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When NASA attempted to return to the Moon for the first time in 50 years on January 8, more was at risk than just US$108 million worth of development and equipment.The agency earned the ire of the Native American Navajo people, who made a bid to stop the launch because of an unusual inclusion in the payload.The Peregrine lander (which completed its controlled re-entry into the atmosphere late last week) was carrying human ashes, including those of famed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. A commercial partnership…

Customers in China are being offered Apple's Vision Pro for double the price, starting at $7000. Apple plans to make the Vision Pro available in the US first, and will sell it in China at a later date A burgeoning grey…

It’s one of the hidden forces behind the subscription economy: Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to cancel. It’s one of the hidden forces behind the subscription economy: Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to cancel. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners,…

Samsung devoted the vast majority of its latest Unpacked showcase to AI. Even if the star of the show is still the Galaxy S24, Samsung wants all its fans to hitch themselves up to the AI bandwagon, but once you look at the fine print, the company may also need users to pay up for at least some of these or future generative features by at least 2026.Samsung Shows Off First LaserSlim OLED TVTech YouTuber Adam Matlock first spotted in a now-deleted Tweet (via 9to5Google) that Samsung included a brief note on its press…

More than 75 million people use Alexa, but by Amazon’s standards, the service is a total failure. The problem is Alexa doesn’t make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources. Apparently, Amazon has a last-ditch plan to save its digital assistant by supercharging it with AI and charging you for the privilege of using it—but things aren’t looking good. Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayAccording to a report in Business Insider Thursday, the secret new Alexa barely works thanks to hallucinating AI…

eBay agreed to pay out a $3 million fine—the maximum criminal penalty—over a twisted scandal that saw top executives and other employees stalking a couple in Massachusetts who published a newsletter that criticized the company. The harassment campaign included online threats, sending employees to surveil the couple’s home, and mailing them disturbing objects—including live spiders and cockroaches, a bloody pig mask, and a book on recovering from the death of a spouse. Would Peter Capaldi Return to Doctor Who?The Justice…

Apple has started sending payments to the affected iPhone users as part of $500 million ‘Batterygate’ settlement in the US.Apple in 2020 agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US that accused the iPhone maker of "secretly throttling" some iPhone models.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIndian School of…

Venture capitalists and founders are hoping — praying? — for exits to pick back up in 2024. A recent TechCrunch+ survey found that there is consensus among VCs that exits will start to rebound this year, but the when and the how are still a bit fuzzy. The consensus, though, is that fintech Stripe will go public this year. The investors surveyed clearly aren’t the only ones who are excited about a potential Stripe exit in 2024, either. According to secondary data tracker Caplight, there has been…

NEW ORLEANS —  Milestones in the NBA are often noisy affairs. Games are paused. Public-address announcements are made. Attention is paid.When the Clippers reached their own against New Orleans inside Smoothie King Center, there was no fanfare, not even acknowledgment. But what it lacked in celebration, it held in significance.Five minutes into the first quarter of Friday’s 111-95 victory, the Clippers’ starting lineup of point guard James Harden, wings Terance Mann, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, and center Ivica Zubac…

Standing up for your children is a very important task for a parent. And sometimes, to do so, parents must face difficult decisions. For example, refusing to be civil to another human being just because they were awful to your child.This woman is the perfect example of that, as she found herself in a situation where she had to cut funding to another child’s camp after he made fun of her gay son.More info: RedditSometimes withholding your generosity is the only right decision. Especially when it comes to your…