All suited up with no space to go

🧑‍🚀 All suited up with no space to go: Two NASA astronauts are stranded on the ISS because of ship thruster issues. One return plan was for the pair to hitch a ride on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. Bad news: Their spacesuits aren’t compatible. Even if they were, the Dragon capsule is full with no room to plug in.

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This new AI software makes you look like someone else in real time

When I saw this video on social media, it stopped me in my tracks. A new, free AI tool can turn a person into someone else with just one click.

Before you panic, let’s take a look at how it works and how you can protect yourself and your identity.

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Why is Duolingo so mean?

Would this type of reinforcement motivate you to keep going?

Trivia

In 2004, Google went public, selling 22 million shares and making a few people instant millionaires and billionaires. At last check, a share of parent company Alphabet is $167.63. Did Google’s first-day shares close at … A.) $25, B.) $42, C.) $100 or D.) $132?

Find the answer here!

Time by when the average person knows whether or not they're in for a bad day

Time by when the average person knows whether or not they’re in for a bad day. The top morning mishaps? Waking up sick, sleeping poorly, having a headache, losing your keys or forgetting your phone at home. Maybe we need mood rings.

The second Neuralink brain-chip patient is doing well

“Alex” is using design software to create 3D objects and play the first-person shooter game Counter-Strike, all controlled with his mind. The next frontier? Connecting the brain chip to the physical world. Think full-control robotic arms. Incredible stuff.

36 flights canceled

Because of some missing scissors. An airport in Japan completely shut down for two hours after a pair of scissors went missing. Authorities had to make sure they weren’t headed for a flight. In the end, the scissors were found … in the shop where they were left originally.

3 hours a day

The sweet spot for gamers. Studies show playing video games for under three hours a day correlates with better mental health and less stress. Over three hours? Those benefits went — poof — goodbye.

100,000 rides a week

In Waymo’s autonomous (read: driverless) taxis. That across Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix. This is double their last brag-worthy numbers. I still haven’t been in one!

48% of TikTok users

Under age 30 use it to keep up with politics and news. Frightening. This is why it’s so important to understand the role Communist China has in this app and its data. The older Americans get, the less they rely on TikTok for news; 36% of 30- to 49-year-olds get their news from TikTok, as do 22% of those ages 50 to 64 and 24% of folks 65 and older.

$48 per hour

To train Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. “Data collection operators” can make $25.25 to $48.00 an hour, but the job is a weird one. You wear a motion-capture suit and VR headset and perform mundane tasks to teach a bot how to do them. Apply here, and be ready to walk at least seven hours a day.