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2024 looks to be another exciting year in spaceflight! Despite the delay of the Artemis crewed lunar program, a number of exciting missions are queued up this year, among them the launch of Europa Clipper, ESA's HERA mission to Didymos, the first flight of Blue Origin's mammoth New Glenn rocket, and the first crewed flight of India's new spacecraft, the Gagaanyan capsule. We'll dive into these and more on this episode of This Week in Space! 
Headlines:<ul> 
<li>Japan became the 5th country to successfully soft land on the moon with their SLIM lunar lander, though it is having issues generating solar power due to its arrays not deploying properly. Despite this setback, Japan still declared the landing a success.</li> 
<li>Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander failed after launch, burning up in Earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific after losing contact following its launch on ULA's Vulcan rocket. This was a major setback for Astrobotic's first lunar delivery contract under NASA's CLPS program. </li> 
<li>Axiom Space launched their AX-3 mission, the third all-private crewed flight to the ISS. The crew is made up of an international mix from the U.S., Italy, Spain, and Sweden.</li></ul> 
Main Topic: 2024 in Space<ul> 
<li>Artemis Program Delays: NASA announced delays to the Artemis program, pushing back Artemis 2 to at least December 2025 and Artemis 3's lunar landing to 2026. Issues remain with the SLS rocket, Orion capsule, spacesuits, and especially SpaceX's Starship lunar lander, which needs many test flights before it is ready.</li> 
<li>Blue Origin's Progress: Blue Origin rolled out a pathfinder version of their New Glenn rocket to the launch site, signaling they are making progress with a planned launch in mid-2024. The rocket will have the biggest fairings of any currently available rocket.</li> 
<li>2024 Missions: JPL and NASA have many big robotic missions launching in 2024, including the Europa Clipper to study Jupiter's icy moon, JUICE to also study Jupiter's moons for ESA, and Hera, which will observe the results of NASA's DART asteroid test. ESA is also working to get the delayed Ariane 6 rocket off the ground.</li> 
<li>India's Gaganyaan Capsule: India is making progress in developing their own crew capsule, called Gaganyaan, with plans to launch test flights in 2024 and 2025. This will be a major step in their ambitions for an independent human spaceflight program. 
</li></ul> 
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This Week in Space 94: Space in 2024

Who ordered the Apple Vision Pro? Why are my photos changing colors completely when I export them? Why can't I use specific 3rd party texting applications anymore when I switched cellular providers? And, the end of an era for Sports Illustrated.<ul> 
<li>Someone at TWiT ordered the Apple Vision Pro! Who got it?</li> 
<li>Microsoft 'senior leadership' emails accessed by Russian SolarWinds hackers.</li> 
<li>Sports Illustrated thrown into chaos with mass layoffs.</li> 
<li>What should I be on the lookout for or be concerned about after getting a Macbook Pro repaired?</li> 
<li>Is there a way around some issues that I'm encountering when using Google Takeout?</li> 
<li>Rod Pyle and the micro-meteorite!</li> 
<li>How can I display specific images on a television for others to view?</li> 
<li>What's the best way to utilize my mesh routers to their more optimal utilization?</li> 
<li>Why am I losing connection to my media server upon startup with my machine?</li> 
<li>Chris Marquardt and the CLEAN photo assignment review.</li> 
<li>Why is my exported photo coming out in a different color completely?</li> 
<li>Why can't I use my 3rd party texting applications after switching cellular providers?</li> 
<li>Could a Starlink-type satellite service be the future of cellular networks?</li></ul> 
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Ask The Tech Guys 2008: Tim Cook's Folly

Verizon Fees, AI Translations, Microsoft Hack<ul> 
<li>The panel talks about the Apple Vision pro</li> 
<li>The Apple Google Duopoly</li> 
<li>Verizon To Keep Charging Controversial Fee Despite $100 Million Settlement</li> 
<li>Javier Milei Special Address WITH AI</li> 
<li>Sam Altman says ChatGPT will evolve in "uncomfortable" ways</li> 
<li>Sports Illustrated Thrown Into Chaos With Mass Layoffs</li> 
<li>Origins and definition of "Ensh*ttification"</li> 
<li>Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely</li> 
<li>The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams</li> 
<li>Microsoft 'senior leadership' emails accessed by Russian SolarWinds hackers</li> 
<li>Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data</li> 
<li>Among Linguists, the Word of the Year Is More of a Vibe</li></ul> 
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This Week in Tech 963: Low-Key Clippy

Stephen Robles from the Primary Technology podcast joins the show to talk about his experience ordering the Apple Vision Pro headset and the accessories he got for it. Following Netflix's lead, YouTube and Spotify won't launch Vision Pro apps. iOS 17.3 is out now, adding a Stolen Device Protection feature to iPhones. And Apple TV+ gains 13 Oscar nominations for 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Napoleon.'<ul> 
<li>The Mac turns 40: read Apple's announcement from 1984.</li> 
<li>Apple has already sold up to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets.</li> 
<li>YouTube and Spotify Won't launch Apple Vision Pro apps, joining Netflix.</li> 
<li>Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays launch to 2028.</li> 
<li>Daring Fireball: 'Like the Sixth Finger in an AI-Rendered Hand'</li> 
<li>iOS 17.3 is out, adding Stolen Device Protection for your iPhone.</li> 
<li>About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.3.</li> 
<li>Apple Music will now pay 10% higher royalties to artists for Spatial Audio music.</li> 
<li>watchOS 10.3 now available with new 'Unity Bloom' Apple Watch face.</li> 
<li>Apple TV+ scores 13 Oscar nominations for 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Napoleon'</li></ul> 
Picks of the Week: <ul> 
<li>Andy's Pick: Black Ink for iOS</li> 
<li>Stephen's Picks: Mapper &amp; the Anker Qi2 MagSafe Battery Pack</li> 
<li>Jason's Pick: Sleeve 2</li> 
<li>Leo's Pick: Death Stranding Director's Cut.</li></ul> 
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MacBreak Weekly 905: Tequila For Your Eyes

<ul> 
<li>Microsoft's Top Execs' Emails Breached in Sophisticated Russia-Linked APT Attack</li> 
<li>US Health and Human Services Breached</li> 
<li>Firefox vs "The Competition"</li> 
<li>Brave reduces its anti-fingerprinting protections</li> 
<li>CISA's proactive policing results one year later</li> 
<li>Longer Life For Samsung Updates</li> 
<li>Google Incognito Mode "Misunderstanding"</li> 
<li>Show Doc Not showing images on iOS Safari</li> 
<li>Generated AI Media Authentication</li> 
<li>Which computer languages to learn?</li> 
<li>Flashlight app subscription</li> 
<li>Google's Privacy Sandbox system</li> 
<li>Malware and IoT devices</li> 
<li>Protected Audience API vs. Malvertising</li> 
<li>Defensive computing</li> 
<li>Why ISPs don't do anything about DDoS attacks</li> 
<li>SpinRite Update</li></ul> 
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Security Now 958: A Week of News and Listener Views

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Addressing our nation’s history of racial injustice can be a truly backbreaking endeavor. Race-based affirmative action is usually thought of as one such effort, and colleges and universities often use it in their admissions process. However, affirmative action does seem to lower standards for certain under-represented minorities like Blacks and Hispanics. Should we think of affirmative action as patronizing those minorities, or rectifying the injustices they face? Is affirmative action enough to redress racial injustice, or is it simply the best we can do for the time being? John and Ken welcome Glenn Loury from Brown University, author of "The Anatomy of Racial Inequality."

Affirmative Action: Too Little or Too Much?

<img src="https://elroycdn.twit.tv/sites/default/files/styles/twit_album_art_144x144/public/images/shows/tech_news_today/album_art/audio/tnt1400audio.jpg?itok=9dCMXjXQ" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News Today (MP3)" alt="Tech News Today (MP3)"/>According to a new study by Rutgers University, Airbnb hosts are discriminating against people with disabilities. Researchers completed a randomized field experiment of 3,847 lodging requests made between June and November, 2016 in the continental US.Qualcomm's updated Quick Charge 4 Plus will speed up Quick Charge to be 15% faster, lower the temperature while charging by up to 3 degrees, and has improved safety features that monitor temperatures to make sure things don't overheat or short circuit while charging.Corporate-level password management service OneLogin admits that a recent data breach exposed customer data, even data that was encrypted. The attack started May 31st in the company's US Operating Region.Plus, Delicious is bought by Pinboard and it'll be shut down for good, Facebook is working on a chat app for kids, Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica talks good news and bad news for Nintendo Switch Online, and why Tekken 7 is so good on the PC. 
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