Single cloud of dust and gas bigger than the Milky Way is in a ‘no man’s land’ for galaxies 

Single cloud of gas that is BIGGER than the Milky Way and has 10 billion times the mass of the sun has been discovered in a ‘no man’s land’ for galaxies An isolated cloud larger than the Milky Way has been discovered in deep space  The gas cloud has a mass of 10 billion suns … Read more

TikTok ditches its 60 second limit and will now let users post videos up to three minutes long 

TikTok is now letting users film and upload videos up to three minutes in length, the company has announced.  The Chinese-owned app, which lets users make clips to share with their followers, previously had a 60-second limit on videos.   According to the firm, the changes will be rolling out for users worldwide over ‘the coming weeks’.  … Read more

Researchers built drone with tiny microphones that can find screaming humans in a natural disaster 

Researchers in Germany have developed a drone that can locate humans by their screams. Rather than a terrifying ‘Terminator’-like scenario, the autonomous devices would be used to assist first responders in rescuing hard-to-find survivors after a natural disaster. The engineers recorded themselves making sounds someone in jeopardy might create, like screams, bangs and claps. Then … Read more

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink is on track to have more than 500,000 users within 12 months

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is on track to have more than 500,000 users within 12 months – and the company could invest up to $30 BILLION into the project Elon Musk spoke via Zoom during Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona Musk announced Starlink is likely to hit 500,000 users within … Read more

Icebergs 1,000 feet tall flowed 3,000 miles from Canada to the Florida Keys nearly 30,000 years ago

Giant icebergs could be seen floating off the coast of Florida just over 30,000 years ago, a new study has found.  The 1,000-ft bergs – approaching the size of the Eiffel Tower – flowed more than 3,000 miles from Canada, and reached as far south as the Florida Keys, according to research published in Nature … Read more

Apple has added to the list of products that can interfere with medical devices like pacemakers

Apple warns to keep their products away from medical devices like pacemakers after test found iPhone 12 was able to STOP device responsible for regulating heartbeat Apple has updated the list of products that could interfere with medical devices  Included in the update are versions of AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPad, iPhone 12, various Macs and … Read more

Mars: China’s space agency releases stunning footage of Zhurong rover on the Red Planet 

The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2021 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China, carried on the Long March-2F rocket, to Chinese Tiangong space station July 19, 1964: China took its first official step into space, launching and recovering an experimental biological rocket carrying white mice. April 24, … Read more

Tesla will start sharing its worldwide Supercharger network with other automakers starting in 2022

Fill ‘er up! Tesla will start sharing its worldwide Supercharger network with other automakers starting in 2022 Tesla will start allowing other automakers to use its Supercharger network in 2022  The company told Norwegian officials it will start the process in September 2022 It’s unclear if Tesla will start with its Superchargers in Norway or … Read more

Toyota unveils robot ‘busboy’ that clear tables, wipe countertops to help Japan’s aging society

Toyota unveiled a new robot that can tackle domestic chores like clearing tables and wiping down countertops and other surfaces. A human can easily tell an object apart from its reflection, but ‘transparent or reflective items commonly found in the home befuddle today’s robots,’ according to a statement from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). ‘Since … Read more

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has made its EIGHTH successful flight on the Red Planet 

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has made its EIGHTH successful flight on the Red Planet NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed its eighth successful flight on Mars  The 4-pound helicopter flew 525 feet (160meters) for 77.4 seconds. It landed roughly 440 feet (133.5m) away from Perseverance  It captures its own shadow, 14 days after its seventh flight By Chris … Read more