With so many industries moving towardreplacing human workers with robots, it comes as something of a surprise to learn that Walmart is doing the opposite. The company has in recent years done much to automate tasks across its burgeoning business, but aWall Street Journalreport this week suggests that in some areas it’s had a rethink, booting out a number of its robots in the process. According to the Journal, the retail giant has stopped using the six-foot-tall, inventory-tracking robots because the company has suddenly found that “humans can help get similar results....

Rocket Lab has completed its maiden mission from its new launch site in the U.S., marking a big step forward for the company as it seeks to better compete with the likes of SpaceX. TheVirginia is for Launch Loversmission lifted off from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Tuesday evening. The spaceflight company used its trusty Electron rocket to deploy three satellites for Hawkeye 360, a radio frequency geospatial analytics company, to an orbit of 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth....

Astronomers are once againworried about the effectthat satellites like those used by SpaceX for its Starlink service will have on scientific research. A recent study looked at the effect that such satellites were having on observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and found that observations were already being impacted by the number of satellites nearby. Telescopes like Hubble are particularly vulnerable to interference from satellites because of their location, in an area called low-Earth orbit (LEO)....

The wonders of our galaxy are on full display in a new infrared map of the Milky Way, showing a stunning 1.5 billion objects using data collected over 13 years. Researchers used the European Southern Observatory (ESO)’s VISTA telescope to collect 500 terabytes of data, showing the nebulae, globular clusters, stars, planets, brown dwarfs, and other objects that make up our galaxy. TheVISTA telescope(Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy), located on the Paranal Observatory in Chile, has an infrared instrument called VIRCAM that is able to look through clouds of dust and gas to observe objects that would be invisible in the visible light wavelength....

Sneako hits back after Sidemen brand him as most hated US streamer Sneako hit back at the Sidemen after they listed him as one of the most hated American streamers during a recent podcast. Thecontroversial content creator, who streams primarily on Rumble, came under fire fromthe British groupwhile they discussed who their least favorite streamers from America were, listing Sneako alongside Adin Ross, one of Kick’s biggest streamers. It’s not the first time Sneako and the Sidemen have clashed....

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 9 - “Lagrange Point” Summary Star Trek: Discoveryseason 5 broughtIron Man-style technology into the 32nd century. Directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Sean Cochran and Ari Friedman,Star Trek: Discoveryseason 5, episode 9, “Lagrange Point”, was an action and humor-packed heist adventure. Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Cleveland Booker (David Ajala), Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio), and Lt. Commander Gen Rhys (Patrick Kwok-Choon) go incognito as Breen to steal the portal to the Progenitors' treasure from the Breen Dreadnought....

Summary WhileStar Warscertainly has a lot planned for the future, they have just confirmed thatThe Mandalorianwill be at the center of it all. As the first live-actionStar WarsTV show,The Mandalorianhas long since proven its importance to the franchise, andDin DjarinandGroguhave both undeniably becomeStar Warslegends - even after only five years. Now thatThe Mandalorian & Grogumoviewill be acting asStar Wars’ultimate comeback to the movie theater, it seems the franchise is investing much of its future in the beloved father-son duo....

SpaceX is edging toward the ninth test flight of its mighty Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to fly. The Elon Musk-led company has yet to name a date for the upcoming flight, but just a couple of days ago it shared images of the upper-stage spacecrafton its way to preflight testing, suggesting the launch could happen in the next week or two. While SpaceX has yet to reveal in any great detail the main objectives for its ninth Starship flight, it’s possible to make some reasonable assumptions based on some of its online posts and other media coverage from the last few months....

Team Rocket could explain Dark-type absence in Pokemon Red & Blue Have you ever wondered why Dark-type Pokemon were only introduced in Johto? Well, a Pokemon fan theory could explain the absence of the shady creatures in the Gen 1 games, linking them to the presence of Team Rocket and the birth of Mewtwo. The mainline Pokemon games have had to include hazy explanations for the retcons introduced whenever a new type gets added to the roster....

After a year without any Marvel projects,WandaVisionandThe Falcon and The Winter Soldierhave finally brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe back to the screen via theDisney+ streaming service. The second episode of the latter series introduces several new characters and puts the spotlight on the new Captain America, amid other notable, action-packed moments in this chapter. The Falcon and The Winter Soldierbrings MCU actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan back as Sam Wilson and James “Bucky” Barnes, respectively, who are better known as the high-flying Falcon and the deadly Winter Soldier....

The First Descendant 1.0.7 patch notes: Battle Pass nerfed, weapon buffs & new Descendant teased Nexon has deployed a new patch inThe First Descendantpre-season bringing several nerfs and buffs and teases a new character coming soon. On August 13, Nexon released a hotfix v1.0.7 in The First Descendant which brings multiple changes and fixes to the game. Earlier this month the game releaseda new Descendant Luna, and some weapons to introduce a new playstyle for players....

Summary A Black family has recently moved into a new home in a not-so-safe neighborhood, but a routine evening is disrupted by an intruder. Chris (Nnamdi Asomugha, who directed and co-wrote the script withMark Duplass) goes down to the kitchen to find the source of the noise. In his hand is a knife. Though he confronts the stranger, what exactly transpired between them is not shown onscreen. And soThe Knifebegins on an anxious, tense note that it delicately continues to escalate until the final moment, leaving us on edge throughout a swift, stress-inducing 82 minutes....

BothThe Last of Us Part IIandGhost of Tsushimahave new release dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Us Part IIwill now launch on June 19, less than one month after its priorMay 29 release date.Ghost of Tsushimawas expected to release a week later on June 26 but is moved back to July 17. This gives the PlayStation 4 a summer highlighted by two high-profile exclusives before thePlayStation 5launches this holiday season....