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Engadget ISS' expandable module has a shield that protects it from debris Engadget You had a lot of questions when we wrote about NASA gearing up to inflate BEAM on the ISS. Does it inflate like a balloon? What if it gets hit by micrometeoroids then? Does it protect against radiation? While there are many things we won't know for ... NASA To Expand "BEAM" The First Inflatable Habitat Docked on the ISSNature World News NASA To Expand Inflatable Space Module To Full SizeTech Times NASA tests inflatable room on space stationKRMG WTVM -Digital Trends -SpaceNews -Science World Report all 15 news articles » Google

Cinema Blend Rocket League Is Playable Across Platforms Today, Get The Details Cinema Blend Rocket League gets a heck of a lot friendlier today as players on the Xbox One and the PC are finally able to play on the same pitch. This sort of cross-platform play isn't wholly new, but it sure isn't that common. Rocket League already allowed for ... and more » Google

New York Times Toyota and Volkswagen Step Up Investments in Tech Start-Ups New York Times Shahar Waiser is the chief executive of Gett, a popular ride-hailing app in Europe. The company said it has established a relationship with Volkswagen. Credit Gett. SAN FRANCISCO — Automakers are looking toward a technology-driven future, one where ... Toyota and Uber Join Forces: What It MeansMotley Fool Calling an Uber Is Cooler Than Owning a Car—And Automakers Want InWIRED Toyota and Uber Reach Investment, Lease PartnershipWall Street Journal Digital Trends -BBC News -CNET -International Business Times all 120 news articles » Google

Cinema Blend YouTube Gaming Is Getting A New Feature, Get The Details Cinema Blend YouTube Gaming is stepping up how they offer their services to visitors. The gaming section of the popular video service will now feature hubs so gamers can easily find exactly what they're looking for. They'll be introducing these hubs for E3, which ... YouTube Gaming Launches Hub For Live Streaming E3 CoverageTubefilter all 20 news articles » Google

TechCrunch E Ink brings rich color to ePaper, but not to e-readers TechCrunch E Ink, maker of the ePaper displays found in many e-readers (maddening to have three different e prefixes in one sentence, but it's unavoidable), announced a brand new type of reflective display that can show a huge range of colors — but the tech is ... E Ink announces a color breakthrough, but it's only for signsEngadget E Ink's Color ePaper up closeSlashGear The future of ultra-low-powered displays is finally in living colorMashable Business Wire (press release) -Liliputing all 9 news articles » Google

Pulse Headlines Breakdown of Biodegradable Plastics in Ocean 'Extremely Slow,' UN Report Says ABC News The rate at which the biodegradation of plastics in the ocean is difficult to estimate but is considered to be "extremely slow," according to a new report by the United Nations. more +. 0 Shares. Email. Biodegradable plastics, often found in bottles ... 'Biodegradable' Plastics Are A Big Fat LieHuffington Post Why Biodegradable Plastic Won't Help Ocean PollutionNature World News Biodegradable plastic could be just as harmful, study saysPulse Headlines AlterNet -The Guardian -Recycling Today -I4U News all 16 news articles » Google

Tubefilter YouTube Gaming Launches Hub For Live Streaming E3 Coverage Tubefilter In 2015, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (known as E3) served as one of the events that helped kick off YouTube Gaming, a then-new platform offered up by the world's most popular video site. Now, a year later, the 2016 edition of E3 will serve ... and more » Google

Yahoo News Volkswagen, Toyota buy into ridesharing Yahoo News San Francisco (AFP) - Toyota and Volkswagen announced separate partnerships Tuesday with rideshare companies Uber and Gett, in the latest such moves by major carmakers. Japan's Toyota and ridesharing titan Uber said they had entered into a ... and more » Google

Discovery News Why Antarctic Sea Ice Isn't Shrinking Discovery News Even as the extent and thickness of sea ice in the Arctic plunges to ever-lower levels, the seasonal sea ice that encircles the frozen continent of Antarctica has stubbornly refused to follow suit. In fact, if anything, the trend is slightly in the ... Climate: Increased Antarctica snowfall no buffer to sea level riseSummit County Citizens Voice Study helps explain sea ice differences at Earth's polesPhys.Org Why sea ice grows in Antarctica while the Arctic is meltingAlaska Dispatch News PerfScience -Space Ref (press release) -Counsel & Heal -Science World Report all 34 news articles » Google

The Verge Google confirms the Nexus Player has been discontinued The Verge Google has ceased direct sales of its Nexus Player set-top box. The hockey puck-shaped device, manufactured by Asus, has been unavailable from major third-party retailers like Best Buy for months. And after a brief Google Store restock in early April ... RIP, Nexus Player.Droid Life (press release) (blog) Google has officially discontinued the Nexus Player, its set-top boxDigital Trends Best Android TV hardware right now: No Nexus Player? No problemPhone Arena Engadget -Fortune -VentureBeat -9 to 5 Google all 27 news articles » Google

The Verge Apple is reportedly building a Siri speaker to rival Amazon's Echo The Verge Apple is working on its own competitor to the Amazon Echo to give consumers a Siri-powered speaker for the home, according to a report from The Information today. Not only that, but Apple is also reportedly opening Siri up to third-party apps so ... Apple looks to debut Siri SDK at WWDC, developing Amazon Echo competitorAppleInsider (press release) (blog) Report: Apple planning Siri SDK for WWDC as it builds Amazon Echo/Google Home hardware competitor9 to 5 Mac Report: Apple to open up Siri to developers, release an Amazon Echo competitorBGR AppAdvice -Business Insider -Engadget -Bidness ETC all 16 news articles » Google

Florida Today Boeing, SpaceX progressing toward crew launches Florida Today Boeing has joined two halves of a prototype Starliner crew capsule at Kennedy Space Center, where SpaceX continues to renovate a launch pad for its own launches of astronauts in Dragon capsules. Company representatives and NASA on Tuesday said ... [ May 24, 2016 ] SpaceX pencils in July for next Falcon 9 landing at Cape Canaveral Falcon 9Spaceflight Now SpaceX targets July for next land landingSpaceNews Florida's Space Coast busy, with SpaceX, ULA launches set 9 days apartOrlando Sentinel Popular Science -AL.com -Business Insider -Space.com all 40 news articles » Google

PC Gamer The Mirror's Edge Catalyst launch trailer is here PC Gamer Mirror's Edge Catalyst won't be out for another two weeks, which in my mind makes it a bit early for a launch trailer. Yet here we are, face-to-face with a swanky new video dropping more cryptic hints about recently-released juvie Faith Connors, and ... 'Mirror's Edge Catalyst' and the long shadow of a cult classicEngadget all 72 news articles » Google

CNET LG announces pricing for G5 'Friends' accessories, available now CNET LG took to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February to announce its new G5 smartphone, and although its processing speeds and battery life aren't good enough to knock the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge off their respective pedestals, we can't ... LG G5 Cam Plus module and other Friends launch in LG's US storePhoneDog LG Is Now Selling The LG G5's FriendsAndroid Headlines LG G5's “Friends” Now Available Directly From LG.comDroid Life (press release) (blog) PR Newswire (press release) -Engadget all 12 news articles » Google

YouTube Upgrades E3 Gaming Hub Broadcasting & Cable YouTube aims to have the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event being held June 14-16 in Los Angeles covered in spades, with a unique event hub for dozens of live streams from the event. “YouTube will give gamers around the world front-row ... and more » Google

The Verge Huawei takes Samsung to court over LTE patents The Verge Two of the world's largest phone manufacturers are facing off over the core technology that powers LTE. Today, the Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei filed suit against Samsung over its use of 11 standard-essential patents owned by Huawei. According to ... Report: Huawei Files Patent Lawsuit Against SamsungAndroid Headlines Why Huawei is suing Samsung over cellphone patentsRecode Huawei sues Samsung over patentsBBC News Digital Trends -Phone Arena -Reuters -Engadget all 13 news articles » Google

The Verge Rocket League is the first game to support cross-network play between Xbox One and PC The Verge If you play soccer-meets-cars game Rocket League on Xbox One, your pool of opponents is about to get a lot bigger. Today developer Psyonix is releasing an update for the Xbox version of the game that will allow for cross-platform play between Microsoft ... and more » Google

The Verge Rocket League is the first game to support cross-network play between Xbox One and PC The Verge If you play soccer-meets-cars game Rocket League on Xbox One, your pool of opponents is about to get a lot bigger. Today developer Psyonix is releasing an update for the Xbox version of the game that will allow for cross-platform play between Microsoft ... 'Rocket League' gets cross-network play for Xbox One and PCEngadget Rocket League is Officially the First Xbox One Game with PC Cross-PlayGame Rant Rocket League Xbox One/PC Cross-Play Goes Live TodayGameSpot PC Gamer -Polygon -Attack of the Fanboy -Ubergizmo all 41 news articles » Google

New York Daily News Watch the world's brightest x-ray vaporize droplets of water New York Daily News The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University used the world's brightest X-ray laser to vaporize water in order to create short movies that help understand the dynamics of X-rays. In the videos, you can see the lab's Linac Coherent ... WATCH: X-Ray Lasers Vaporize Water Droplets in Slow-MotionDiscover Magazine (blog) Watching a Laser Vaporize Liquids Is Remarkably SatisfyingPopular Mechanics Watch the World's Brightest X-ray Laser Vaporize Water DropletsGizmodo RT -Science Daily -Engadget -Popular Science all 12 news articles » Google

Phys.Org Hubble finds clues to the birth of supermassive black holes Phys.Org This artist's impression shows a possible seed for the formation of a supermassive black hole. Two of these possible seeds were discovered by an Italian team, using three space telescopes: the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, the NASA/ESA …more. Light Bending Trick Reveals Supremely Old, Faint GalaxySpace.com NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So QuicklyPR Newswire (press release) NASA Telescopes Spot Two Black Hole Seeds in Early UniverseSci-News.com Siliconrepublic.com all 5 news articles » Google

UN News Centre UN report paints mixed picture of global responses to declining air quality UN News Centre In many parts of rural Nepal, women spend on average of five hours a day in smoke-filled kitchens such as these, underming their health. Photo: IRIN/Naresh Newar. Print. 24 May 2016 – Noting that from 2008 to 2013, air pollution levels in urban areas ... New UNEP Report notices 8% Increase in Urban Areas' Air Pollution LevelsNH Voice Towards a Better Planet and a Life of Dignity for AllHuffington Post Africa: 600000 Die Annually in Africa From Air Pollution, UN Report SaysAllAfrica.com Nature World News -Washington Post -CRIENGLISH.com -BBC News all 75 news articles » Google

TechCrunch Twilio launches add-on marketplace TechCrunch Using these add-ons, developers who use Twilio's API to power the messaging features of their apps and services can easily combine Twilio's services with those of its partners. “This the beginning of Twilio's marketplace,” Twilio CEO and co-founder ... and more » Google

TechCrunch Twilio ramps up mobile play with programmable SIMs for IoT and handsets with T-Mobile TechCrunch Twilio stormed into the telecoms market several years ago with a set of services that turned core communications features once controlled by carriers, like text messages and phones numbers, into API-based services that any developer could easily ... and more » Google

TechCrunch Twilio ramps up mobile play with programmable SIMs for IoT and handsets with T-Mobile TechCrunch Twilio stormed into the telecoms market several years ago with a set of services that turned core communications features once controlled by carriers, like text messages and phones numbers, into API-based services that any developer could easily ... Twilio teams up with T-Mobile to help developers build apps that use cellular dataVentureBeat Twilio rolls out mobile communications platform and add-on marketplaceNetwork World Twilio launches marketplace, opens APIs to third parties, forges programmable wireless pact with T-MobileZDNet PR Newswire (press release) -Marketwired (press release) -No Jitter -The Next Web all 11 news articles » Google

Trump building a climate wall to protect golf course Washington Examiner Donald Trump may say climate change is a hoax, but that's not stopping him from building a wall to keep its effects from ruining his golf courses in Ireland. The presumptive GOP nominee is planning on building sea walls to keep rising ocean tides from ... and more » Google