Monday, June 24, 2019

SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s 3rd Launch — How to Watch

The powerful rocket will carry an assortment of cargo to orbit, including a solar sail, an atomic clock and the ashes of 152 people.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Xu5mJz

Iran says talks with US impossible, US says it wants talks

Iran says talks with US impossible, US says it wants talks

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2J5nfW4

North Korea's Kim Jong Un not ready to denuclearise: US intelligence agency chief

North Korea's Kim Jong Un not ready to denuclearise: US intelligence agency chief

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2RtTPEE

Taxi Officials Are Grilled Over Lending Crisis: ‘This Is a Moral Outrage’

In an emotional City Council hearing, lawmakers said New York officials could have stopped exploitative loans that have devastated thousands of cabdrivers.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/31W7GJ1

How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want

Research released this week finds that many online retailers use so-called dark patterns to influence what shoppers decide to purchase. Cracking down on the practice could be difficult.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2KCUi6Q

The Bug That Crashed New York’s Wireless Network

Despite warnings, New York City’s technology managers were blindsided by the so-called GPS rollover, failing to install simple but necessary upgrades.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2N95FFT

Bones breaking under pressure: Iranians on hard hitting sanctions imposed by US

Bones breaking under pressure: Iranians on hard hitting sanctions imposed by US

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2RB9CSf