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The Federal Communications Commission has given Starlink and T-Mobile permission to enable their satellite texting service for Florida residents ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall. In an announcement on X, SpaceX said that Starlink's Direct to Cell satellites will provide emergency alerts for all phones and carriers, not just T-Mobile's, for those in affected areas. The companies have also enabled basic texting for T-Mobile subscribers, so that they can send and receive texts, as well as text 911 for emer
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Dell told sales staff to be in the office every day with just two working days notice, and to use PTO if they weren't available during work hours. Read more âș
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Having a phone stolen can be disastrous, given the personal information that's on it. To combat this, Android is rolling out a slew of new anti-theft features. Read more âș
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The network of tunnels underneath Las Vegas built by Musk's Boring Company has seen at least 67 trespassing episodes since 2022. Read more âș
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Russia's ineffective response to Ukraine's invasion of its Kursk region suggests Vladimir Putin is still ruling with a key flaw. Read more âș
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Amazon is delighting us with substantial discounts on Sony's two most recent ANC headphone models. When it comes to bang for your buck, the deal on the previous WH-1000XM4 appears to be the most appealing. Read more âș
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You know, just in case you donât have an extra $700 floating around for a PS5 Pro in these perilous economic times. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Prime Day doesnât usually come with any game console deals â but if youâre in the market for a PS5, a $50 discount on the PlayStation 5 Slim has been on offer since earlier this month and is... Read more âș
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Apple's M4 iPad Pro models with OLED displays are reportedly facing weaker-than-expected demand since their debut in the second quarter, according to a new analyst report. Released in May of this year, the 11-inch and 13-inch devices marked Apple's first use of OLED technology in larger screens and were initially projected to ship up to 10 million units in 2024. However, in its latest analysis, market research firm Display Supply... Read more âș
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Gen Z is spending money on more instant forms of gratification over traditional milestones like buying homes or starting families. Read more âș
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Apple's new iPhone Mirroring feature in macOS Sequoia might seem like a convenient way to access your phone from your work computer, but security firm Sevco has uncovered a significant privacy risk that should make employees think twice before enabling this feature on company-owned Macs, at least for now. According to a new blog post by Sevco, the core issue lies in how iPhone Mirroring interacts with macOS's file system... Read more âș
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is holding a technical alpha later this month for the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release. The technical alpha will be held over an unspecified weekend in October to test the gameâs core services ahead of its debut on November 19th. Participants in the test phase will need a capable PC gaming rig to try out Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 before its release, as this alpha test... Read more âș
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On Thursday, Tesla will reveal its Cybercab, a self-driving robotaxi. But running an autonomous ride-hailing fleet involves much more than teaching cars to drive themselves. Read more âș
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X has lost a legal fight in Australia in which the company tried to avoid a $400,000 fine by claiming that Twitter no longer exists. The creative legal argument, first spotted by ArsTechnica, came amid a more than year-long dispute with Australiaâs eSafety Commission. The commission had asked the company, then known as Twitter, to provide details about its handling of child sexual exploitation on the platform last February. In... Read more âș
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Google has to open up the Play Store. On Monday, US District Judge James Donato issued a permanent injunction forcing the company to open its storefront to competitors for three years and make Android apps available in alternate stores. The ruling stems from Googleâs four-year antitrust battle with Epic Games. Google said on Monday it will appeal the injunction, highlighting its competition with Apple and potential security concerns. As part... Read more âș
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The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured a curious sight in a region 3.6 billion light-years away from Earth: A supernova that appears three times, at three different periods during its explosion, in one image. More importantly, this image could help scientists better understand how fast the universe is expanding. A team of researchers chose to observe the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, also known as G165, for its... Read more âș
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Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner, so the deals are already coming in hot. For instance, the Oura Ring is up to $100 off. The discount depends on which design you go for. The Stealth Horizon design is $350 in all sizes, while many standard colors are $300. The gold option, however, jumps up to $450. The prices also fluctuate depending on if you choose the rounded Horizon... Read more âș
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A new joint venture between Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery robots and Alphabetâs Wing flying drone service will do a dual test run. Both tech companies hope that flying and sidewalk drones can cover areas its counterpart canât and speed up delivery times. TechCrunch reported that Serve Robotics and Wing will start making deliveries in Dallas sometime in the coming months. The test will include a select number of customer orders... Read more âș
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Keeping ChatGPT running is expensive as heck, so OpenAI needs access to plenty of cash to make sure the lights stay on. A day after the company said it had secured $6.6 billion in funding â the biggest ever funding round for a startup â it confirmed that it has a new $4 billion revolving line of credit. OpenAI has yet to tap the credit line, which it obtained from... Read more âș
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Uber has entered a new deal to offer customers in select cities an option for self-driving vehicles. The partnership is with Avride, which used to be the self-driving unit for Russian conglomerate Yandex. The multi-year deal will begin by introducing Avride's self-driving robots as a delivery option for Uber Eats orders in Austin, Texas. Later this year, the robots are expected to become available for delivery orders in Dallas and... Read more âș
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Twitch is striving for more clarity about why and how it executes its policies. On Monday, the company said itâs adding Enforcement Notes, which it describes as âadditional clarifications and examples within the Community Guidelines designed to make our rules easier to follow.â The notes come on the heels of (and complement) the companyâs recent promise that it would do a better job of telling rule-breakers why their accounts were... Read more âș
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Comcast is warning that hackers stole the personal data of more than 230,000 customers during a ransomware attack on a third-party debt collector, according to a court filing. The bad actors targeted a Pennsylvania-based debt collection agency called Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS.) The attack occurred back in February, but Comcast claims that FBCS initially said that the incident didnât involve any customer data. FBCS changed its tune by... Read more âș
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Soon after launching AI playlists in the US, Spotify is adding a new way to keep the music going when you lose your internet connection. The new Offline Backup feature for iOS and Android automatically creates a playlist of your queued and recently played tracks, ready for listening on flights or off-the-grid excursions. Offline Backup is for Premium users only. The feature complements Spotifyâs existing offline mode for user-triggered downloads.... Read more âș
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