blue origin A Once-Quiet West Texas Town Embraces Its New Role in the Space Race When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted off to the edge of space Tuesday, some of his most enthusiastic spectators were from the quiet ranching town of Van Horn, Texas, just 25 miles from the launch site of Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin. LX News host Jobeth Devera traveled to Van Horn to see how it has been transformed by...
breakups How to Use Science to Mend a Broken Heart “You have to think about your ex as if they’re your drug dealer,” says author Amy Chan. To understand how to heal from heartbreak, it’s important to know how the brain functions before and after a break up. NBCLX contributor Haley Hoffman Smith shares tools on how to rewire your brain after heartbreak and she sat down with Chan for...
virtual reality Post-Pandemic Travel is Off to a Bumpy Start. Try VR Instead You could get on a plane and go somewhere. Or you can trick your mind into thinking you're somewhere else, without leaving your couch.
Cybercrime Ransomware Attacks Are a Large and Growing Threat — This Is How They Happen As cities, businesses and organizations across the country continue to struggle with ransomware attacks the true scope of the threat is unknown
metaverse Virtual Land Could Be Your First Real Estate Investment — And It's Not as Crazy as It Sounds Tech futurists say the next frontier of the internet will be 3D and fully immersive. While that future is still years away, you can already buy a piece of this so-called metaverse using blockchain technology. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explains how virtual land is becoming a hot new investment — and why so many techies want to get in on...
Dating Apps Background Checks on Dating Apps Could Leave Nonviolent People Without Love Many dating apps prohibit users with a criminal record, but don't enforce that policy until there's a complaint. Now a background check process could result in banning many people with a nonviolent record.
Dating Apps Background Checks Could Kick Former Felons Off Dating Apps Multiple dating apps are planning to add background checks in an effort to root out sex offenders or other potentially dangerous people. But a blanket ban on all people with prior convictions could disproportionately harm Black people and people with prior drug offenses who have recovered, says Keri Blakinger of The Marshall Project.
Amazon Why This Privacy Advocate Doesn't Have Any Amazon Devices in His Home Amazon Sidewalk is a new feature that will make your home internet connection available outside your home to help find lost or stolen devices and allow some limited connectivity from people in your neighborhood. Amazon plans to enable this feature by default, requiring users to opt out if they don’t want the service. “I’m not going to tell someone that...
amc Even the Meme Stock Companies Want You to Be Careful With Your Money We are living in a meme stock moment, with huge spikes in stocks like AMC and GameStop. But companies are cautioning investors that their stock price is not connected to the health of their business. “It’s not connected to the number of movie tickets sold or the amount of popcorn sold,” says CNBC’s Julia Boorstin.
Amazon Privacy Advocates Are Sounding the Alarm About Cloud-Based Doorbells Anyone who owns an Amazon Ring doorbell provides consent for the device to record anyone who comes to the door – footage that could also capture neighbors’ property. And clips from Amazon’s Ring doorbells can be sent to law enforcement, an element of surveillance that causes concern for PhD candidate Lauren Bridges at the University of Pennsylvania.
