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Tomorrow’s major NASA/SpaceX launch to the ISS, and more tech news today
June 12, 2025
1. Liftoff tomorrow!
SpaceX and NASA’s Crew-1 astronaut mission to the International Space Stationtakes off tomorrow, Saturday, Nov 14 at 7:49 PM (EST), barring inclement weather or final hiccups, with the rocket situated on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
While we’re here, there’sanother scheduled launch today: a ULA Atlas V, scheduled for about 5:13 PM EST from Cape Canaveral (ulalaunch.com).
It’s time: Google shouldrequire two years of updates for every Android phone(Android Authority).
PS5 is here:Everything you need to know about Sony’s PlayStation 5 at launch(Android Authority).
4.Apple HomePod Mini reviews are out: newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google on assistant smarts, too strict Apple tie-ins, and sound quality overall is behind the Nest Audio and newest Amazon Echo (The Verge).
3-D music to your ears:New device puts music in your head— no headphones required. Launches today (AP).
Apple swears up and down thattouchscreen Macs aren’t happening(Gizmodo). And, uh, well: “why in the mac app store is there a human hand touching macos interface elements” (Twitter). This was later removed!
7.Mac users couldn’t launch appsafter Apple verification server issue (The Verge).
8.Judge dismisses Apple’s “theft” claims in Epic Games lawsuit: “You actually have to have facts” (Ars Technica).
US government says itwon’t enforce TikTok shutdown after court ruling(The Verge).
PayPal now lets all US usersbuy, sell and hold cryptocurrency(Engadget).
11. Pfizer/BioNTech’s announcement showsthe promise of gene-based vaccines(The Verge).
At the first lab-grown meat restaurant,you can eat a ‘cultured chicken’ sandwich, grown from cells in a bioreactor visible through a glass window in its dining room (FastCompany).
SpaceX Starlink has some hiccups as expected,but users are impressed(Ars Technica).
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