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For the first few months of 2021, the Martian atmosphere was buzzing withnew visitors from Earth. First, it was the UAE Space Agencys Hope probe, followed by theChinese Tianwen-1 entering orbit. To enter the Martian atmosphere, it will use a slightly different technique to previous missions. Landing on Mars is notoriously dangerous more missions have failed than succeeded. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This phase of the mission, known as entry-descent-landing, is the most critical....

I do understand that reaction. After all, Im not just a blind believer whos unable to give constructive criticism or point out flaws. But Ive also made it a habit to just assume that any idea is better than no idea. 40% off TNW Conference! [Read:Are your company values understood, or merely memorized?] If you pitch putting computer servers on Mars, my first inclination is not to shoot that idea down....

For more than a week, India has registered more than 300,000 daily cases with thousands of deaths. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. In February, the government also ordered Twitter torestrictposts and accounts that were critical of the farmers protest. Later in October,Das left the companyto pursue a career in public service. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh. That’s one heck of a mixed bag....

Downloadable content has somehow managed to become a polarizing issue in the gaming community. Heres the thing: theres no such thing as too much DLC. Heres whatswrongwith DLC: Those are all huge problems for gamers. 40% off TNW Conference! But none of the aforementioned problems with DLC are specific to DLC. Those are gaming problems, not add-on problems. Either way: thats add-on content. The gaming industry is worth more than the film and television industries combined....

This weeks release of iOS 14.5 was a big one. And the tech world took notice. So thats what were gonna do. 40% off TNW Conference! This could actually benefit him a little. Of all the new iOS 14.5 features, this sounds maybe the most innocuous. I mean, what could Zuckerberg possibly find annoying about this? Well, lets explore. First, a simple question. Whats Facebooks main goal? Correct: vanquishing your privacy....

Ok, so what even isReturnal? Then my review code came in and Ive been obsessed ever since. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Its almost likeReturnalis tailor-made for me. Its an insanely challenging third-person shooter with roguelike elements. ThinkHadeswith a AAA budget. Returnalstarts off with the main character, Selene, crashing her spaceship on an alien planet. Though tough as nails,Returnalplays like a dream. It runs at a buttery-smooth 60 frames per second and the controls feel great....

You decide to call a store that sells some hiking boots youre thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its analysis of the speaking style you used when you phoned other companies the software firm services. The computer has concluded you are friendly and talkative. This hypothetical situation may sound as if its from some distant future....

Studies and the resulting news reports that cover them are filled with findings that often grab your attention. Then there are those study results that should scare the living bejeezus out of you. Like that your smartphone is covered in10 times more bacteriathan a public restroom. Or that making toilet paperkills 27,000 trees a day. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Now think about what all that blue light is doing to your precious peepers....

Consumers looking for an on-demand service wont find it with Game Pass. Thats how I endedthis 2017 articletitled Xbox Game Pass isnt the Netflix of Anything. Im happy to say that now, in 2021, it finally is. Its three years later and Xbox Game Passisthe Netflix of Gaming. And its all thanks to Microsofts excellent Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which recently entered beta. Ive tested the service and ran it through some paces and, well, I have some thoughts....

In sales, you are only as good as your last deal. 40% off TNW Conference! If you have team leads, confirm they, just like every other salesperson, have personal sales goals. By doing that, you are keeping them sharp on the pitch and setting them up for success. Ideally, though, it is all of the above. They thrive on winning, and when they do, they want to get fairly compensated....

The software the FBI is deleting is malicious code installed by hackers to take control of a victims computer. Hackers have used the code to access vast amounts of private email messages and to launch ransomware attacks. The authority the Justice Department relied on and the way the FBI carried out the operation set important precedents. Public-private cooperation is critical for managing the wide range of cyber threats facing the U....

The closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.25 light-years away, or about 25 trillion miles (40 trillion km). The fastest ever spacecraft, the now- in-spaceParker Solar Probewill reach a top speed of 450,000 mph. If humanity ever wants to travel easily between stars, people will need to go faster than light. But so far, faster-than-light travel is possible only in science fiction. As a kid, I read as many of those stories as I could get my hands on....

Looking high, looking low, looking everywhere I go… 40% off TNW Conference! If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 years, educate mankind. Video credit: New China TV (government media). But, it will have areally cool telescope. This article was originally published onThe Cosmic Companionby James Maynard, founder and publisher of The Cosmic Companion. you’re free to read this original piecehere....