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Monday, October 25, 2021

Communication with Mars rover has been restored after multi-week blackout



Out of this world: The Perseverance rover has been mapping the Martian landscape and analyzing the planet's makeup since landing in February 2021. After a pause in communications that lasted several weeks, the rover is once again transmitting data back to NASA scientists and engineers.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Upcoming HTC Vive Flow VR Headset Leaks Ahead of Launch



HTC is said to be launching a new VR headset within the next couple days and thanks to @evleaks we now have a pretty good idea as to what to expect.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux is now available as a Microsoft Store app



In context: Microsoft's handy "Windows Subsystem for Linux" (WSL) tool has been available in some capacity for years now. WSL allows users to run a full Linux environment of their choosing -- and your favorite Linux utilities and software -- directly inside Windows.

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How to Watch William Shatner Boldly Go Where No Shatner Has Gone Before



Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, is scheduled to perform its second crewed suborbital flight on Wednesday morning. William Shatner is coming along for the ride, which is only fitting for the actor who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek. Here’s how you can watch the launch.

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Santa Cruz Bikes owner buys GT/Cannondale owner for $810million



The acquisition of Dorel Industries’ bike division makes Pon Holdings probably the biggest bike company in the world. We don’t often cover industry news on mbr but we think this deal was significant enough to warrant some Joe/Josephine Public attention.

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New Nobel Prizes





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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Figuring Out How We Can Feel Pressure and Heat



The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their research on temperature and touch receptors. Their discoveries both contributed to what we know about the way our bodies take in sensory information from the world and make sense of it.

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