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21

2021

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By Troy Warren

SpaceX launches Christmas presents, supplies to station

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Technology #EditorsPicks SpaceX has launched a load of Christmas gifts and supplies to the International Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing. The predawn liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was barely visible in the fog and clouds, as the Falcon rocket hoisted a Dragon capsule loaded with more than 6,500 pounds (2,950 kilograms) of gear for the station's seven astronauts. Several minutes later, the first-stage…

Dec

19

2021

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Spotify Buys Company That Turns Radio Shows Into Podcasts

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Technology Whooshkaa, based in Australia, will soon be integrated into Megaphone, the podcast advertising and publishing platform the audio giant acquired last year. Spotify has acquired Whooshkaa, an Australian podcasting platform that allows radio broadcasters to turn their shows into monetizable podcasts. Using Whooshkaa’s technology, broadcasters are able to record live broadcasts and edit out ads that can be replaced with dynamic, podcast-only ads. Following the acquisition, Whooshkaa’s technology will be integrated into Megaphone, the podcast advertising and publishing platform that Spotify acquired last year, and the audio giant will be able to add…

Dec

13

2021

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Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman," Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person as the rising price of Tesla pushing his net worth to around $300…

Dec

09

2021

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Hyatt Launches Room Keys in Apple Wallet at Six US Hotels

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PATRICK CLARKE | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology #Travel Hyatt Hotels Corporation has become the first hotel brand to offer room keys in Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. Currently available at six participating U.S. hotels, including Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, Hyatt Centric Key West Resort & Spa, Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market, Hyatt House Dallas/Richardson, Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley and Hyatt Regency Long Beach, the new contactless key technology allows World of Hyatt guests to conveniently tap their iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock their guestroom as well as key card-protected common areas like gyms, pools…

Dec

02

2021

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Seattle signs claim the internet is ending Thursday, so get ready

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Gael Fashingbauer Cooper | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology It's probably just some publicity stunt, but a weird one for sure. Imagine a world with no internet. Sure, we'd miss the online shopping, the work-at-home ease, the Squid Game binge. But isn't it also kind of calming to imagine a world where we don't know how many friends are convinced Olive Garden will give them free food simply for linking to a Facebook post? Or which cousins believe the coronavirus vaccine is embedding Bill Gates into our brains? In my city, Seattle, random signs around town claim that Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021,…

Nov

24

2021

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NASA launches DART mission to crash into an asteroid: What happens next

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Jackson Ryan, Monisha Ravisetti Troy Warren for CNT #Technology The DART probe rocketed to space atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a test run for a potentially planet-saving move. Nine engines of a SpaceX Falcon 9 roared to life Tuesday, launching a NASA probe from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:21 p.m. PT. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test probe, known as DART, is programmed to head toward a tiny rock millions of miles from Earth and then collide with it. Just under nine minutes after launch, the booster that launched DART into space returned to Earth, landing on a droneship in the…

Nov

23

2021

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Amazon’s never-ending fake reviews problem, explained

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Laura Hautala | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology Those five-star reviews are reassuring. But what if a seller asks you to write one -- for cash? Not everything is as it seems on Amazon's marketplace, where products are rated in a five-star system and a heavy number of positive reviews can help one brand stand out from a pack of competitors. Amazon has acknowledged it has a fake reviews problem, as it struggles to rein in coordinated efforts on other websites to flood product listings with good reviews in quid pro quo schemes that violate the company's terms of service. But for…

Nov

21

2021

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Why you should stop sending your iPhone photos via text. Hint: It’s about your privacy

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Nelson Aguilar | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology Each photo you take on your smartphone contains hidden information that could share where you live, work and frequently visit. It's no surprise that your iPhone keeps track of the places you go. Usually, it's for a good reason: Location tracking is the reason many of your apps function, from directions in Google Maps to looking for a nearby restaurant on Yelp. That location awareness extends to the images in your Photos app, too. Anytime you snap a photo or record a video with your iPhone, it creates information about the file -- including the creation…

Nov

20

2021

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Which One? Apple M1 Pro vs. M1 Max: How does each chip perform?

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Dan Ackerman | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology Find out if you should shell out extra for Apple's highest-end MacBook Pro chip. The most obvious changes to the new 2021 MacBook Pro laptops -- a new design, new display and resurrected ports -- have been discussed in great depth in my longform reviews of the 16-inch MacBook and 14-inch MacBook. But it's the internal changes that are really more important for the creative professionals who are most likely to shell out for these expensive systems. Both the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros are available with either of Apple's…

Nov

18

2021

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Intel’s chip recovery plan could restore US manufacturing prowess

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Stephen Shankland | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology The chipmaker's come-from-behind strategy is risky and will take years, even with government subsidies. I am sweltering inside an Intel chip factory outside Phoenix, bundled head-to-toe in a Gore-Tex suit to keep me from contaminating billions of dollars' worth of the world's most delicate fabrication equipment. As plastic pods of silicon wafers whiz from station to station along roof-mounted transit lines, there's nothing about the room that feels outdated. Still, I think to myself: I'm looking at either the past or the future of American manufacturing. That's because Intel is at…

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