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SpaceX Plans First All-Civilian Spaceflight This Year
This isn't only another rich person buying his way into space, as Inspiration4 could also benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to the tune of several hundred million dollars.

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Remaster Debuts on May 14
The remastered Mass Effect series, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, drops on May 14. We've got details on what's changing and what isn't.

Google Shuts Down Stadia Games Studio, Plans to License Tech
Google says this is just part of a larger strategy to strengthen its Stadia partnerships, but this feels like the beginning of the end for Google's game streaming platform.

Apple: Mac Mini M1 Uses One-Third the Electricity of Intel CPU
Apple has posted the official figures for power consumption on the M1 Mac mini. The new system draws less than a third the power of an equivalent Intel system.

NASA Delays Lunar Contracts, Casting Doubt on 2024 Moon Landing
Many observers expected this move based on the funding approved by Congress and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, but it's still a disappointment for anyone who held out hope for a 2024 landing.

A 15-Minute Smartphone COVID Test Is Coming to the US
The Department of Defence and Department of Health and Human Services have awarded $230 million to an Australian biotech firm Ellume to produce a 15-minute COVID test that sends results directly to your phone.

Nintendo Switch Sales Blow Past 3DS, Animal Crossing Moves 31M Copies
The Nintendo Switch had an absolutely fabulous year, and so did its software library.

Report: Intel’s Rocket Lake Runs as Hot as 98C, Draws Up to 250W
Intel's Rocket Lake can hit some eyebrow-raising temperatures at top clock, and it's not shy about drawing power to do it. The numbers, however, are a bit of a worst case scenario.

Tested: HP’s ZBook Fury 15 G7 Is a Goldilocks of a Portable Workstation
HP's newest generation of ZBook Fury 15 fits in a sweet spot between sub-five-pound laptops marketed to creatives and giant, no-compromise models that can weigh seven or eight pounds. The Zbook Fury 15 packs a lot of punch and plenty of features in an under-six-pound package.

Semiconductor Shortage Could Cost Automakers $61B in Lost Sales
Discussions between the auto industry and its chip manufacturing partners also sound as if they could be going better.

Earth’s ‘Minimoon’ Is About to Leave Us Forever
According to astronomers, Earth's latest artificial satellite is about to become a former satellite as it prepares to zip off into the inky blackness of space.

Phosphine Detected in Venus’s Atmosphere May Have Just Been Sulfur
The evidence of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere last year may have actually been a measurement error.