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• Virgin Galactic's first spaceflight from Spaceport America will launch soon
• Older Android phones won't support many secure websites by September 2021
• Trump will lose his protection against Twitter bans when he leaves office
• SpaceX can soon offer Starlink's satellite internet to Canadians
• Nasal spray might prevent COVID-19 infections
• 'Fortnite' promo offers two months of Disney+ if you spend real money
• Score early Black Friday deals on these ten gadgets
• Facebook puts groups on 'probation' for repeatedly spreading disinformation
• The FTC may sue Facebook over antitrust violations by late November
• Hitting the Books: What really goes into your artisanal cheese
• A new 'Mass Effect' game is in development alongside a remastered trilogy
• The Morning After: PlayStation 5 review

Virgin Galactic's first spaceflight from Spaceport America will launch soon Posted: 07 Nov 2020 03:03 PM PST Virgin Galactic started preparing for the first spaceflight out of its new Spaceport America HQ in New Mexico last month. Back then, the aerospace company only said that its flight planning window will open on October 22nd, but it didn't give a more...

Older Android phones won't support many secure websites by September 2021 Posted: 07 Nov 2020 02:47 PM PST You might have to upgrade your Android phone before long if you want to visit large portions of the secure web. According to Android Police, Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt is warning that phones running Android versions before 7.1.1 Nougat won't...

Trump will lose his protection against Twitter bans when he leaves office Posted: 07 Nov 2020 01:44 PM PST Twitter instituted its policy of refusing to ban politicians in response to President Trump, but the leader won't enjoy that protection once he's out of office. The social media giant has confirmed to Engadget and The Verge that Trump will lose "publ...

SpaceX can soon offer Starlink's satellite internet to Canadians Posted: 07 Nov 2020 01:02 PM PST SpaceX may soon start offering Starlink's satellite internet service to Canadians. The country's regulators — the Innovation, Science and Economic Development department, in particular — have granted the company's request for regulatory approval, all...

Nasal spray might prevent COVID-19 infections Posted: 07 Nov 2020 12:46 PM PST Many hopes for a return to a semi-normal life after COVID-19 revolve around vaccines, but those injections have limits — they're harder to deploy in low-income and rural areas where there's no guarantee of easy distribution. Science may offer a more...

'Fortnite' promo offers two months of Disney+ if you spend real money Posted: 07 Nov 2020 11:33 AM PST The rumors were true: Epic Games is sweetening the pot for Fortnite players willing to buy cosmetic items. As The Verge reports, Epic is launching a promotion that gives you two months of free Disney+ service if you spend real money in Fortnite, incl...

Score early Black Friday deals on these ten gadgets Posted: 07 Nov 2020 10:55 AM PST Black Friday is less than a month away and your inner shopper is beginning to stir. Although you'll certainly come across fantastic deals on gadgets on the 27th of November, you don't need to wait until then to get a jumpstart on your holiday shoppin...

Facebook puts groups on 'probation' for repeatedly spreading disinformation Posted: 07 Nov 2020 10:51 AM PST Facebook's post-election crackdown on groups is extending beyond bans. The company told the Washington Post that it's now putting political and social groups on probation if they repeatedly violate community standards. If Facebook makes that call for...

The FTC may sue Facebook over antitrust violations by late November Posted: 07 Nov 2020 09:57 AM PST The FTC may have narrowed down the time frame for an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. Politico sources claim the Commission is "likely" to sue Facebook before November is over. It might not be the quick, public legal battle some would hope for, th...

Hitting the Books: What really goes into your artisanal cheese Posted: 07 Nov 2020 08:30 AM PST Keep your white picket fences and 2.5 suburban-raised children, there is nothing more American that tearing into an individually-wrapped slice of hyper-processed, luminescently orange milk-derived consumption commodity. But American is not the only v...

A new 'Mass Effect' game is in development alongside a remastered trilogy Posted: 07 Nov 2020 08:16 AM PST The rumors of more Mass Effect were true, and then some. BioWare has revealed that it's not only working on the long-expected remaster of the original trilogy, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, but that the "next chapter of the Mass Effect universe" (th...

The Morning After: PlayStation 5 review Posted: 07 Nov 2020 07:05 AM PST One day after our review of the new Xboxes, we're back with impressions of the PlayStation 5, and surprise, it's also very good at playing great looking games in 4K. However, as Devindra Hardawar explains, the details are where comparisons get tricky...

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