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Alleged Foxconn insiders leaked details about Apple’s forthcoming devices in Reddit thread

Details on the iPhone 8, AR Glasses, Siri Speaker, MacBook and more @kksneakleaks In a  thread on Reddit , three alleged Foxconn employees have posted information about some of Apple’s upcoming products, such as the iPhone 7S and iPhone 8, the rumored Siri Speaker, smart glasses, and more, just days before the company is set to start WWDC on Monday. According to the subreddit’s moderators, the identities of the posters have been verified with proper documentation and evidence, but it’s not clear how trustworthy the information is -  AppleInsider  notes that there’s some basis  to take this information with a grain of salt, and the mods noted that they’re only able to verify that the users in question would have access to this information. Here’s an overview of what they revealed, and we’ll see tomorrow how accurate it is. GLASSES One of the more interesting set of details was about Apple’s rumored Augmented Reality Glasses. Reports of the...

No, your sunscreen isn't going to kill you

Someone lied to you Summer is fast approaching, and with it comes a wave of  articles  claiming sunscreen is toxic and bad for your health. But is it? As anyone who has ever gotten a sunburn can attest — sun damage is real. But you can protect yourself! However, the intimidating ingredients list found on most sunscreens may leave you anxious about all those chemicals.  The Verge  spoke to  David Leffell , a professor of dermatology and surgery at the Yale School of Medicine, to put our sunscreen fears to rest.

SpaceX sticks 11th rocket landing after launching first used Dragon capsule

Five ground landings attempted and five ground landings achieved Image: SpaceX Another one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets successfully landed back on Earth this evening after launching cargo and supplies to the International Space Station. This time, the rocket touched down at the company’s landing site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, called Landing Zone 1. That means SpaceX’s success streak of recovering its vehicles on solid ground continues. So far, all five of the company’s attempts to land on land have worked just fine. Now, SpaceX is in possession of ten Falcon 9 rockets that have flown to space and back — either by landing on ground or on one of the company’s drone ships at sea. One of those rockets has even landed twice. SPACEX’S SUCCESS STREAK OF RECOVERING ITS VEHICLES ON SOLID GROUND CONTINUES SpaceX’s landings may seem fairly routine at this point, but the cargo the rocket was carrying  before  it landed was pretty significant — or at least, wh...