Новости за 12.04.2021

For many people, the Mortal Kombat movies mean (understandably) this.

The song, by the Belgian techno act The Immortals, is technically called "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat," though most people just think of it as the original 1995 movie's theme song. And hey, great news if that's your only touchstone: The upcoming, brand new Mortal Kombat movie features a banging remix of "Techno Syndrome" from Blade Runner 2049 co-composer Benjamin Wallfisch.

You should queue up that remix and hit play as you read on, just to set the mood.

On April 12th, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made history by becoming the first person to ever enter outer space. 

Guy Fieri coached Mashable's Nicole Gallucci to see if she could make his famous campfire grilled cheese — over Zoom.  Read more...

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It's time to test your internet speed for the greater good.

The FCC is asking the public for help in the agency's efforts to accurately map broadband availability and speeds across the country. An easy way to support the cause? Download the FCC Speed Test app, available on iOS and Android. 

When you open the app, you'll see how fast your download and upload speeds are, as well as other metrics that reflect the speed and strength of your internet connection for both mobile and in-home networks. Читать дальше...

On April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin sat alone in the Vostok 1 spacecraft, hoping to become the first person to travel into space. "Poyekhali!" Gagarin said as liftoff began, an informal phrase in Russian that translates to "Off we go!"

TL;DR: Run Windows apps on your Mac seamlessly with CrossOver, on sale for 49% off. As of April 12, get a license for only $19.99.

An opinion writer in the New York Times penned a piece with a moving message about post-pandemic life. "You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemic," the headline read, with the sub-headline telling readers that "personalities are not set in stone" and are changeable like sand dunes.

Mashable's Siobhan Neela-Stock talks to Google Maps innovator Ashley Sundquist about how to connect unhoused people in your city with resources. 

Researchers created a VR auditory experience to recreate what music would have sounded like in Scotland's Linlithgow Palace more than half a millennium ago.  Read more...

The project, dubbed "Parted," aims to explore the relationship between bodies and technology. Read more...

The SN-3 Nova from concept designer Amin Akhshi was designed for performing maintenance tasks that human can't do safely.   Read more...

As of April 12, both versions of last year's iPad Pro are on sale on Amazon:

Stunt group MSCHF ignited the internet recently over their Satan Shoe collaboration with Lil Nas X — and the subsequent settlement with Nike for unauthorized sale of their altered sneakers.

TL;DR: Get a workout in wherever you are with a Studio SWEAT on demand membership. As of April 12, get a one-year subscription for $99 — a 60% discount.

SAVE $110: The Shark IQ AV970 robot vacuum is over 30% off as an Amazon Deal of the Day for April 12, bringing the price down to $229.99.

SAVE $50: Need a smart home boost? As of April 12, snag the new Echo Show 10 for only $199.99 — its lowest price yet.

TL;DR: This Homgeek 8-Piece Knife Set with Block will set you up for success in the kitchen, and it's on sale for 38% off. As of April 12, grab it for just $42.99.

Robots will deliver you beer. Just not in the way we imagined. 

YouTuber Michael Reeves got his hands on Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, and of all the things he could've done with it, he turned it into a beer-pissing robot. 

Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Reeves equipped Spot with a tank of beer, a nozzle, a camera, and a wireless HDMI signal transmitter, among other gizmos. He also wrote some clever code to make the robot recognize an empty beer cup on the floor, position itself over it, and spray beer into it. Читать дальше...

Google and Apple have blocked an update to the UK government's COVID-19 contact tracing app for breaching privacy terms, the BBC reports.

TL;DR: Get this Dell Gaming PC, wireless mouse and wireless laptop for only $653.39 — a 27% discount — as of April 12.

Oceanbird is a wind-powered cargo ship concept, expected to cut emissions by 90%. The ship uses 80-meter-tall rigs instead of traditional sails and can cross the Atlantic Ocean in twelve days.

Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed tweeted early Monday that the San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle company Cruise will supply the United Arab Emirates city's autonomous taxi shuttles.

Although 2 million people in the U.S. live in long-term care facilities, places like nursing homes have long been plagued with issues — and, as John Oliver explains during his latest Last Week Tonight deep dive, the coronavirus pandemic has only made these things worse.

Food delivery app Menulog will soon treat its Australian delivery drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, ditching the framework that its peers have stubbornly clung to for years. It's a massive change, and one that may have far-reaching implications.