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SpaceX plans to use spaceships for Earth passenger transit

 Elon Musk was at IAC showing off his ambitious plan to ultimately make Earth an interplanetary species, and one of the new pieces of his plan he revealed was Earth-to-Earth transport using SpaceX rockets to cut down trips to almost anywhere on Earth in under an hour, and to most destinations in under 30 minutes. The plan would essentially fly passengers up to an altitude where the craft… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Lockheed Martin’s Mars Base Camp would stage Mars surface missions

 Lockheed Martin shared more information about its Mars Base Camp (MBC) architecture and operation plans at this year’s International Astronautical Congress, as reported by Space. The concept images shared by Lockheed reveal a platform from which large interplanetary ships, as well as surface landers which can ferry passengers back and forth from the station.
The Mars Base Camp plan… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Weekend Streaming: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' returns after six years – CNET

It’s a pretty good weekend. Pretty, pretty, pretty good weekend.
Source: CNET

Russian government linked to fake black activist accounts – CNET

Facebook and Twitter accounts attempted to stoke racial tensions and promote divisiveness in the US, CNN reports.
Source: CNET

Elon Musk shares images of “Moon Base Alpha� and “Mars City� ahead of IAC talk

 Elon Musk is giving us a sneak peak of what he’ll be talking about in just a few hours at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia. The SpaceX founder shared an image he captioned “Moon Base Alpha” on Instagram today, featuring a computer rendered image of the proposed moon base, which he called for originally during a talk at the International Space Station… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Apple would like to remind the FCC that it can’t activate imaginary FM radios that iPhones don’t have

 Apple responded today to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, who issued a statement that “urged” Apple to activate the FM chips that he claimed are in iPhones in the name of public safety. The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria were the hook for the reasoning. The only problem? Apple hasn’t even included FM radio chips in iPhones since the iPhone 6s. That’s right, Pai… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Google reportedly working on Echo Show competitor – CNET

The tabletop smart screen may debut as early as this year, TechCrunch reports.
Source: CNET

Asus ZenBook Flip S review

It takes guts to pack a full-power processor into such a tiny 2-in-1 chassis, and our Asus ZenBook Flip S review delves deep to see if the company’s gamble paid off.

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Source: Digital trends

This edible sensor could help keep food fresh

 Making sure fresh food is kept at the right temperature during transit is a harder problem than one might think — but the Swiss are on the job. Not only did they create robo-fruit to mix in with the real ones, but another research team has created a biodegradable temperature sensor that sticks to food all the way from its starting point to the inside of your mouth. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Google is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon’s Echo Show

 Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is building a tabletop smart screen for video calling and more that will compete with Amazon’s Echo Show. The device could help Google keep up in the race for the smart home market after Amazon just revealed a slew of new Echos and as Facebook continues to work on its codename “Aloha” video calling screen.
Two sources confirm to… Read More

Source: TechCrunch