NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have described their historic trip to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavor capsule. During a press conference on Monday morning, Behnken said the first stage of their climb was smoother than they had experienced on the shuttle missions, but described the second stage as “a little tougher.” However, Behnken noted that …
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American office workers are terrified of losing their job to a robot
According to new research, 53% of US office employees. USA They fear that their current skills are out of date in less than five years. The study asked 2,000 American office workers about their skills and how they want to improve them in an evolving technological world. And the results revealed that nearly nine out of 10 respondents said they …
Read More »South Korean cafe hires a barista robot to help with social distancing
DAEJEON, South Korea: The new barista robot in the Daejeon, South Korea cafe is courteous and fast as it seamlessly targets customers. “Here’s your Rooibos almond milk coffee, enjoy. It’s even better if you shake it, “he says, as a customer drinks his drink from a tray installed inside the large, shiny, white, capsule-shaped computer. After successfully curbing an outbreak …
Read More »China’s coronavirus campaign offers a look at the surveillance system
BEIJING – The coronavirus outbreak in China has given an unprecedented insight into how an extensive surveillance camera system works, as monitoring stations are renowned epidemic “war rooms” that help control people’s movements and stifle the illness. China is trying to build one of the world’s most sophisticated surveillance technology networks, with hundreds of millions of cameras in public places …
Read More »Palantir CEO Joins Elon Musk in Considering Leaving CA
Silicon Valley-based software company Palantir is following the example of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and is openly considering abandoning California’s “growing bigotry and monoculture”, its co-founder said. Speaking during an appearance on Monday in “Axios on HBO” CEO Alex Karp said the company was “getting closer” to deciding whether to leave Golden State. Karp was interviewed by conference call from …
Read More »Astronauts will use touchscreen for the first time in space mission
When two NASA astronauts blast off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, they will make history by using a staple of the modern era, but a rarity in space: a touchscreen, according to a report. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who will be aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for the first astronaut launch from Florida since the space shuttle …
Read More »Switzerland first to use Apple-Google coronavirus contact tracking app
Apple and Google signed a landmark partnership a few weeks ago to develop a common application standard that allows governments to conduct sophisticated contact-tracking campaigns that could help them contain the new coronavirus outbreak. COVID-19 is more contagious than we would have expected, having infected more than 5.7 million people worldwide as of Wednesday morning and claiming the lives of …
Read More »Asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs hit at deadly angle
It was one shot in 66 million years. The 6.2-mile-wide asteroid that crashed on the Yucatan peninsula at the end of the Cretaceous period did so at the “deadliest possible angle,” according to a new study. published in Nature Communications on Tuesday. If it had come from any other direction, the dinosaurs could still be present today. The doomed asteroid, …
Read More »SpaceX Launch Makes Space a ‘New War Domain’
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the launch of SpaceX on Wednesday afternoon has huge financial and military implications for the US. USA, including making space the “new domain of war”. President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Florida to see SpaceX take off from Cape Canaveral with astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, on a mission to …
Read More »New devices could track employee movements to maintain social distance
You may have a new excuse to stay away from your coworkers. When Americans return to work, they are likely to be tasked with staying away from each other while doing their daily tasks. Because as companies reopen, it seems that distancing in the workplace will become a reality to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Some workers may …
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