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Delta Confirms It Worked With SpaceX To Trial Starlink"s Satellite Internet

Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian has revealed in an interview that the airline held talks with SpaceX and conducted "exploratory tests" of Starlink's internet technology for its planes. Engadget: According to The Wall Street Journal, Bastian declined.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotApr 21st, 2022

What happened to Safari Web Eraser -- the controversy, and what it looked like

One of Apple's upgrades for Safari — the Web Eraser content blocker — never became available to the public, even though it was complete and fully functional. Here's what happened along the way, what it looked like, and how it worked.Web Eraser wa.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Truist Bank confirms data breach after stolen data appears online

Sp1d3r is back with another bank attack, and is demanding $1 million this time......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Apple offers a first look at upcoming Messages via satellite feature

One of the new features coming to iPhone this fall is the ability to send text messages via satellite — here's what you can expect.Image Credit: AppleOn Monday, Apple held its annual keynote for WWDC. The event gave developers and Apple fans alike.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Starlink user terminal now costs just $300 in 28 states, $500 in rest of US

The $600 standard price was replaced with regional pricing of $500 or $300. Enlarge / The standard Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Starlink) You can now buy a Starlink satellite dish for $299 (plus shipping and tax) i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

NASA satellite returns image of sea ice swirls

NASA's Terra satellite captured floating fragments of sea ice as ocean currents carried them south along Greenland's east coast on June 4, 2024......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

How a single atomic sensor can help track Earth"s glaciers

Earth observations are one of the most essential functions of our current fleet of satellites. Typically, each satellite specializes in one kind of remote sensing—monitoring ocean levels, for example, or watching clouds develop and move. That is pr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

New way to spot beetle-killed spruce can help forest, wildfire managers

A new machine-learning system developed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in Alaska, even in forests of low and moderate infestatio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Study confirms the rotation of Earth"s inner core has slowed

University of Southern California scientists have proven that the Earth's inner core is backtracking—slowing down—in relation to the planet's surface, as shown in new research published in Nature......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Video: Eclipse-making double-satellite Proba-3

Proba-3 is ESA's—and the world's—first precision formation flying mission. A pair of satellites will fly together relative to the sun so that one casts a precisely-controlled shadow onto the other, to create a prolonged solar eclipse in orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Satellite data reveal electromagnetic anomalies up to 19 days before 2023 Turkey earthquake

Earthquakes may betray their impending presence much earlier than previously thought through a variety of anomalies present in the ground, atmosphere and ionosphere that can be detected using satellites, a recent study in the Journal of Applied Geode.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Satellite "megaconstellations" may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole

When old satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide, which eat away at Earth's protective ozone layer. A new study finds that these oxides have increased 8-fold between 2016 and 2022 and wi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Exploring online morality in the context of evolved human responses

In a review article in PNAS Nexus, Claire Robertson and colleagues explore how human morality, which evolved in the context of small in-person groups, functions on the internet with over five billion users......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Astro Bot isn’t getting PlayStation VR2 support, Team Asobi confirms

Astro Bot won't feature any PlayStation VR2 support at launch, as Team Asobi tells us that it's focusing 100% on PS5......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Green light for Galileo second-generation satellite design

Production of Galileo Second Generation satellites advances at full speed after two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards have confirmed that the satellite designs of the respective industries meet all mission and performance requiremen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

The internet is a sticky mess, and Apple just gave us an AI mop

Apple knows we're deluged by information coming from every direction. Can AI help filter it for us, even as it contributes to the noise?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Coastal research shows flood risk for several Alaska communities

Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if they continue developing at the same location, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

As NASA watches Starship closely, here’s what the agency wants to see next

"What happens if I don't have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission?" Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in Sou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Ars Live: How Profitable is Starlink? Join our discussion today!

Eric Berger and Caleb Henry discuss the orbital ISP's economics at 2 pm Eastern. Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) SpaceX began launching operational Starlink satelli.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Age verification for pornography access? Research shows it fails on many levels

The Australian government has announced an A $6.5 million trial of "age assurance" technology to restrict minors' access to pornography. It's part of a $1 billion package to address gendered violence. And it now comes alongside a proposal to ban peop.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Tech solutions to limit kids" access to social media are fraught with problems, including privacy risks

A campaign to block children's access to social media to limit online harm and unhealthy internet use is picking up momentum in Australian politics. The current age limit for platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok is 13, but some state gove.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024