Mary-Jane Rubenstein, a scholar of religion at Wesleyan University, presents a thorough diagnosis of this exact pathology in her 2022 book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, which came out in paperback last year. It all begins, appropriately…
Blade Runner 2099 will reportedly be released next year on Prime Video
Amazon’s Blade Runner limited series finally has a release window. reports that the upcoming sequel show, Blade Runner 2099, is slated for a 2026 release on Prime Video. The story at this point remains a mystery, though the title suggests it’ll…
NASA will announce its new astronaut class in September
NASA will announce its new astronaut class next month, and you’ll be able to watch the unveiling live. The 2025 class of NASA astronaut candidates will be announced Sept. 22 during a livestreamed event at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston…
Y Combinator unsurprisingly files Epic-friendly anti-App Store brief
In an inevitable development in the never-ending Epic vs Apple debacle, Y Combinator has weighed in to say the App Store costs startups too much money. A still from a video at the start of the Apple-Epic lawsuit battle – Image…
NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 24 (game #805)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle…
Meet the researcher hosting a scientific conference by and for AI
Building these models took a few months, but Pak says they were very quick at designing candidates for therapies once the setup was complete: “I think it was a day or half a day, something like that.” Zou says the agents…
Bluesky blocks Mississippi due to its new age verification law
Users with Mississippi IP addresses can no longer access the Bluesky app. The decentralized social media network has explained in a post that Mississippi’s new age verification law for social networks “would fundamentally change” how it operates, and it wouldn’t be…
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn could be the Mass Effect successor we’ve all been waiting for (preview)
It’s always nice to see a studio level up in real-time. Owlcat has been a beloved studio for many years, producing top-down RPGs like the Pathfinder series. However, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn marks a major shift for the Cyprus-based studio. Not…
Amazon's month-end sale slashes up to 43% off AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac
Amazon’s month-end Apple deals offer better-than-Prime Day pricing on numerous devices, with savings up to $500 off. Save up to 43 percent on Apple products at Amazon – Image credit: Apple The year’s lowest price on Apple’s M4 MacBook Air is…
Exclusive: Aussie Broadband lifts the lid on what really goes into prepping for September’s big NBN speed boost
In less than a month, NBN Co will be upgrading the speeds of multiple internet plans available on its full fibre and HFC networks, marking the most exceptional speed boost since the inception of the network in 2009. It’s a move…