Russia’s attack on its own satellite could put all of us in danger

Earlier this week,astronauts onboard the International Space Station rushed to seek shelter. The near-evacuation was not caused byan unpredictable space weather eventorthe millions of pieces of remains of existing space objects and rocket launchers left theresince the beginning of the Space Age. The lives of astronauts were temporarily threatened by a cloud of orbital debris — space junk —created by the testing of anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities by Russia. What is not temporary is the threat that space debris will pose to the thousands of other functioning satellites that form the backbone of modern economies and societies....

5 min · 914 words · Heather Garcia

Russia’s trying to control the internet, and Google and Apple are helping

On September 17, the first day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Apple and Google agreed to demands from the Russian government toremove a strategic voting appdeveloped by opposition leader Alexei Navalny from the iOS and Android app stores. Apple then disabled its Private Relay feature (which enhances web browsing privacy) for users in Russia. Google also removed YouTube videos giving advice on how to vote strategically in the elections. In the past, large tech companies have generallyignored censorship requestsfrom the Russian government....

5 min · 1000 words · Devin Torres

Rymble brings social media to life via a ‘Living, emotional Internet object’

An intriguing new gadget called theRymblehas been announced today, aiming to bring the social Web a little closer to the physical world. Billed as a ‘Living Internet object,’ it’s designed to mirror what happens in your online social life through movements and sounds that reflect updates such as ‘Likes’, messages and friend requests. In the words of the team behind the device, “(Rymble) is a “social compass” that, instead of pointing to the north, moves in different directions as news and alerts happen in the user’s social network, in the web page of a company, artist, sports team or any other subject....

2 min · 336 words · Meghan Fowler

Rytr is the AI-driven tool that’ll do all your writing for you, no matter where you need it

TLDR:The Rytr AI Writing Tool can knock out sterling written copy in virtually any style and format for use in almost any type of writing project imaginable. If a writer knows their stuff, there’s plenty of opportunity to turn that gift for words into a productive career as a freelance writer. And according to afreelance database, there are some decent paychecks attached to that pursuit as well. Ad copywriters can charge around $92 an hour, while general speechwriters bill about $81....

3 min · 518 words · Catherine Berry

Rytr uses artificial intelligence to write fantastic text for any of your writing projects

TLDR:The Rytr AI Writing Tool can help any writer get a whole lot faster, generating solid AI-crafted text for virtually any usage need in seconds. Sometimes, even the best writers can use a bit of a boost. There are only so many ways a person can put a collection of words together on a page before they all start deteriorating into mush and completely losing their power. Nobody wants to think one of those brick wall moments will strike in the middle of an important email or smack in the center of a major project....

3 min · 533 words · Gabrielle Preston
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