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A toilet aboard the International Space Station.

Watch a NASA astronaut show off the space station’s new toilet

Watch NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy explain how astronauts use the bathroom in space.
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Facebook expands its ban on QAnon conspiracy theory accounts

Facebook has announced a blanket ban on QAnon accounts in a bid to drastically cut down on content linked to the radical conspiracy theory group.
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Mercedes-Benz rolls into micromobility market with foldable e-scooter

Mercedes-Benz has launched its first electric scooter, a rugged two-wheeler with a top speed of 12 mph and a 15-mile range.
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ISS astronauts take delivery of a shiny new space toilet

The International Space Station has received its latest cargo delivery that included food, tools, experiments, and a brand new space toilet.
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How a designer’s stylish iPhone icons made him $100K in a week

A designer who created a set of stunning icons for popular iPhone apps has made more than $100,000 within just a week of putting them on sale.
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Regal Cinemas owner confirms it will close all of its movie theaters again

Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld is considering the temporary closure of all of its movie theaters in the U.S., U.K., and Ireland due to the ongoing pandemic.
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The next presidential debate on Zoom? It may yet happen

President Donald Trump's positive COVID-19 test has prompted one of his campaign advisers suggesting the next presidential debate could take place virtually.
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The space station’s new toilet remains stuck on the launchpad

Astronauts on the ISS will have to wait a little longer for their new toilet after the rocket transporting it was prevented from launching on Thursday.
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NASA highlights the fun stuff you can see in the night sky this month

NASA is back with its latest update for fans of the night sky, with October promising to be an exciting month.
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Amazon reveals how many of its workers have caught COVID-19

In a bid to be more transparent about its handling of the pandemic, Amazon has posted data showing infections rates among its front-line workers.
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon suffered more damage than expected on recent mission

SpaceX's Crew Dragon suffered some unexpected damage during its first crewed mission recently, but the company said the issue can be easily resolved.
ULA's Delta IV Heavy on the launchpad.

ULA scrubs launch of mighty Delta IV Heavy rocket with seconds to go

Just seconds before liftoff late Wednesday, ULA was forced to scrub the launch of its powerful heavy-lift rocket, with a hardware issue reportedly the cause.
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Instagram merges with Messenger for easier cross-platform messaging

People using Instagram and Messenger can now send messages, photos, and videos between the two platforms.
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Facebook to ban ads that claim election win before official announcement

Facebook says it will ban ads from its platform that make premature declarations of election victory in the vote next month.
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Watch this pilot test a jetpack for a ‘flying paramedic’ service

It might not be too long before paramedics are flying through the air using jetpacks after a recent test flight in the U.K. demonstrated the possibility.
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NASA announces breakthrough in search for space station air leak

NASA woke the space station crew on Monday night to ask them to conduct an urgent search for the leak after it mistakenly feared it was suddenly getting worse.
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Apple gradually restores multiple services knocked offline

Multiple Apple services suffered a serious outage Tuesday night, with iCloud, the App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade among those affected.
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NASA still puzzled by source of space station air leak

A NASA official has said it's still searching for the source of an air leak on the space station following a second attempt to pinpoint it over the weekend.
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Microsoft services recovering after going down globally

Multiple web-based services operated by Microsoft went down for users around the world at around 3:30 p.m. PT on September 28.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 crew members are seen seated in the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training.

NASA and SpaceX set new launch date for first operational Crew Dragon flight

NASA has revealed a new target date for the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
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Sniffer dogs could detect COVID-19 days before symptoms occur

Sniffer dogs trained to detect COVID-19 on infected individuals -- even before they develop symptoms -- are being deployed at international airports.
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NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan delayed by a year

NASA’s mission to send a drone to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has been delayed by a year, with 2027 now the new target date for the launch.
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TikTok stays in app stores as U.S. judge temporarily blocks ban

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an order by the U.S. government that would have forced the removal of TikTok from app stores at midnight on Sunday.
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Watch Amazon’s new Ring security drone take on a burglar in first ad

Amazon's new Ring security drone flies from room to room to check if your home is safe. An ad from the company imagines how a burglar might react to it.
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Apple squashes some iOS 14 bugs with latest iPhone update

Apple has fixed a number of annoying bugs that shipped with its revamped operating system for iPhone and iPad earlier this month.
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Space Station crew is still searching for air leak

The air leak aboard the space station was first spotted in 2019, but with the leakage rate increasing slightly, NASA is keen to sort it out.
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Here’s why a NASA astronaut is planting the U.S. flag underwater

NASA is aiming to send the first woman and next man to the moon in 2024. But there's plenty of preparation work needed before then.
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Four former eBay employees to plead guilty in bizarre harassment case

Four former employees of eBay are expected to plead guilty for their alleged role in a bizarre harassment campaign that targeted critics of the company.
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An old TV crashed an entire village’s broadband for 18 months

Residents of a village in Wales kept losing their broadband connections at the same time every day. The cause? One resident's aging television set.
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Watch Tesla’s new Model S Plaid hit 147 mph at Laguna Seca Raceway

Tesla has posted a couple of videos showing its new Model S Plaid car humming around the Laguna Seca Raceway at high speed.
The International Space Station.

Space Station forced to dodge potentially dangerous space junk

Astronauts aboard the ISS had to move to a safe section on Tuesday as controllers maneuvered the orbiting outpost out of the way of approaching space junk.
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Airbus shows off striking design of proposed hydrogen-powered plane

Aerospace giant Airbus has shown off plans for what could be the first commercial zero-emission planes, powered by hydrogen.
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Jailed hacker insists he doesn’t want to see a computer ever again

A British hacker who was part of The Dark Overlord group has been handed a prison term for his offenses.
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Ransomware attack on hospital may have led to death of patient

A ransomware attack on a hospital in Germany may have led to the death of a patient in what could be the first case of its kind.