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And that was the end of SpaceX' Falcon 9 and Spacecom's Amos-6 communications satellite. USLaunchReport video/Screenshot by CNET An explosion that destroyed a SpaceX rocket carrying an Israeli satellite last week is being felt well beyond Cape Canaveral, Florida.Israel-based Space Communication told reporters Sunday that it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk's SpaceX to cover the cost of its now destroyed Amos-6 advanced communications satellite, according to Reuters. The explosion occurred on Thursday moing during a routine firing of SpaceX' Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral.During the conference...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.An intact Falcon 9. NASA/Getty Images It was just a routine rocket test.However, as the Space X Falcon 9 rocket stood on the launch pad with its Amos-6 satellite, there was an explosion.Video has now emerged of what that explosion looked like.Posted by nonprofit US Launch Report, the video shows a blast of considerable magnitude. A fire started immediately and the top part of the rocket fell to the ground.Then the fire continued the rage, as so many hopes were temporarily bued. As the video of the fire continues, small...

Enlarge ImageA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 18, 2016. Bruce Weaver/AFP/Getty Images Satellite operator SES and rocket maker SpaceX on Tuesday aounced plans to launch the SES-10 satellite into orbit on a used Falcon 9 rocket. The SES-10 will replace SES's AMC-3 and AMC-4 satellites to provided expanded telecommunications coverage to Latin America. Luxembourg-based SES said it will be the first company to ever launch a geostationary satellite on a used rocket. The launch is slated for sometime in the fourth quarter. "Re-launching a rocket that has already delivered spacec...

Enlarge ImageHere's to VR. Iis and Gu "From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world."Saint Aold of Metz said that, back in the sixth or seventh century, just before doing a knee-slide across the dance floor and falling asleep in a hedge. Beer hasn't changed much since old St Aie's time, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't appreciate new and interesting ways of enjoying libations of any stripe -- and since he once used booze to stop a plague he clearly had his head on straight.For a new way to enjoy the age-old pastime that is boozing, Scottish craft-beer brewer Iis and Gu and rumruer Havana Club ha...

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Enlarge ImageApps like this remind me that I'm old. Facebook In your face, Snapchat!Kids still say that sort of thing, right? How about: The '00s called and they want their app back! Well, it's late on a Friday, and Facebook has quietly released a new app, called Lifestage. And while its name might suggest the target market is caterpillars, this is actually for teens -- aka not me. Like other apps not built for me, it's somewhat confusing. But the gist of it is that you (the younger version of you, who was able to eat french fries dipped in milkshakes any time you damn well pleased) create a profile using you...

Enlarge ImageThe first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket successfully lands on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship stationed about 370 miles east of Cape Canaveral. SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted a Japanese communications satellite into orbit early Sunday, lighting up the deep oveight sky as it climbed away from Cape Canaveral on a jet of fiery exhaust.While the rocket's second stage was boosting the relay station to orbit, the first stage successfully flew itself back to landing on an offshore drone ship, the Califoia rocket builder's sixth successful booster recovery in 11 tries. It was ...

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Users can also jazz up their photos with filters. Sound familiar? Facebook Facebook is basically Snapchat's little sister right now and wants to copy everything she does. The social-networking giant unveiled on Friday a tweak to its mobile app, a new main screen it's trying out in Canada and Brazil that looks a lot like Snapchat's home screen, according to BuzzFeed.The potential feature demonstrates just how much inspiration Facebook gets from Snapchat. On Tuesday, Facebook-owned Instagram added an element called Stories, which looks nearly identical to Snapchat Stories.The new home screen in the Facebook app...

RoadshowNewsConcept CarsMitsubishi's latest concept is yet another SUVEnlarge ImageIt's not not handsome, but there's always plenty of time for that to change between now and when production begins. Mitsubishi Mitsubishi sure does love itself a sport utility vehicle. The company's cut down its US offerings to where its bread-and-butter products are crossovers, and most of its auto-show concepts have also been utility vehicles over the last few years. When it came time to roll out yet another concept, this time for the Indonesia Inteational Auto Show, what do you think Mitsubishi came up with?In a move that wi...

An hour south of Tokyo, on the edge of the bay is a piece of history unique in the world. Embedded in concrete just a few feet from the water is the 114-year-old battleship Mikasa. It's the only surviving pre-dreadnought battleship, not to mention one of the only Imperial navy vessels still intact from that era. After 21 years in service, the Mikasawas decommissioned, but not scrapped. Instead she was preserved at the request of the Japanese govement, with her engines and armament removed, and her hull encased in concrete. After several extensive restorations, the Mikasa today is a museum ship, and a fascinating look back into tu-of-the-last century naval design. Here's a full tour. ...

Snapchat ups its game with new city-specific stickers. Oscar Gutierrez/CNET While you sip your nitro coffee out of a mason jar in a tiny San Francisco coffee shop, you can now snap a selfie and add a "hipster" sticker designed just for the city. The photo- and video-sharing app Snapchat on Tuesday launched Geostickers, allowing users to send city-specific stickers along with their snaps to friends. The new feature follows the trend of using geocentric elements in messaging, like the geo-filters Snapchat already provides. The stickers will first be available in 10 major cities, including San Francisco, New Y...

Tanya Lake/Fairfax Media/Getty Images The Democratic Party suffered another hack, according to two reports Friday, heightening conces Russia might be trying to influence the US presidential election.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a group that raises funds for the party's candidates for the House of Representatives, confirmed its computers had been breached, according to Reuters. It's unclear what data, if any, was taken.The attack might be related to a breach of the Democratic National Committee's computer network, which was revealed earlier this month. The code used in the DCCC attack rese...

Tanya Lake/Fairfax Media/Getty Images The Democratic Party suffered another hack, according to two reports Friday, heightening conces Russia might be trying to influence the US presidential election.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a group that raises funds for the party's candidates for the House of Representatives, confirmed its computers had been breached, according to Reuters. It's unclear what data, if any, was taken.The attack might be related to a breach of the Democratic National Committee's computer network, which was revealed earlier this month. The code used in the DCCC attack rese...

Amazon Prime has an estimated 60 million members in the US, reaches 11 countries and even has its own fake holiday. For CEO Jeff Bezos, that's not nearly enough.The world's largest e-commerce company has been busy finding new ways to evolve and expand the $99-a-year Prime loyalty program. This week, Prime launched in India, the second most-populous country in the world, and arrived in Belgium in February. Prime Video can now be purchased as a standalone service in the US, making it a more direct competitor to Netflix, and Prime can be bought on a monthly -- instead of just aual -- basis, making it more affordable for more people.There now are rumors Prime Music will also become a standalone ...

An artist's illustration of what SpaceX hopes will become a real view some day. SpaceX NASA has suggested that SpaceX is spending around $300 million on its Red Dragon Mars lander mission, according to Space News.The space exploration company has not disclosed how much it's spending on the Red Dragon mission it aounced in April. But the price tag was revealed, indirectly, by a NASA administrator at a meeting on Tuesday, Space News reported. NASA estimates that the space agency will spend approximately $32 million on the mission, which it's supporting in exchange for data collected. "They did talk to us about...

Bethesda's hit mobile game Fallout Shelter is now available in another massive market: China. The game launched in the country today, July 22, for iOS devices.Bethesda teamed up with Shanda Games Ltd to jointly publish the game in the gamer-rich nation of China. This represents the first time Bethesda has partnered with a local publisher in China, the Maryland-based company said in a news release today.Whether or not Fallout Shelter has been altered in any way to meet China's local certification rules is unclear. We have followed up with Bethesda in an attempt to get more details. Bethesda also did not say if Fallout Shelter will be available on Android or PC in China. In the US, t...

The Falcon rocket was launched from Florida in the early hours of Monday moing local time.A space taxi docking port bound for the Inteational Space Station was launched into orbit by Elon Musk's company SpaceX on Monday, and the rocket that carried it successfully landed back on solid ground.The unmaed Falcon rocket was successfully deployed from a NASA base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying over 2,000kg of supplies as well as the new docking system. The Dragon capsule was released from the rocket, which SpaceX then managed to land back on Earth -- the second time it has done so.The Dragon capsule is expected to arrive at the ISS on Wednesday and the taxi port it is carrying will be used ...

Vevo is trying to refashion itself into a service cool enough for you to remember what it is. The online music video company on Thursday launched a sleeker app -- its second revamp in less than a year -- that adds firepower for personalized recommendations, puts artists on greater display and aims to hone the edge to its original content. "This a big bet," Erik Huggers, the CEO of Vevo, said in an interview Thursday. "There is a real opportunity beyond...just dropping a song or video in a playlist."Vevo's new app introduces a video player that favors "vertical" viewing, the way most people naturally hold their phones. Vevo ...