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Finally, we’re seeing some small but real steps toward space tourism
Virgin Galactic revealed its newest spaceship this week. [credit: Virgin Galactic ] Two developments this week show how US companies are making slow-but-steady progress toward ushering in an era of space tourism. On Tuesday, Virgin Galactic released images of its next-generation suborbital space plane. A few hours later, the two final crew members for an […]
This is the world’s oldest image of a ghost
(credit: Photograph: The British Museum) A curator exploring the shadowy recesses of the British Museum’s archives recently encountered a ghost—or rather, the world’s oldest image of one, etched onto a 3, 500-year-old Babylonian clay tablet. The figure of a tall, emaciated spirit with his hands bound illustrates the text of an ancient exorcism ritual meant […]
How Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency policy works
A mockup of the tracking confirmation that Apple included in its company blog. Note that it uses Facebook as its example. [credit: Apple ] This week, Apple published a new white paper that describes the ways apps typically track users and handle their data, outlines the company’s privacy philosophy, and offers several details and clarifications […]