The ability to “characterize threats” is a major challenge for the U.S. Space Force, said Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback. WASHINGTON — China is developing satellites with robotic arms that could be deployed as space weapons. To prepare for the possibility that U.S. satellites might be targeted, the Space Force needs tools to identify whether a
Microsoft Edge has started getting history and tab sync features, as per a report. This will let users see full Web history and sync tabs in their browsers. The first stable version of Microsoft’s Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Web browser was released in January 2020 and it is finally getting the new essential features. According to
Congress on Wednesday night resumed the process of counting electoral votes and confirming President-elect Joe Biden‘s victory, hours after swarms of President Donald Trump‘s supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol and derailed the proceedings. The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic caucuses in the Senate said they would confirm Biden’s election “tonight,” seeming to
Exclusive Details Some alleged criminals apparently saw Dr. Dre was in the hospital because they tried breaking into his home … law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Our sources say 4 men were on Dre’s Pacific Palisades property Wednesday around 2 AM. Security spotted them as they were casing the house. Before they could get to
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield continued its ascent above the 1% mark on Thursday morning, following a projected win for the Democrats of two Senate seats in the Georgia runoff elections. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.063% at 3:40 a.m. ET, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond jumped
It has been well over a year but the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally gearing up for its return next week. Phase 4 of the MCU will officially kick off with the release of WandaVision on Disney+, with the live-action series set to debut on January 15. That wasn’t always the plan but 2020 forced
Where was this Fessy on Big Brother? The Challenge Season 36 Episode 4 was a banner installment of this MTV juggernaut, delivering a shift in power, the breakdown of several alliances, and a stunning exit. Fessy was a questionable pick for Big Brother back in the day, largely because he had no awareness of the
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. This is the fifth year I’ve put together a list of books I’m anticipating by women writers of color, a catalog I
Democratic candidates for Senate Jon Ossoff (L), Raphael Warnock (C) and US President-elect Joe Biden (R) bump elbows on stage during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Democrats won Tuesday’s two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, NBC News projected Wednesday, clinching
Phononic crystal: the barrier was created using two different lattices that comprised acrylic cylinders. (Courtesy: University of Hong Kong) A curious effect called “Klein tunnelling” has been observed for the first time in an experiment involving sound waves in a phononic crystal. As well as confirming the century-old prediction that relativistic particles (those travelling at
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other American business leaders called for an end to the violence at the Capitol and asked President Donald Trump and others to step
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With an estimated $12.4B in global grosses, $10.2B of which came from the international box office, 2020 was off overall by 71% and 67%, respectively, from 2019 according to Gower Street Analytics. It’s a year the world at large would like to forget, but in industry terms it provided interesting phenomena to reflect upon even
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to complete the Green Run test campaign for the Space Launch System core stage with a hotfire test scheduled for mid-January. NASA announced Jan. 5 that it has scheduled the static-fire test, where the core stage’s four RS-25 engines are fired for a full-duration burn of 493 seconds, for no earlier
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra units are now receiving the January 2021 Android security patch, and this update brings along several security enhancements, along with a fix related to fingerprint sensors on the two handsets. Samsung notes that the January 2021 patch fixes a bug that allowed fingerprint sensors to
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office while arriving back at the White House on December 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the swarms of his supporters rioting in and around the U.S. Capitol to “go home now,” while continuing to falsely insist
Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have shared yet another cover song. For their version of Johnnie Frierson’s “Miracles,” the Bills recruited fellow Drag City artist Ty Segall. Check out the new “Miracles” video, directed by Sai Selvarajan, below. Bill and Bonnie kicked off 2021 with a cover of Lou Reed’s “Rooftop Garden.” Last year,
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters on an agreement of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid package on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 20, 2020. Ken Cedeno | Reuters After years shut out of power, Democrats are about to have a lot more room to maneuver in Washington. With Democrats Raphael