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NASA is recycling 98 percent of astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS into drinkable water

NASA has achieved a technological milestone that could one day play an important role in missions to the Moon and beyond. This week, the space agency revealed (via Space.com) that the International Space Station’s Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) is recycling 98 percent of all water astronauts bring onboard the station. Functionally, you […]

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'Diablo IV' and other Blizzard games were down on Sunday due to a DDoS attack

If you had hoped to play Diablo IV this weekend, it appears someone was intent on ruining those plans. Since at least the early hours of Sunday morning, Blizzard's Battle.net online service had been the target of an apparent DDoS attack, making it difficult, if not impossible, to play Diablo IV,World of Warcraft and other Blizzard […]

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Apple’s Vision Pro headset may not come with a top strap in the box

When Engadget Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar previewed the Vision Pro in early June, the prototype unit he tried featured an extra velcro strap not seen in any of Apple’s promotional material. At the time, a company spokesperson told him that the handset would support additional straps if necessary. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple created […]

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Hitting the Books: How hackers turned cybercrime into a commercial service

As anyone who regularly games online can attest, DDoS (dedicated denial of service) attacks are an irritatingly common occurrence on the internet. Drawing on the combined digital might of a geographically diffuse legion of zombified PCs, hackers are able to swamp game servers and prevent players from logging on for hours or days at a […]

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'The Elder Scrolls VI' is 'likely five-plus years away,' says Xbox chief

Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls VI five years ago at E3 2018, but the new fantasy RPG is still “five-plus years away,” according to Phil Spencer. The chief of Microsoft’s Gaming division revealed the game’s potential release timeframe during day two of the hearing where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking an injunction to […]