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How NASA Is Pushing a Software Update to Mars to Get Ingenuity Flying

Updating software can be a pain. To pull off the first powered flight on an alien world, NASA is pushing a software update from Earth to Mars.
Sarah Wells
4.16.21
COVID-19

Senators Call on Biden to Temporarily Waive Vaccine Patents

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and eight other senators want to let all countries locally manufacture the tools to fight COVID-19.
Edward Ongweso Jr
4.16.21
extremism

Members of Neo-Nazi Org The Base Indicted For Sacrificing Ram While on Acid

Members of neo-Nazi terror group the Base allegedly stole a ram and beheaded it, now two more are being charged in connection to the act.
Ben Makuch
Mack Lamoureux
4.16.21
Far right

COVID Conspiracies Are Supercharging Germany’s Far-Right

The stable economic powerhouse at the heart of the European Union is also home to the continent's biggest, and wildest, anti-lockdown movement.
VICE Staff
4.16.21
Hacking

The World’s Largest Hacking Conferences Are Back IRL This Summer

Def Con and Black Hat, two of the largest hacking conferences in the world, are going to be back in person in Las Vegas this year.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
4.16.21
cryptocurrency

The Mutually Parasitic Relationship Between Dogecoin and Brands

The Dogecoin-meme complex that was always there has now become the Dogecoin-meme-industrial complex.
Jordan Pearson
4.16.21
kyle rittenhouse

‘You’ve Done Nothing Wrong’: Leaked Data Shows Cops Are Donating to Kyle Rittenhouse’s Defense Fund

“Every rank-and-file police officer supports you. Don’t be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership.”
Paul Blest
4.16.21
FRANCE

Let Them Eat Caviar: French Chef Defends Lavish COVID Dinner Parties

Luxury chef Christophe Leroy told VICE World News that things have been so bad that one of his clients was recently forced to eat a sandwich in the street. “Why should they have to eat like that?”
Peter Yeung
4.16.21
News

Canada At ‘Critical Point’ As COVID-19 Hits Worst Rates Ever

Canada set a new daily COVID-19 record on Thursday after it reported 9,564 cases. Experts calling for immediate action say the situation is "dire."
Anya Zoledziowski
4.16.21
tech-science

NASA Engineers ‘Nervous’ and ‘Excited’ as Mars Helicopter Prepares to Fly

NASA engineer Farah Alibay says Ingenuity is both the “craziest” and the “cutest” project she has ever worked on.
Becky Ferreira
4.16.21
World Wide Web

How Can We Convince Big Companies to Leave Iconic Websites Online?

If major companies think it’s too hard or costly to leave up sites filled with user-generated content, perhaps we need to change the motivations.
Ernie Smith
4.16.21
Censorship

Sex Workers Explain Why the SAFE TECH Act Will Break the Internet

Congress is once again threatening the livelihoods and safety of sex workers with its latest attempt to reform Section 230.
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
4.16.21
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