Screenshot: SpaceX livestream SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean a little over an hour after its 8:25AM ET launch from South Texas. Almost seven minutes following liftoff, the Super Heavy booster returned to its launchpad, where the launch tower caught it using arms that SpaceX has nicknamed the “chopsticks.”The remarkable catch was a first for SpaceX and an important step toward making the Super Heavy booster a fully reusable launch system just like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. The booster completed a similar set of maneuvers to today’s during its previous flight test in June, when it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, instead. GIF: SpaceX Starship livestream. SpaceX’s South Texas launch tower catches the Super... Continue reading…

A reverse proxy is a server configured on a local area network (LAN) to direct traffic, primarily web browser requests. It's similar to a proxy server in that client requests are intercepted and handled by the server when connecting to other destinations. It's how proxies (and VPNs) can get around geographical restrictions by routing traffic through different locations. Instead of communicating directly with the end server, traffic is passed through a proxy and the same happens with a reverse proxy, but instead of handling outbound traffic from clients on the LAN, the reverse proxy handles external inbound requests.

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 56, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Bill Lawrence’s TV shows and the massively powerful crypto lobby and the wild world of plankton, listening to Ed Helms narrate the excellent Snafu podcast, playing an alarming amount of both Balatro and Retro Goal, trying to get back in the habit of making overnight oats, and taking every single one of my phone calls with the excellent mic on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. I also have for you the coolest alarm clock I can remember, a splashy new Bitcoin documentary, a new... Continue reading…

An Optimus robot at the We, Robot event. | Screenshot: Tesla We, Robot livestream Tesla made sure its Optimus robots were a big part of its extravagant, in-person Cybercab reveal last week. The robots mingled with the crowd, served drinks to and played games with guests, and danced inside a gazebo. Seemingly most surprisingly, they could even talk. But it was mostly just a show.It’s obvious when you watch the videos from the event, of course. If Optimus really was a fully autonomous machine that could immediately react to verbal and visual cues while talking, one-on-one, to human beings in a dimly lit crowd, that would be mind-blowing. Playing charades with the Tesla Optimus robot last night. This is either the single greatest robotics and LLM demo the world has ever seen, or it's MOSTLY remote operated by a... Continue reading…

Ever thought your home network felt sluggish, and you wanted to know what's eating up all your bandwidth? While it could be someone stealing your Wi-Fi, the reason is usually one or more of your devices are hogging the available bandwidth for themselves. These days, there are plenty of tools to check which devices are using more than their share, from programs to inbuilt bandwidth checkers in your operating system or router.

Managing your tasks efficiently is key to staying productive, whether you're juggling personal to-dos or managing a busy work schedule. Microsoft offers two powerful toolsMicrosoft To Do and Outlookthat can help you stay organized and on top of your tasks.

The mouses ergonomic design hasnt changed much over the years, driving gamers and people looking for more comfortable grips on the input device to rely on add-on grips. To help fuel more customization in the feel and ergonomics of a mouse, Charlie Pyott has released open-source plans for the Statial.b, a mouse with adjustable surfaces you can position and lock into place to create a mouse grip style entirely your own.

If you're in need of medical help, asking an AI chatbot for advice is not the way to go about it. If you need some convincing on why it's such a bad idea, a recent study into Copilot's medical prowess found it quite lacking. In fact, almost a quarter of the responses it gave could put you in a far worse state than before you took any medicine.

The good ol KB+M combo works really well for FPS, CRPG, and MMORPG titles. But theres no denying that controllers provide a more engaging experience in titles belonging to the racing, platformer, hack-and-slash, and a variety of other genres.

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are twins, are both competitive golfers, and were budding content creators at the time, so of course they filmed the whole round. Danny edited the footage on his phone, recorded a quick commentary track, slapped a scoreboard over top of the video, and posted the tournament as a six-part series on his TikTok channel. Neither brother really expected anything to happen.The videos went viral. And since then, the Sanicki twins have been posting tournaments every day, bringing new friends into the fold, and building out a Putt-Putt empire all around the web. They built a complex system of tournaments and points, started awarding money to winners, and began... Continue reading…

How's October treating you? With the mercury heading southward, it's time to bust out the sweaters and bring in that crisp fall weather. Fortunately, despite everything cooling down, the news was hot as usual this week, with some really interesting and cool announcements being made. If you missed some of them, don't fret - here are the top five news articles for the past week.

The Raspberry Pi Pico is a useful little microcontroller that can interface with various electronic components. These can be simple buzzers, LED lights, more complex sensors, or even OLED screens. There are also several ways to program the Pico, from beginner-friendly to more advanced options.