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At Texas arts and tech fest, virtual reality is perfectly human
At Texas arts and tech fest, virtual reality is perfectly human
Technology
by  AFP

At South by Southwest -- the gargantuan Texas festival for cinema, music and tech -- artists this year embraced virtual reality as a way to better connect with humanity, not escape it. "Today, we can program anything we want," she said, but "it takes human intelligence to be artistic, to find the right connections."

SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
Economy
by  AFP

SpaceX plans on Thursday to attempt another launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade -- and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing Mars. But the clock is ticking down for SpaceX to be ready for NASA's planned return of astronauts to the Moon in 2026, using a modified Starship as the lander vehicle.