SpaceX heading for ISS on historic private crewed flight
by A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts was headed for the International Space Station on Saturday on the first ever crewed flight by a …
This coyote playing golf in a backyard alone knows how to have a good time
By Nicole Gallucci Did you know coyotes can’t pass up a chance to play golf in a backyard? Well, maybe some of them can, but …
The real star of the SpaceX astronaut launch was a sparkly stuffed dinosaur
By Nicole Gallucci The only thing cooler than humans going to space is humans going to space with an adorable stuffed animal. On Saturday afternoon, …
FBI's top lawyer resigns as agency faces pressure from Trump
The FBI said on Saturday that its top lawyer, Dana Boente, had announced his resignation as the agency faces scrutiny over its investigations of former …
SpaceX’s astronaut launch marks the dawn of the commercial human spaceflight industry
By Darrell Etherington SpaceX on Saturday launched two NASA astronauts aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the accomplishment is a tremendous one for both the …
NASA astronauts successfully pilot SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft manually for the first time
By Darrell Etherington NASA astronauts Doug Hurley took over manual control of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Saturday, shortly after the vehicle’s historic first …
SpaceX Launched Two Astronauts—Changing Spaceflight Forever
By Daniel Oberhaus The test mission will clear the way for regular crewed launches from the United States for the first time in nearly a …
River Phoenix: A Poem
By MedayaOcher LIKE SO MANY NONPROFITS AND LITERARY COMMUNITIES, MANY OF LARB’S FUNDRAISING SOURCES HAVE BEEN UPENDED. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PROVIDING FREE COVERAGE OF …
Sale Ends Tomorrow! Last Chance To Get CIA: Collect It All for 25% Off
By Leigh Beadon Get 25% off your copy of CIA: Collect It All withthe code STAYINSIDE until tomorrow night » This weekend is your last …
Startups Weekly: Remote-first work will mean ‘globally fair compensation’
By Eric Eldon Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7am PT). …
Round out National Masturbation Month by jerking off online with thousands of people
By Anna Iovine May is National Masturbation Month, and we’re celebrating with Feeling Yourself, a series exploring the finer points of self-pleasure. This National Masturbation …
Nike urges people to stand against racism in striking new ad
By Nicole Gallucci Nike is urging people to not only acknowledge the racism that exists in America today, but to take a firm stand against …
Huawei’s terrible week
By Danny Crichton When news broke Friday morning that Britain is looking to propose an alliance of democracies to build a 5G alternative to Huawei, …
“There Are No Angels — Only Heavy Islands”: On Claire Meuschke’s “Upend”
By Cord Brooks “SOMEONE CAN REPLACE someone with a like or as / someone can replace someone without a like or as / replacement can …
Russia denies U.S. claim that Libyan banknotes seized in Malta are counterfeit
Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/russia-denies-u-claim-libyan-164534824.html
Colombia will not ease quarantine in capital, cities hit hard by coronavirus
Colombia issued new measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in three of its most affected cities on Saturday, including the capital Bogota, …
This Week in Apps: Facebook launches trio of app experiments, TikTok gets spammed, plus coronavirus impacts on app economy
By Sarah Perez Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and …
How to watch SpaceX launch its first crewed mission into space
By Adam Rosenberg Let’s try this again. SpaceX had planned to stage a major launch on Wednesday, sending the company’s first-ever crewed vehicle into space. …
A Tale of Twinned Cities
By Bruce Handy In William Shivering’s “Thieves of Weirdwood,” a mirror city’s buildings and streets physically reflect the hopes and fears of a “normal,” grim, …
For Fans of Ivan, the Answer to ‘What About Bob?’
By Leonard S. Marcus In Katherine Applegate’s “The One and Only Bob,” Ivan’s best buddy strikes out on his own. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/books/review/katherine-applegate-the-one-and-only-bob.html
Watch live as SpaceX launches its first ever spacecraft with people on board
By Darrell Etherington SpaceX is once again preparing to make history – the private spaceflight company is set to launch its Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission …
5 Simple Dinner Ideas to Kick Off Summer
By Marta Rivera No need to overthink dinner when the sun is shining and school is out! Get your week started with meatballs and fried …
Turns Out 4 ‘Blank’ Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Have Text
By Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica A new analysis revealed what scientists believe is a passage from the book of Ezekiel. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/turns-out-4-blank-dead-sea-scrolls-actually-have-text
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
By Shannon Stirone As we sunset this weekly series, we take a farewell tour of the outer planets—and pay tribute to one of the most …
How to change up your masturbation routine for hotter, better self-love
By Jess Joho May is National Masturbation Month, and we’re celebrating with Feeling Yourself, a series exploring the finer points of self-pleasure. Masturbation can be …
Horny and romantic books that will completely consume you
By Rachel Thompson May is National Masturbation Month, and we’re celebrating with Feeling Yourself, a series exploring the finer points of self-pleasure. The first few …
If your kid isn’t ready for a phone, a smartwatch might be a better fit
By Leah Stodart The percentage of kids who have a smartphone grows by the year: … More about Parenting, Smartwatches, Mashable Shopping, Consumer Tech, and …
Israel police kill Palestinian they mistakenly thought was armed
Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian with special needs they mistakenly thought was armed with a pistol, Israeli and …
Merkel won't attend G7 summit in person if US goes ahead
Chancellor Angela Merkel will not personally attend a meeting in the U.S. with the leaders of the world’s major economies if President Donald Trump goes …
What’s so important about a VPN kill switch?
By Joseph Green TL;DR: A two-year subscription to PureVPN is on sale for £2.33 per month, saving you 74% on list price. The list of …
Unblock American Netflix with this high-speed VPN
By Joseph Green TL;DR: A 15-month subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £5.64 per month, saving you 49% on list price. A VPN, in …
China home-built aircraft carrier conducting sea trials
China’s Defense Ministry said the navy’s only entirely home-built aircraft is carrying out sea trials to test weapons and equipment and enhance training of the …
Professional Race Car Driver Hires Expert Gamer To Race His Video Game Car
By Timothy Geigner The esports momentum due to the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t slowing down. And one of things many people are learning now that they’re …
George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder in Minneapolis
An ex-police officer in Minneapolis is detained over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd. Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/officer-held-over-us-death-172413019.html
Fire & Fury: Crowd Attacks CNN Center in Atlanta
CNN Center, the cable network’s Atlanta headquarters, came under furious attack Friday night during protests over police brutality sparked by the death of an unarmed …
Amid unprecedented growth on its platform, Acorns cuts roles and shuts down an office
By Natasha Mascarenhas Acorns, which helps millions of people invest their spare change in the stock market, has laid off between 50 to 70 people, …
Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 Prime priced a skosh under $40,000
By Kirsten Korosec When Toyota unveiled the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime in November, the vehicle garnered a lot of attention because it achieved two seemingly …
Zuckerberg explains why Facebook won’t take action on Trump’s recent posts
By Jonathan Shieber In a statement posted to Facebook late Friday afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg offered up an explanation of why his company did not contextualize …
Last Minute Addition To Louisiana Bill Hamstrings Community Broadband
By Karl Bode We’ve long noted that roughly twenty states have passed laws either outright banning community broadband, or tightly restricting such efforts. The vast …
‘Struggling’ Zuckerberg decides doing nothing is best when it comes to Trump
By Jack Morse Mark Zuckerberg has officially weighed in and —surprise! — after much deliberation has decided that doing nothing is the right and just …
How to demand justice for George Floyd and support Minneapolis protesters
By Natasha Piñon You can seek justice for George Floyd wherever you are. On May 25, Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his …
AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Renoir APU’s leaked 3DMark results shows its potential
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh Early benchmarks of the Renoir-based Ryzen 4000 series APUs is making AMD look good. The benchmarks were performed on the Ryzen …
Trump’s Tweets Force Twitter Into a High-Wire Act
By Gilad Edelman By hiding but not deleting the president’s tweets, the platform has struck a difficult balance to approach a nearly impossible situation. Source:: …
Can you contract coronavirus from a surface or object?
The CDC says that it may be possible to contract COVID-19 by coming in contact with a surface or object that has the virus on …
There Are Rumors ‘Kingdom Hearts’ Is Getting a Disney+ Show
By Julie Muncy Also, the next ‘Fortnite’ season is being pushed back again. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/kingdom-hearts-tv
WD may face Class-Action lawsuit over SMR HDDs controversy
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh The infamous law firm ‘Hattis & Lukacs’ is looking for plaintiffs affected by WD Red SMR HDDs. Earlier I covered that …
District Court Mostly Refuses To Terminate The Litigation Testing The Copyright Termination Provision
By Cathy Gellis The decision this post discusses, Waite v. Universal Music Group, came out at the end of March, but, as one of the …
How a remix of ‘This is America’ became a TikTok anthem for protesting police brutality
By Morgan Sung A remix of Childish Gambino’s “This is America” is now a viral anthem on TikTok used to protest police brutality against black …
Twitter’s web app now supports saved drafts and scheduled tweets
By PCMag Twitter this week announced a new feature that lets folks save tweets as a draft and schedule posts for a later time or …
As wildfire season approaches, AI could pinpoint risky regions using satellite imagery
By Devin Coldewey The U.S. has suffered from devastating wildfires over the last few years as global temperatures rise and weather patterns change, making the …
Brex, the credit card for startups, cuts staff amid restructuring
By Natasha Mascarenhas Brex, last valued at $2.6 billion, is restructuring its credit card for startups business and cut 62 staff members, the co-founders Pedro …
No, Twitter Fact Checking The President Is Not Evidence Of Anti-Conservative Bias
By Mike Masnick I know we’ve gone through this a bunch already, but there remains no evidence to support the claims of “anti-conservative bias” at …
Sony will show off the first PlayStation 5 games on June 4th
By Greg Kumparak Sony has been dishing out details on the PlayStation 5 piece-by-piece, rather than dropping all of the details at one big mega …
Welp, SpaceX's Starship Prototype Just Blew Up
Rocketry is hard. Source:: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a32600713/spacex-starship-sn4-prototype-explodes/
What’s Next for SpaceX’s Crewed Mission to the ISS?
By Daniel Oberhaus On Saturday, the company will take a second run at launching astronauts to the International Space Station. But only if a lot …
Can You Protect Privacy If There’s No Real Enforcement Mechanism?
By Joe Jerome Privacy laws can have a lot of moving pieces from notices and disclosures, opt-in and opt-out consent requirements to privacy defaults and …
How should the U.S. respond to China's Hong Kong power grab?
The Chinese government passed a law giving it sweeping new powers to stamp out dissent on the semiautonomous island of Hong Kong. Should the U.S. …
George Floyd and the Illusion of Progress
By Jason Parham One image from the Minneapolis protests is snapshot of an America that has not changed all the much. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/george-floyd-protest-photography
An Artist Who Delights in the Minor Key
By Janique Vigier Moyra Davey’s work moves freely between photography, video and writing but is united in its unwavering attention to the objects and accidents …
Selena Gomez and the Perils of Confessional Pop
By MedayaOcher LIKE SO MANY NONPROFITS AND LITERARY COMMUNITIES, MANY OF LARB’S FUNDRAISING SOURCES HAVE BEEN UPENDED. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PROVIDING FREE COVERAGE OF …