelwith a mammoth $70M non-exclusive deal, and followed that up by announcing that OnlyFans iconKaitlyn ‘Amouranth’ Siragusa was also joining....