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Out-of-service satellites must be removed within 5 years, FCC says

Satellites that are no longer in service must get out of the sky far more quickly under a new rule adopted by US federal regulators Thursday — and it's all in the name of combating the garbage in Earth's orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnSep 29th, 2022

Product planning to be "uncertain and volatile" over next 4 years, annual Car Wars report predicts

"The powertrain conundrum is causing problems that we have never seen before," says Bank of America auto analyst John Murphy......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Service teams avert cat-astrophe

Dealership service departments are used to customers complaining their engine is making knocking or pinging sounds. But the service crew at West Herr Chevrolet of East Syracuse in New York recently heard a different engine complaint. "A customer p.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Men plead guilty to aggravated ID theft after pilfering police database

Members of group called ViLE face a minimum of two years in prison. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Two men have pleaded guilty to charges of computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft tied to their theft of records.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

When did humans start social knowledge accumulation?

Study suggests our ancestors were building on past knowledge by 600,000 years ago. Enlarge (credit: IURII BUKHTA) A key aspect of humans' evolutionary success is the fact that we don't have to learn how to do things fro.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Study reveals planetary boundary layer: Satellites illuminate atmospheric mysteries

The endeavor to keep tabs on and curb air pollution has been stymied by the enigmatic nature of the planetary boundary layer (PBL). This atmospheric strip is a hotbed for pollutants. Yet, its mercurial dance through time and across geographies presen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Apple podcast transcription feature took six years from first launch

The Apple podcast transcription feature was officially launched in iOS 17.4, but the company says that it actually introduced a very limited version way back in 2018. Apple says that it took so long to launch as a fully-fledged accessibility featu.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Best USB-C and Thunderbolt displays for Mac [June]

USB-C/Thunderbolt display options have really expanded over the last couple of years. While Apple’s Pro Display XDR isn’t the best fit for most Mac users at $5,000+, it also offers the more affordable Studio Display. But there are also lots of so.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launching this fall

Apple has announced that it is no longer offering Apple Pay Later, the “buy now, pay later” service that launched in the United States last year. The change goes into effect starting today, Apple says. Existing users with open Apple Pay Later loa.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Apple Pay antitrust case about to be settled, with 10-year promise

A years-long Apple Pay antitrust investigation is about to be settled, according to a new report this morning. It says that while there are still ongoing discussions about some of the finer details, the European Union is set to agree to the latest.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

MacBook Air gets hosed, other models hold steady in macOS 15 as Intel support fades

Sequoia is both more and less generous to Intel Macs, depending on the model. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) As the Intel Mac era has wound down over the last couple of years, we've been painstakingly tracking the amoun.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Seven years later, Nintendo proves Metroid Prime 4 still exists

2025 release could launch on the still-mysterious "Switch 2." It has now been almost exactly seven years since Nintendo first announced Metroid Prime 4 and over five years since the company said it was restarting work on the game w.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Apple abruptly abandons “buy now, pay later” service amid regulatory scrutiny

Apple Pay Later discontinued after officials require more consumer protections. Enlarge (credit: sesame | DigitalVision Vectors) Apple has abruptly discontinued its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service, Apple Pay Later, w.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

250-million-year-old fossil seen anew with modern technology

Details of an ancient cousin of modern-day mammals are being revealed for the first time. Hi-tech scanning of an ancient fossil, which was captured in sandstone around 252–254 million years ago, is giving experts valuable insight into the animal's.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Researchers discover the world"s oldest wine in Rome

A white wine over 2,000 years old, of Andalusian origin, is the oldest wine ever discovered......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Edge services are extremely attractive targets to attackers

The cyber threat landscape in 2023 and 2024 has been dominated by mass exploitation, according to WithSecure. Edge service KEV vulnerability trends 64% of all edge service and infrastructure Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the Known Ex.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Datadog App Builder helps accelerate issue remediation

Datadog launched Datadog App Builder, a low-code development tool that helps teams create self-service applications and integrate them securely into their monitoring stacks. These customized apps help accelerate issue remediation at scale by enabling.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds

Hundreds of thousands more breeding pairs of seabirds could return to remote island archipelagos if invasive rats were removed and native vegetation restored, a new paper finds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Satellites find that snow didn"t offset southwestern US groundwater loss

Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

New database boasts more than 200 years of data on crime and punishment in the Nordics

The Historical Criminal Statistics database, a massive undertaking by University Lecturer in Criminology Miikka Vuorela at the University of Eastern Finland, makes statistics on crime and punishment openly accessible to everyone. The database covers.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Mass exploitation is the new primary attack vector for ransomware

The cyber threat landscape in 2023 and 2024 has been dominated by mass exploitation, according to WithSecure. Edge service KEV vulnerability trends 64% of all edge service and infrastructure Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the Known Ex.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024