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D ID A MISTAKEN translation put rovers on Mars? In 1877 Giovanni Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer, used his then state-of-the-art telescope to view and describe what he called “ canali” on the planet. English translators leapt on the discovery of what they rendered as “canals”. There followed a frenzy of speculation that Mars might be inhabited, which left a deep mark on the human imagination. To this day “Martian” is a synonym for alien life. Listen to this story Enjoy more audi...

Interactio, a remote interpretation platform whose customers include massive institutions like the United Nations, European Commission and Parliament along with corporates like BMW, JP Morgan and Microsoft, has closed a whopping $30 million Series A after usage of its tools grew 12x between 2019 and 2020 as demand for online meeting platforms surged during the […]

Posted On: Interactio, a distant interpretation platform whose clients embrace large establishments just like the United Nations, European Fee and Parliament together with corporates like BMW, JP Morgan and Microsoft, has closed a whopping $30 million Collection A after utilization of its instruments grew 12x between 2019 and 2020 as demand for on-line assembly platforms surged in the course of the coronavirus pandemic. The Collection A funding is led by Eight Roads Ventures and Silicon Valley...

50 Years of Text Games By Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky Released: October 1984 (Infocom) Language: ZIL Platform: Z-Machine version 3 (Apple II; Atari 8-bit; Commodore 16, Plus/4, 64; PC DOS; Macintosh; TI-99/4A; TRS-80) Opening Text: You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you cant. It is pitch black. > inventory You have: a splitting headache no tea Note: contains in-depth discussions of several puzzles, including ...

Transcript minus Robyn Williams: Have you heard about the big fish in our oceans? 90% are now gone. Weve wiped them out, using weapons of war. Those were the words of Dr Daniel Pauly, the professor who lectured Dr Twiggy Forrest. And more on them in this Science Show which also goes to Russia, and gives you a romantic musical St Valentines Day. First, meet our new Chief Scientist and her take on new jobs coming from research. Cathy Foley: Jennifer Westacott from the Business Council of Austr...

The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office has tested an airborne communications node update applied to an Airbus Defence & Space A330 Voyager multi-role tanker transport.

Best true wireless earbuds: top hearables 2021 We review the smartest earbuds on the market Wareable is reader-powered. If you click through using links on the site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Tuesday March 2, 2021 @michaelsawh We told you a long time ago that hearables would blow up and its fair to say from startups to the big names, everyone is making smart earbuds and headphones to get into your ears. These hearables are promising ...