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Tuesday, August 03, 2021

SpaceLink to improve International Space Station comms with relay satellites
Significantly faster communications could be coming to the International Space Station in 2024, after SpaceLink won funding to test its incoming relay satellites. SpaceNews
9 hours ago
Starliner glitch delays launch
A problem with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle scrubbed a launch attempt Aug. 3, pushing back its uncrewed test flight by at least a day. SpaceNews
10 hours ago
Modern civilization would be lost without GPS
Aircraft, cars, trucks, trains and ships rely on GPS for location data, while GPS timing signals underpin cellular communications and financial transactions. SpaceNews
11 hours ago
LIVE WEBINAR – Space Innovation: The Trends Revolutionizing Aerospace
With the advent of private astronauts, commercial space traffic, and inventions such as the reusable Falcon rocket, the space industry is revolutionizing — one innovation at a time. SpaceNews
12 hours ago
Mystery surrounds Chinese private rocket launch attempt
Chinese private firm iSpace conducted a launch of a Hyperbola-1 solid rocket early Tuesday but status of the mission is currently unknown. SpaceNews
15 hours ago

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Boris Johnson ‘missing in action’ ahead of vital climate talks, says Keir Starmer
Exclusive: Labour leader says prime minister’s lack of ambition risks failure of Cop26 Opinion: Britain could be taking the lead in tackling the climate crisis. Where’s the ambition?Vital UN climate talks are at risk of failure because...
9 hours ago
A decade after the riots, so little has been learned
Keith Flett on enduring anger at a system that delivers for the few, Prof Joe Sim on punitive retribution, and Andy Stelman on lessons unlearnedOn 4 August it will be 10 years since police shot dead Mark Duggan in Tottenham Hale (Conditions that...
11 hours ago
Covid drug could help reduce heavy menstrual bleeding
Trial suggests anti-inflammatory dexamethasone may offer welcome alternative to intra-uterine systemResearchers hope a steroid that shot to prominence during the Covid pandemic may help reduce blood loss in those who experience heavy...
11 hours ago

His family made a shirt predicting a gold medal when he was 6. At 23, he’s one win away.
Duke Ragan advanced to the featherweight final, while teammate Keyshawn Davis clinched at least a bronze to guarantee the United States four boxing medals, its most since 2000.
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Tyson Foods will require all U.S. employees to be vaccinated by November
Less than half of Tyson’s 139,000 workers are currently vaccinated, CEO Donnie King said in a memo to employees.
10 hours ago
Jamaican police probe allegations woman’s dreadlocks were cut in custody
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Windows 365: Five key differences from Windows Home and Pro
Microsoft released Windows 365 business pricing this week, telling us a little more about what Microsoft’s “PC in the cloud” will cost. Right now, this cloud-based version of Windows is an enterprise product, but it’s not beyond...
9 hours ago
Spotify’s latest test: A 99-cent plan with on-demand tunes, unlimited skips, and ads
Don’t want to pay $10 a month for Spotify Premium? Spotify is test a cheaper, ad-supported Plus tier with perks that free users don't get.
13 hours ago
Ryzen 7 5700G review: AMD's answer to the GPU shortage has arrived
AMD’s Ryzen 5000G seems like the perfect antidote to a PC world still wracked by GPU shortages (and inflated prices for the few available). It integrates high-performing Zen 3 cores with Radeon graphics into a package called an accelerated...
14 hours ago