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Then There Were 3: NASA to Collaborate on ESA’s New Venus Mission
As a key partner in the mission, NASA provides the synthetic aperture radar, called VenSAR, to make high-resolution measurements of the planet’s surface features.
On June 10, 2021, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the selection of EnVision as its newest medium-class science…
Facebook Messenger for iOS gets QR Codes and Payments Links, Quick Reply Bar, new themes, more
June 10, 2021
Facebook Messenger today announced three new features launching in its iOS app: QR Codes and Payment Links, new Quick Reply Bar, and more themes such as Olivia Rodrigo, Pride, F9, and more.
QR codes and payment links in Messenger enable users to send and receive money from…
Dark Sky iOS app, website, and API now scheduled to shut down at the end of 2022 following Apple acquisition
June 10, 2021
Just over a year ago, Apple announced that it was acquiring the popular hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky. At the time, Apple said the Dark Sky API, which is used by various third-party weather applications, would shut down at the end of 2021. Plans have shifted, however, and…
Gboard 10.7 preps support for Android 12’s Material You ‘Dynamic Color’ theming [Gallery]
June 10, 2021
Android 12 Beta 2 launched yesterday with the wallpaper-based theming announced at Google I/O. We already provided a preview of the upcoming support in Google Messages, and now here’s an early look at the Material You “Dynamic Color” theme in the works for Gboard.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded…
OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest affordable entry into the Nord series with the OnePlus Nord CE 5G.
While 2020 saw the birth of the fairly solid OnePlus Nord, a line of even more affordable entry-level devices has seen the series diverge and move away from the…
Electric Vespa-maker Piaggio reveals full specs on its next electric scooters targeting young riders
June 10, 2021
Piaggio’s next electric scooter, the Piaggio ONE, is designed with young riders in mind. And in case that wasn’t already clear by the fact that Piaggio first teased their upcoming scooters on TikTok late last month, then the new designs should hammer the message…
Do you want to work for Tesla remotely and test its latest Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features? You may be in luck as we learn that the automaker is now looking to hire self-driving car test drivers around the world.
You don’t even need a college education.
When it comes to Autopilot and Full Self-Driving package features, people often say that Tesla’s own paying customers are the…
A new report alleges that not only is Facebook working on its first smartwatch, but it will also come equipped with two cameras, with at least one capable of being detached from the wrist to more easily function as a photo and video capture device.
The Verge reports that…
Sony has finally unveiled its foray into aerial robotics and announced the Airpeak S1. The $9,000 professional-level drone promises to feature exceptional flight performance, obstacle detection systems, and “heavy-lift” capability in a device that is just slightly larger…
First Solar, the largest US-owned solar panel manufacturer, today announced that it’s opening a third manufacturing plant in Ohio in the first half of 2023.
New Ohio solar factory
The $680 million factory in Lake Township, near Toledo, is expected to initially produce enough solar panels to produce 3.3 gigawatts direct current of power annually. That represents “an implied capital…
