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NASA’s Gigantic SLS Rocket Arrives in Florida on Equally Gigantic Barge
NASA’s Gigantic SLS Rocket Arrives in Florida on Equally Gigantic Barge

Following a number of impressive engine tests, the various components of the first full spacecraft have all arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, including the newly arrived core stage. That part of the mega-rocked floated up to the spaceport on a 310-foot barge earlier this week.

Microsoft Matches Epic, Reduces Windows Store Gaming Cut to 12 Percent
Microsoft Matches Epic, Reduces Windows Store Gaming Cut to 12 Percent

Microsoft has cut its Windows Store gaming revenue share from 30 percent to 12 percent, in an effort to entice developers over to its platform.

Taiwan Dismisses EU Effort to Build Leading Edge Semiconductor Capacity
Taiwan Dismisses EU Effort to Build Leading Edge Semiconductor Capacity

TSMC thinks building new leading-edge foundries in Europe is a bad idea.

Windows 10 Now Active on 1.3 Billion Devices, Says Microsoft
Windows 10 Now Active on 1.3 Billion Devices, Says Microsoft

Like a number of other technology firms, Microsoft has the global pandemic to thank for its windfall. It turns out people buy more computers when they're stuck at home.

NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Snaps Aerial Photo of Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Snaps Aerial Photo of Perseverance Rover

For the first time, we now have an aerial shot of NASA's robotic explorer, courtesy of the Ingenuity helicopter.

Sony Ships 7.8 Million PlayStation 5s in First 4 Months, Just Not to You
Sony Ships 7.8 Million PlayStation 5s in First 4 Months, Just Not to You

Sony's PS5 shipments only barely beat the PS4, but the manufacturer is shipping every console it can make — and out-shipping, by all accounts, the Xbox Series S and Series X.

Acer to Enter the SSD, DRAM Business With New Storage Hardware
Acer to Enter the SSD, DRAM Business With New Storage Hardware

Acer has plans to launch its own storage and DRAM products in the near future, built by Chinese company Biwin Storage Technology.

AMD Reports Monstrous Q1 2021, With Revenue Up 93 Percent Year on Year
AMD Reports Monstrous Q1 2021, With Revenue Up 93 Percent Year on Year

AMD reported a monstrous Q1 2021 this year, with revenue up over 90 percent compared with the same period in Q1 2020.

Hubble, Now 31, Snaps Stunning Photo of Volatile Star
Hubble, Now 31, Snaps Stunning Photo of Volatile Star

The photo above shows a star known as AG Carinae, which is one of the brightest in the entire galaxy. Hubble may be getting on in years, but it still impresses.

Apple’s M2 SoC Enters Production, Could Ship in Higher-End Macs by July
Apple’s M2 SoC Enters Production, Could Ship in Higher-End Macs by July

Apple's M2 is said to have moved into production and could ship by July of this year. The new chip is expected to power higher-end Mac systems, possibly including the Mac Pro.

Blue Origin Challenges NASA Selection of SpaceX for Lunar Lander
Blue Origin Challenges NASA Selection of SpaceX for Lunar Lander

The private spaceflight firm founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has filed a complaint with the government over the HLS award, claiming its lander design was not given proper consideration.

Signia Active Hearing Aids Review: For People Who Love Earbuds
Signia Active Hearing Aids Review: For People Who Love Earbuds

For many people, the idea of wearing hearing aids comes with a stigma, even if it would benefit them. So hearing aid companies have been working on new form factors to try and make that less of an issue. We review one of the latest, the earbud-shaped Active Pro model from Signia.