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NASA Signs Contract for Elon Musk's Starship, Even Though It's Never Launched Without Exploding

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Even Jared Isaacman, who's expected to be sworn in as NASA's next administrator soon, has a long history with SpaceX. While it may sound like it on the surface, the space agency's latest announcement is far from a full-throated endorsement.

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Moog’s limited-edition theremin marks 100 years of weird sounds

The Verge

The sounds of the theremin, once the instrument of the future, have now been tingling our spines for 100 years. Moog says the Claravox offers “the highest quality control and sound available in a theremin.” Electronic instruments, and their inventors and players, are some of the most fascinating elements of music history.

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TikTok travel influencers are illegally hitching a ride on Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train

Fast Company Tech

original sound – MARISSA MEIZZ The History of the Iron Ore Train The Mauritania Railway , or Iron Ore Train, is the countrys only rail line. This 437-mile journey through the Sahara desert offers dramatic selfie backdropsand no shortage of controversy.

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Google's Gemini Deep Research is now available to everyone

Engadget

If Deep Research sounds familiar, it's because of a variety of chatbots now offer the feature, including ChatGPT. Google explains Gemini will only leverage your Search history when it determines that information may be useful. Google, however, has been ahead of the curve.

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Go listen to this podcast about the history of the Windows startup sound

The Verge

The Windows XP startup sound is forever engrained in my mind, those tinkling chimes bringing back memories of AIM, Civilization III , and endless hours spent trying to download music through Napster and Kazaa followed by endless hours spent trying to remove the viruses I accidentally downloaded through Napster and Kazaa.

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Facebook’s Giphy acquisition sounds antitrust alarms in Congress

The Verge

A bipartisan group of senators are sounding the antitrust enforcement alarm Friday over Facebook’s newly announced acquisition of Giphy, a GIF-making and sharing website. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images. On Friday, Facebook announced that it would acquire Giphy for the reported price of $400 million.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Does that sound far-fetched? An American pastime Our findings are backed by science, but they also have roots in American history. Bickel As gerontologists social scientists who study aging populations we envision a future in which older people leave a doctors visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something.

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