Dyson scrapped its electric car project in May, after spending more than $600 million on its development. The company released new images of the prototype this week. Dyson hopes some of the battery technology can be repurposed, so that not everything is wasted from the investment. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Sir James Dyson, one of Britain's richest people, had big plans for an electric car.

In 2017, the billionaire defiantly pledged to spend up to $3.1 billion financing a project to eventually take on Tesla, before deciding two years later that the idea just was not "commercially viable."

This week, the firm released new photos of the scrapped project, showing a futuristic prototype that looks advanced, even by Elon Musk's standards.

"It was a difficult decision to stop, because hundreds of engineers, scientists and designers, had poured everything into the project and it was a great engineering achievement," Dyson said in a blog post. "But I have no regrets about having started the programme. We learned a lot and Dyson has benefited from a huge influx of engineering talent from the automotive industry – it has quickly been applied in other areas of our research and development."

Here's a look at the abandoned car:

Original author: Graham Rapier

From YouTube videos and music to online gaming, it seems like everything we do happens online these days. 

As such, if your internet connection seems sluggish, it can bring your whole life to a halt. 

Original author: Dave Johnson

Three Democratic senators are asking AT&T for answers over its decision to strike a "sponsored data" deal with HBO Max, which stops the streaming service from counting toward customers' data caps. Sens. Edward Markey, Richard Blumenthal, and Ron Wyden said the move takes advantage of the rollback of net neutrality protections, and that it could stifle competition and hurt consumers. AT&T noted that its "sponsored data" is available to any other company for purchase, though the senators criticized that the transactions are occuring within the same company. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Three Democratic senators are raising net neutrality concerns over AT&T's decision to strike a data deal with HBO Max, the newly launched streaming service owned by AT&T.

In a letter to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Thursday, Sens. Edward Markey, Richard Blumenthal, and Ron Wyden asked the telecom giant for answers over its move to not count HBO Max toward customers' data caps. 

AT&T's maneuver, first reported by The Verge, directs HBO Max to buy "sponsored data" from AT&T, which allows the streaming platform not to count toward data limits, encouraging consumers to use the service without worrying about going over their monthly data allotment. In return, AT&T claims the purchase as revenue, and the dealings cancel out because HBO Max is owned by AT&T. 

"This policy appears to run contrary to the essential principle that in a free and open internet, service providers may not favor content in which they have a financial interest over competitors' content," the senators wrote. 

The senators said that while the Federal Communications Commission, under the Trump administration, moved in 2017 to repeal net neutrality protections, AT&T's maneuver could still raise potential antitrust concerns. 

Net neutrality protections had previously mandated that internet service providers, like AT&T, should treat all internet communications the same and not give preferential treatment to certain websites or services, including by means of charging for it. 

"The Trump FCC may have gutted critical net neutrality protections, but AT&T nonetheless has a responsibility to avoid any policies or practices that harm consumers and stifle competition," the senators wrote, citing the report from The Verge. "We urge you to provide us with an explanation for the behavior described above by June 25, 2020." 

An AT&T spokesperson told Business Insider in response to the letter, "Our wireless subscribers can stream HBO Max video without incurring data charges, which will save money for millions of consumers. This is based on a Sponsored Data arrangement and is a program we offer on the same terms to any entities who wish to sponsor data for their customers. This is similar to arrangements some of our competitors have."

As AT&T notes, its "sponsored data" is available to any other company for purchase, though the senators criticized that the transactions are occuring within the same company. 

"Although HBO Max may technically be paying for this benefit, AT&T is essentially paying itself," the senators wrote. "This practice of allowing one arm of your company to 'pay' another arm of your company for preferential treatment attempts to mask its true impact."

Original author: Bryan Pietsch

Password managers are the safest way to keep track of your passwords, as they allow you to use stronger passwords without needing to memorize anything.Security experts generally recommend using password managers to keep your data safe.Password managers usually rely on a "zero knowledge" technique, where the company that runs the manager doesn't know your passwords — this keeps your data safe even if the company is hacked.Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.

A password manager promises both security and convenience. 

By remembering your usernames and passwords for you, you're free to give all your online sites and services strong, unique passwords without needing to memorize them all. 

All you need to remember is a single password to unlock the password manager. 

But how trustworthy are password managers, and is it safe to give one all your passwords?

Here's what you need to know about password managers, and how they keep your data safe.

Password managers are the safest way to keep track of your passwords

"Password managers are safe, and far safer than not using one," said Ron Culler, senior director of technology and solutions at ADT Cybersecurity. 

That's partially because password managers encourage users to practice good security hygiene — you can make every password unique, and every password long and complex. 

In the early days of the internet when we only had to track a dozen passwords, it might have been possible to do that manually. The password manager company LastPass has said that its average user manages 191 passwords, making a tool like a password manager essential.

Original author: Dave Johnson

Bars and restaurants in The Netherlands were allowed to start reopening on June 1.Space for customers is limited, and social distancing rules must still be followed.One Dutch restaurant, Dadawan, has incorporated branded robots to serve food and take temperatures.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

After over two months of staying at home, Dutch restaurant customers will be greeted by some of the cutest robots of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Netherlands has slowly begun reopening after closing in mid-March because of COVID-19. Bars and restaurants were allowed to open on June 1, as long as they had no more than 30 customers and maintained social distancing. Movie theaters and museums also reopened, with schools to follow. 

As in other areas of the world, some creative business owners have thought about ways to minimize risks as they reopen. For fusion restaurant Dadawan, that meant using robot servers across the restaurant. Here's how they work 

Original author: Mary Meisenzahl

Elon Musk tweeted that Amazon should be broken up after its publishing service initially refused to publish a book about the coronavirus. "Time to break up Amazon. Monopolies are wrong!" Musk tweeted on Thursday. Musk was referring to the book "Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns" by Alex Berenson, an outspoken coronavirus skeptic who has become a darling among fringe conspiracy-theory groups.Both Musk and Berenson have posted falsehoods about the coronavirus on Twitter, such as the incorrect claim that children are at no risk.Amazon later said the book was removed in error and would be reinstated. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Elon Musk is calling for Amazon to be broken up after Amazon's publishing service refused to publish a book by a writer who has put forth conspiracy theories and falsehoods about the coronavirus. 

"Time to break up Amazon. Monopolies are wrong!" Musk tweeted, tagging Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and calling the situation "insane." 

Musk's comments were in response to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing service refusing to publish the writer Alex Berenson's book titled "Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns." Berenson tweeted a screenshot of an email he says he received from Amazon and said the company "censored" his book. The screenshot appeared to show the publishing division saying the book does not comply with its guidelines.

Amazon later told Business Insider the book was removed in error and would be reinstated.  

Amazon has a history of allowing media that contains dubious scientific claims on its platform. Last year, it removed anti-vaccination movies from Prime Video, one of which had been labeled "Amazon's Choice." The company has also carried magazines containing anti-vaccine propaganda in its Whole Foods checkout aisles. More recently, Amazon has had to remove books about COVID-19 from its online store that contained conspiracy theories about the virus. 

Berenson is a former reporter for The New York Times who has been outspoken about his theories that the response to the coronavirus outbreak has been overblown, despite evidence from experts. He has incorrectly said "kids, children, almost anybody under 30 is at no risk" of contracting COVID-19 and that the lockdowns themselves are the source of problems related to the virus. 

Musk appears to agree with Berenson on many of his views, initially calling the response to the outbreak a "panic" and "dumb" and falsely saying that children are "essentially immune" to the virus. Musk has also pushed for reopening businesses throughout the country, describing stay-at-home orders as "fascist" and at first defying local ordinances to reopen his Tesla plant in California.

Musk has also described coronavirus death counts in the US as "misleading," despite the fact that experts estimate the US has undercounted deaths.

Original author: Avery Hartmans

Facebook has come under fire for its decision to leave up a post from President Trump about the George Floyd protests in which he said he would deploy the National Guard, and "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."Leaked audio obtained by The Verge from a company meeting on Friday shows Zuckerberg said the company might review its policies around the "discussion of state use of force."Zuckerberg justified leaving Trump's post untouched partially on the grounds that he referred to deploying the National Guard."We think people need to know if the government is planning to deploy force," he wrote in a Friday post.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Facebook has been rocked by internal turmoil after its leadership made the decision to not touch a post by President Trump concerning the George Floyd protests.

In the post on Friday, Trump said the National Guard would be deployed in Minneapolis and "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." This was a phrase used by former Miami police chief Walter Headley, who was well-known for racist over-policing of African American neighborhoods in the 1960s. Trump claims he was unaware of the origins of the phrase.

Conversely, Twitter placed the same post behind a block saying it violated its terms on "glorifying violence." Facebook's inaction enraged scores of employees, who expressed their anger publicly on Twitter through Sunday and Monday.

Leaked audio obtained by The Verge shows Zuckerberg addressed employees about the decision in a company videoconference call on Friday, and hinted the company may change its policies on moderating politicians' posts going forward.

"There is a real question coming out of this, which is whether we want to evolve our policy around the discussion of state use of force," said Zuckerberg.

"Over the coming days, as the National Guard is now deployed, probably the largest one that I would worry about would be excessive use of police or military force. I think there's a good argument that there should be more bounds around the discussion around that," he added.

In his public post justifying his decision to leave the post untouched, Zuckerberg said Trump's reference to the National Guard played into the company's decision.

"The National Guard references meant we read it as a warning about state action, and we think people need to know if the government is planning to deploy force," Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Friday afternoon.

Zuckerberg's comments during the company call don't seem to have placated Facebook's employees, as many staged a virtual walkout on Tuesday. During his call on Friday, Zuckerberg said he had agonized over the decision.

"It's been something that I've been struggling with basically all day, ever since I woke up [...] This has been personally pretty wrenching for me," he said.

Original author: Isobel Asher Hamilton

Facebook's decision to leave up a post by President Trump threatening "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" in reference to the George Floyd protests is continuing to damage the company's reputation.Civil rights leaders said CEO Mark Zuckerberg "refuses to acknowledge how Facebook is facilitating Trump's call for violence against protesters" after video conference call with him.Meanwhile the CEO of a therapy app in talks to sign a partnership with Facebook said he was severing the deal on the basis he couldn't support a company that "incites violence, racism, and lies."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Facebook's stance on President Trump's violent rhetoric is under attack from outside and in.

The company is under continued fire over its decision to leave up a post by President Trump about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis. In the post, Trump threatened to bring in the US Army and controversially states: "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

While Twitter added a warning label to the tweet, Facebook's inertia resulted in employees publicly voicing their outrage and staging a virtual walkout.

On Monday night Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg shared a call with civil rights leaders and failed to impress.

"We are disappointed and stunned by Mark's incomprehensible explanations for allowing the Trump posts to remain up," the groups said in a joint statement.

They also made reference to earlier posts by Trump which falsely claimed mail-in votes would be "substantially fraudulent."

"He did not demonstrate understanding of historic or modern-day voter suppression and he refuses to acknowledge how Facebook is facilitating Trump's call for violence against protesters. Mark is setting a precedent for other voices who would say similar harmful things on Facebook," said leaders from the NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Color of Change.

On the same day, Facebook's stance started to damage its business relationships.

Therapy platform Talkspace announced it was pulling out of a potential partnership with Facebook. 

"We will not support a platform that incites violence, racism, and lies," tweeted Talkspace CEO Oren Frank. Frank told CNBC the deal, which would have seen Talkspace generating content for Facebook, could have been worth "hundreds of thousands of dollars" for his company.

Original author: Isobel Asher Hamilton

Elon Musk on Monday tweeted he's "off Twitter for a while."He didn't give a specific reason as to why he was coming off the platform on which he's famously prolific.The billionaire's space-exploration company, SpaceX, just successfully launched astronauts into orbit for the first time, and he has his 1-month-old baby, X Æ A-Xii, at home.Musk, a prolific tweeter, has threatened to quit the platform before, though he's never quite succeeded.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The tech billionaire Elon Musk, a famously voracious tweeter, has announced to his 35 million followers that he's taking a break from the social-media site.

"Off Twitter for a while," Musk tweeted late Monday without giving any further details.

In the 24 hours before, Musk was tweeting primarily about SpaceX's successful launch of two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday, and he expressed his opinion that it was "not right" that three police officers involved in the death of George Floyd hadn't been charged.

Musk's Twitter use has gotten him into trouble in the past.

In 2018, his tweets about securing funding for Tesla landed him with a $20 million fine from the Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of the penalty, Musk had to let his tweets about Tesla's business be vetted by a lawyer.

Musk has also gotten into some bizarre feuds over Twitter, including being pulled into a defamation suit he ultimately won after calling a rescue diver "pedo guy."

The billionaire told Bloomberg last month that while in retrospect some of his tweets were "dumb" and he wished he could retract some, he valued being able to communicate with people directly without having to go through the press.

As well as SpaceX having made history by launching astronauts into orbit, Musk also has a newborn baby to look after. Last month Musk and the singer Grimes (real name Claire Boucher) announced the birth of their child, X Æ A-Xii.

Musk has threatened to quit Twitter before. In late 2019, he said he was leaving the service only to resume tweeting three days later.

Original author: Isobel Asher Hamilton

Scooter startups are at a crossroads with COVID-19 and potential capital scarcity forcing an increased focus on sustainability and careful use of cash.In the US, the market has matured, allowing two to three operators to thrive per city, but in Europe there are more than a dozen operators which investors say is impossible to sustain. The re-opening of cities from lockdown is a litmus test of scooter companies' ability to scale and survive after the COVID-19 crisis."The move towards efficiency is happening irrespective of COVID-19," Paul Asel, managing partner at NGP Capital and an investor in Lime, told Business Insider in an interview. Click here for more BI Prime stories. 

Scooter startups have been growing rapidly in Europe in recent years amid growing appetite for alternative urban transport options. That shift is set to as cities re-open from coronavirus lockdowns, and the public tries to avoid the scrum of buses, trams, and metros.

The advent of electric scooters in Europe became something of a smash and grab, with operators dumping thousands of scooters on the streets of major cities, often without approval from local authorities. Paris became the epicenter of some 12 operators competing for crowded curb sides, with the city eventually opting to only allow three operators going forward in its next tender process. 

The French capital's example could soon become the norm, according to Paul Asel, managing partner at NGP Capital and an investor in Lime. He predicts that investors will no longer pile millions of dollars into the industry. Instead there will be a greater focus on sustainability, which will lead to a more competitive ecosystem and, as a consequence, more failed companies. 

"The move towards efficiency is happening irrespective of COVID-19," Asel said in an interview with Business Insider. "The Uber/Lime deal showed that this market is a natural duopoly, having so many operators per city is a money-losing exercise which causes consumer confusion."

Uber's recent $170 million funding round into Lime was a de facto deferred purchase with the company's valuation slashed by 80% with provisions in place for SoftBank-backed Uber to buy the scooter startup in two years. 

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Competition in markets is obviously nothing new, Asel cites automobile, radio, and telecoms companies as good examples of industries where dozens of operators are whittled down to two or three major winners. 

The post-COVID comeback 

Scooter operators have been starved of revenue due to coronavirus with almost all having to take their product off the streets in response to stringent lockdowns across Asia, North America, and Europe. The way in which cities respond to re-opening is key to the future of the industry, Asel says. 

He quotes Thomas Kuhn, author of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" who said: "The significance of crisis is the indication they provide that an occasion for retooling has arrived," and argues that retooling for scooters will take the form of people shunning public transport for fear of catching coronavirus. 

Milan for example is widening cycling lanes, and the same is happening in France. The UK is fast-tracking its previously glacial discussions about the legality of e-scooters, in a bid to provide more options for commuters as the country comes out of lockdown. 

"The previous rush and focus on growth led to an adversarial relationship between cities and micro-mobility," Asel said. "Now players in those markets been more collaborative because micro-mobility should increase as a public transit alternative over time."

Operators will be glued to the results of tender processes in Paris and Lyon, which will be announced in the coming weeks. The market could experience new mergers off the back of those results, depending on which operators are successful, according to Noa Khamallah, a former top executive at Lime and Voi. 

Earlier this year, pre-COVID, Bird bought European scooter operator and one-time competitor Circ, and subsequently cut many of its former competitors' staff as well as some 420 of its own months later to help streamline the business. 

Scooters can say goodbye to waterfalls of money

Another key factor in the boom of scooters across the world has been the Uber-like rapid expansion that came from vast sums of venture capital poured into startups in San Francisco and elsewhere. In just three years since founding, US companies Bird and Lime have raised $623 million and $925 million respectively while smaller, newer European competitors Tier and Voi have raised $131 million and $168 million each, per Crunchbase. 

"Investors will not continue ploughing money into these sectors," Asel added. "More companies die of indigestion than starvation, that message has not been well received or heeded for the last 10 years. SoftBank has done more damage to this market than good and many companies have been destroyed." 

SoftBank has not directly invested in a scooter startup but has ploughed cash into mobility firms including Uber and Ola. That appeared to set a trend for over funding in general.

A focus on unit economics and sustainability is now set to be key to the ongoing feasibility of scooter startups, but that alone won't be enough. Tier, for example, has pioneered replaceable batteries on its scooters and has a small side business in selling refurbished scooters for private use. Similarly, companies have spent large sums on R&D to help max out the life of each scooter with many newer models now lasting around 18 months. 

Worldwide, the e-scooter and bike industry has shed over 1,000 full-time jobs in the past few months, according to online tracker Layoffs.fyi. "VCs have cash but they will slow the dynamic because they realize scooters are not yet profitable and there is a lot of uncertainty in the industry," Khamallah added.

Original author: Callum Burroughs

A protester stands in front of a Florida State Troopers line on a highway during a rally in response to the recent death of George Floyd in Miami, Florida on May 31, 2020. RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.

Facebook employees publicly rebelled over Mark Zuckerberg's decision to keep up a Trump post about the George Floyd protests. More than a dozen Facebook workers directly contradicted the company's stance over the weekend and on Monday in a rare show of public discord.Mark Zuckerberg committed $10 million to fighting racial injustice amid outrage at Facebook's handling of Trump's post threatening protesters. Zuckerberg committed $10 million to groups fighting racial inequality, even as his own workers spoke out against the company's stance.Gaming giant Zynga will buy Turkish developer Peak for $1.8 billion in its biggest ever acquisition. The cash-and-share deal will see Peak's 100-strong team and its portfolio of mobile game franchises join Zynga.Facebook employees held a virtual walkout against the company's handling of Trump's posts. The New York Times reported that "dozens" of employees took Monday off to signal their opposition to the company's refusal to take action against the president's post that discussed shooting in response to the protests in the US.Apple shut stores across the US over safety concerns amid US protests. Photos and videos that circulated on social media over the weekend appear to depict looters breaking into and/or damaging Apple stores in a variety of cities — from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.WeWork's head of real estate for the US, Canada, and Israel is leaving the company after two years. The executive, Aaron Ellison, had helped spearhead growth during the heady runup to the firm's peak valuation of nearly $50 billion.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has invested in UK startup Beacon, a freight forwarding platform. According to Sky News, Bezos will participate in Beacon's $15 million Series A fundraising.Executives from Google, Snap, Apple, Facebook, and more spoke out against racial inequality and police brutality in social media posts and memos to employees. Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed to the history of racism in the US while Snap CEO Evan Spiegel called for a non-partisan committee on reparations.YouTube pledged $1 million in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters, but critics noted the site has allowed white supremacist videos to flourish for years. Studies have shown that YouTube pushes far-right content via its recommendation algorithms.Uber, Lyft, and Lime say they'll suspend services in cities where curfews are implemented. Social media footage across the US has shown scooters being used in riots to smash up buildings and vehicles.

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Original author: Shona Ghosh

SpaceX launched NASA astronauts into space for the first time on Saturday — the company's first human passengers and the first time people have ever flown a commercially developed spaceship.

This mission was the product of NASA's Commercial Crew program, a partnership between the space agency and two private companies (Boeing is the other) to build spaceships that can ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. It was the first time the US  launch its own astronauts from American soil since 2011.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley safely arrived at the space station on Sunday morning.

"It's great to get the United States back in the crewed launch business," Hurley said at a press briefing from the ISS on Monday. "We're just really glad to be on board this magnificent complex."

These are the best photos from the mission so far. 

Original author: Jessica Snouwaert and Holly Secon

Chicago is facing criticism for shutting down public transit Sunday amid ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd.The city, which has had a curfew in place since Saturday, suggested people take an Uber instead and tweeted a discount code for $5 off rides.Uber told Business Insider it issued the discount code at the request of the city, which it said was concerned about leaving essential workers stranded.Floyd was killed last week while in police custody, sparking protests across the nation.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The City of Chicago is coming under fire after shutting down public transit amid a citywide curfew and protests over George Floyd's death and encouraging residents use Uber instead.

As demonstrations continued on Sunday, the Chicago Transit Authority announced that it would be stopping all buses and trains from 6:30 pm until Monday morning "at the request of public safety officials."

Mayor Lori Lightfoot had imposed a curfew a day earlier, which remained in place Sunday evening, NBC Chicago reported, and the decision to suspend public transit with only a few minutes notice prompted swift pushback from residents.

"Essential Worker here. Stranded 11 miles from home," one resident tweeted, while others called it "class warfare" and "an intentional trap for protestors."

At around midnight, nearly three hours after the curfew had been in effect, the city then tweeted a discount code for $5 off Uber rides in an apparent response to the concerns about stranded workers, saying it said would only be good until 6am Monday morning.

The coupon code was met with similar criticism from residents, who said the high cost of an Uber relative to public transit would unfairly penalize the city's low-income residents and called the response "tone-deaf."

Many also criticized the city for seeming to be boosting Uber's business during the middle of protests against police brutality, though the company denied that it was looking to profit.

"At the request of the city, which had legitimate concerns about stranding essential workers during a pandemic, we offered a discount on rides," an Uber spokesperson told Business Insider, noting that the company has already been providing free rides for essential workers.

Protests have escalated over the past week in cities across America after Floyd was killed while in police custody, and at least 40 cities have imposed curfews, according to CNN.

The City of Chicago did not respond to a request for comment on this story.

Original author: Tyler Sonnemaker

After SpaceX launched the first-ever commercial crewed flight to space on Saturday, the two NASA astronauts inside gave a video tour of life inside the spaceship's cabin.

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley spent 19 hours inside the Crew Dragon capsule, which they named "Endeavour."As they waited for their opportunity to dock to the International Space Station, they took off their customized spacesuits, floated around, ate, tried to sleep, and gave the world a peek into the ship's cabin.

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley wait for launch inside the Crew Dragon spaceship, May 30, 2020. Screenshot/NASA TV

"Today we accomplished the first flight off the Florida coast in quite some time, and Doug and I were really proud to have an opportunity to be a part of that," Behnken said in the livestream. "We're doing it in a brand-new spaceship."

The high-stakes spaceflight, called Demo-2, was the result of a nine-year partnership between SpaceX and NASA. If successful (the astronauts still have to return safely after their stay on the ISS), the mission will be just the first in a new era of launching astronauts from American soil — a feat the US hadn't accomplished since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.

Behnken and Hurley are the first people ever to fly in a commercial spacecraft; they showed off the perks in their livestream. 

Here's the full video:

The astronauts started with a tour of the touch display screens from which they can monitor and control the spacecraft. The touch screens "allow us to accomplish most of the interfacing requirements that we have," Behnken said.

"We do have some buttons, but the primary interface is these displays," he said. "So nice new, modern cockpit that we've got compared to our namesake, the Space Shuttle Endeavour."

Behnken lowered himself below the astronauts' seats, to float in the small space between Hurley's feet and the wall of the capsule.

"It is a little bit of a tight quarters, but I'm going to try to demonstrate some of the capability that we have now that we're in zero gravity," Behnken said, pushing himself off a railing to flip upside down. "I was requested to do a backflip. I'm going to kind of do a side spin."

The tour also included an explanation of the dinosaur toy that accompanied the men into space. 

Bob Behnken introduces "Tremor," the sequined dinosaur plushie that traveled into space aboard the Crew Dragon, May 30, 2020. NASA TV

"We both have two boys who are super interested in dinosaurs, and we collected up all the dinosaurs between the two houses, and Tremor the apatosaurus got the vote from the boys," Behnken explained.

Hurley and Behnken also attempted to give the camera a view out their window while the spacecraft was passing over the coast of Newfoundland. It was dark out, though, so the window just reflected the camera and the astronauts.

The video doesn't show the spaceship's toilets, which are located in the ceiling and shrouded in proprietary mystery.

Original author: Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Protests are spreading through the US after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for over 8 minutes.Many companies are weighing in on the protests, but not all of them have announced specific actions, donations, or internal changes.Read more to see how companies and their leaders are responding.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Protests erupted across the US after the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and now companies are speaking out.

From Amazon to Glossier to Snap, CEOs and companies are releasing statements in support of justice and racial equality.

While some companies detailed donations or internal changes they would be making, others have yet to, so we sifted through the statements and pressed companies for specifics in any instances where vague language or promises have been made.

Here's a list of companies who have come out with statements, letters, and responses related to the death of George Floyd and the resulting protests — and what they're actually doing.

Original author: Jessica Snouwaert

Investors are betting on companies that sell tech to the police, after a weekend of demonstrations and clashes between protestors and law enforcement. Digital Ally, a company that makes body-cams and in-car video solutions, saw its stock go up 76%. Wrap Technologies, which sells suspect-capture devices, saw gains of over 20%.The stock gains suggest that investors don't appear to be nervous about the growing calls to de-fund police departments that are beginning to circulate across the country. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Investors are betting on an uptick in police spending on tech, as protests continue to erupt across the country. 

Digital Ally, a company selling police body cameras, saw its stock surge a whopping 76% on Monday.

It wasn't alone. Wrap Technologies, a company that sells suspect-capture devices and other tech solutions to the police, began to tick up before the weekend. On Monday, when the company announced that it had raised $12.4 million in a direct public offering, the company's stock jumped more than 20%. 

Companies like Vislink Technologies and Cemtrex, which sell facial recognition and live video products, among other offerings, also saw their share prices rise. 

Investors have been flocking to the law enforcement software market, which was valued at $8.58 billion in 2018. The market has even been relatively resistant to the financial impact of the coronavirus on law enforcement spending. Some city governments that have been forced to cut chunks of their public spending have nevertheless chosen to leave police budgets relatively intact. 

But the timing of the stock market gains is significant, as protests against the death of George Floyd erupt across the country. While many protests have been peaceful,  some members of the growing crowds have set fires and smashed storefront windows. Arguably, some police officers have had a role in escalating tense encounters, by meeting resistance with rubber bullets, pepper spray, and tear gas.  

Academics and activists have written op-eds to the Guardian and the New York Times, pointing out that problems with "warrior-style" policing have persisted despite reforms in police training. And a petition to the Minneapolis City Council asks the city to cut its proposed budget for the police department by $45 million, as part of a plan to ease the financial strain on the city due to the coronavirus pandemic. The citizen petition also advocates relying more on community-led efforts rather than solely the police to keep the city's population safe and healthy.

However, the stock gains suggest that public market investors aren't yet nervous about the growing calls to de-fund the police, being echoed across the country.

Original author: Bani Sapra

Away cofounder Jen Rubio and Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield are engaged. Getty Images

Beyond the $700,000 pledged, the duo also set aside $300,000 to match donations to those orgs, per posts on Twitter. 

While Black Lives Matter started as a Twitter hashtag after a jury acquitted the man on trial for killing Trayvon Martin, it's now a thriving social organization founded by three black women. The group acts as a watchdog on policies ranging from police reform to COVID-19 information, distributes resources, and funds Black artists.

The couple is also donating to the NAACP LDEF, EJI, and to:

Bail Project, a non-profit fund that helps pay bail for people in need, and combats racial and economic disparities in the bail system.

The Center for Policing Equity, which uses data science to measure bias in policing. 

Campaign Zero, a think-tank advocating for data-backed criminal justice and policing policies.

Project Nia, which is working to end the incarceration of children and young adults. 

Color of Change, which organizes social media campaigns and petitions to expose and demand justice on incidents of racial injustice. 

Until Freedom, an organization that helps network and train organizers and develop thoughtful campaigns to combat racial injustice.

Loveland Foundation, which supports Black women and girls by funding therapy, fellowships, and other programs.

 

 

Original author: Julie Bort

Two of George Floyd's siblings have posted GoFundMe fundraisers asking for help to pay for the family's travel and legal expenses and to support Floyd's children following his death.And the internet has responded. Hundreds of thousands of donors have gifted the family with over $8 million and counting.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer who kneeled directly on his neck has angered the US.

The tape that captured the event horrified Floyd's family, his brother Philonise Floyd wrote in a GoFundMe he established five days ago.

Floyd died in Minneapolis, but the family is originally from Houston. Philonise Floyd was hoping to raise $1.5 million to pay for the family's considerable legal and travel expenses as well as to help support and educate Floyd's children. Philonise Floyd says that 100% of the money collected will go to the family and that it is being managed by the family's law firm.

With the global attention, including a shout-out to the fund by former President Barack Obama, the GoFundMe has quickly ratcheted up into the millions. As of this writing, the fund had raised over $8.5 million and was climbing by the minute.

"Our hearts are overwhelmed!" Philonise Floyd wrote in reaction to the 300,000 donors who had contributed.

At the same time, George Floyd's younger sister, Bridgett Floyd, also launched a GoFundMe campaign. She was hoping to raise $5,000 to help her pay for traveling and other expenses associated with his memorial. That fund had raised over $229,000 and counting as well.

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly described Philonise Floyd as George Floyd's sister. The two were brothers.

Original author: Julie Bort

You can easily change fonts in Microsoft Outlook if you don't like the default.The default font for Outlook is 11-point Calibri in black, and it's used in emails, calendars, invites, and more.To change the font in Outlook, head to the "Signatures and Stationery" menu.Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.

Everyone has a favorite font.

If you're tired of Microsoft Outlook's default font — say, it's too small for your liking — you can change the font to the one that you prefer to make your experience more pleasant. 

Here's how to change the font in Outlook, using the official app for Mac and PC.

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How to change your font in Outlook 

1. Open Outlook and log in if needed, then select the "File" tab at the top left corner.

2. Click "Options" from the left-hand menu on the next page.

3. On the popup window, click "Mail" atop the left-hand menu.

4. Click the button that says "Signatures and Stationery" on the right side of the new popup.

5. Click "Font" under "New mail messages" and then select your chosen font, its size, and then hit "OK."

Original author: Steven John

To export contacts from Microsoft Outlook, you'll need to use Outlook's "Export to a file" feature.Exporting your Outlook contacts is a great way to backup your contact information, and add it to other platforms like Microsoft Excel.Once you export your contacts, Outlook will put them into a .csv file, which can be opened in other programs.Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.

No matter what device or service you're using, it's a good idea to backup your data often. This includes Microsoft Outlook.

It's easy to backup your Outlook contacts by exporting them. With your contacts exported, even if you lose your Outlook account, you won't lose any of your contacts.

Another good reason to export Outlook contacts is to add them to other platforms, such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or another email service.

Here's how to export contacts from Outlook manually, using the Outlook app for Mac and PC.

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How to export contacts from Outlook 

1. Open Outlook and click the "File" tab at the top-left of the screen, then click "Open & Export" near the top of the left menu on the next screen.

2. Click "Import/Export" on the next screen, then select "Export to a file" in the popup window.

Original author: Steven John