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• One of the first known black holes is more massive than once thought
• A ferret is the first North American endangered animal to be cloned
• Watch Amazon's full trailer for Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible'
• Twitch dubbed Metallica's BlizzCon performance to avoid a copyright claim
• Samsung's future smartwatch is rumored to use Android, not Tizen
• Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block
• VW will start making an ID.5 electric SUV 'coupe' later in 2021
• ICYMI: We take Yamaha’s new digital saxophone for a spin
• Hitting the Books: How NASA survived the Reagan era 'Dark Ages'
• These refurbished MacBooks are on sale for up to 64 percent off right now
• The Morning After: Perseverance rover sends back more Mars photos

One of the first known black holes is more massive than once thought Posted: 20 Feb 2021 02:49 PM PST Astronomers might need to adjust their expectations for black holes. According to the New York Times, an international research team has determined that Cygnus X-1, one of the first discovered black holes, is considerably more massive than once thoug...

A ferret is the first North American endangered animal to be cloned Posted: 20 Feb 2021 01:52 PM PST Animal cloning might just become a valuable tool in preserving species that might otherwise go extinct. BBC News says US Fish and Wildlife Service has successfully cloned a black-footed ferret — the first genetic copy of a North American endangered s...

Watch Amazon's full trailer for Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible' Posted: 20 Feb 2021 12:59 PM PST Amazon has released a full trailer for Robert Kirkman's Invincible, giving us a longer glimpse of the animated show that's hitting Prime Video on March 26th. The trailer shows the origins of Mark Grayson, the teenage son of the world's mo...

Twitch dubbed Metallica's BlizzCon performance to avoid a copyright claim Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:48 AM PST Twitch is more than a little jittery about copyright, and that's having an effect even for events where you'd think it would be safe. Metal Injection and Variety report that Twitch abruptly cut off and dubbed over Metallica's BlizzCon 202...

Samsung's future smartwatch is rumored to use Android, not Tizen Posted: 20 Feb 2021 10:33 AM PST Samsung has been using its Tizen platform on smartwatches ever since 2014's Gear 2 line, but it might go back to its Android 'roots' in the near future. Both SamMobile and well-known leaker Ice Universe claim Samsung is making a smartwatc...

Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block Posted: 20 Feb 2021 09:35 AM PST Facebook hasn't completely unfriended Australia. According to Reuters, the social network is currently in negotiations with Australian authorities, a few days after it blocked users in the country from sharing news links. Australian Prime Ministe...

VW will start making an ID.5 electric SUV 'coupe' later in 2021 Posted: 20 Feb 2021 09:03 AM PST VW will have a quick follow-up to its ID.4 electric SUV, at least in some parts of the world. As The Verge notes, VW has confirmed it will start mass production of an ID.5 SUV "coupe" in Germany sometime in the second half of 2021. A pilot...

ICYMI: We take Yamaha’s new digital saxophone for a spin Posted: 20 Feb 2021 09:00 AM PST This week our reviews were largely focused on unique audio devices, including a "magic radio" and a digital saxophone. James Trew tried out the Vlogger Kit from Rode and quickly became a fan of the microphone, the light cube and the windscr...

Hitting the Books: How NASA survived the Reagan era 'Dark Ages' Posted: 20 Feb 2021 08:30 AM PST This week, Americans celebrated the successful delivery of NASA's Perseverance rover to its destination on the Martian surface, marking the dawn of a new era of interplanetary exploration. However, when it comes to searching the solar system arou...

These refurbished MacBooks are on sale for up to 64 percent off right now Posted: 20 Feb 2021 07:55 AM PST Apple may make some of the best laptops on the market, but there's no getting around the fact that the price can be a bit steep for some people. However, if you're dead set on a MacBook, you may want to consider one of these refurbished options. In f...

The Morning After: Perseverance rover sends back more Mars photos Posted: 20 Feb 2021 07:25 AM PST This week's biggest story continues to be the Perseverance rover. NASA's latest space robot has brought another Linux device to Mars, and is already sending back some impressive pictures. We'll have to wait a little longer for HD video and the first...

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