Published on: 2025-04-20 03:30:09
Check out the vibrant first photo from PUNCH, a NASA mission that is hitting the ground running with some neat shots of the Sun. PUNCH—short for the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere—launched into low-Earth orbit last month, and its just taken its first images in what will hopefully be a fruitful period of scientific discovery. PUNCH consists of four satellites orbiting each other in a constellation. The suitcase-sized instruments together comprise one, 8,000-mile-wide (12,900-ki
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Musk's SpaceX facilities might be taking some flak from protestors lately, but it's nothing compared to the mass mobilization of demonstrations that have given his Tesla dealerships a black eye. That could change with his latest concept: a bid to build Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system, for which the billionaire's SpaceX has emerged as a frontrunner, according to Reuters. Musk's company is leading a coalition of tech corporations in the bidding, including the surveillance pla
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The International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting Earth since 1998, housing groups of astronauts in the microgravity environment around 250 miles above the surface of the planet. All of that time in space has taken a toll on its aging hardware, and the space station is due to retire within the next few years. Until then, however, safety experts are warning of long-running issues that threaten the safety of the ISS, and the crew on board. During a meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory P
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is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. SpaceX is in the lead to help President Donald Trump create the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, according to Reuters. The Elon Musk-owned company is reportedly working with the data analysis firm Palantir and the defense company Anduril to build “key parts” of the Golden Dome that, like Israel’s Iron Dome, would intercept and destroy incoming
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is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Apple’s making steady progress toward its climate goals, the company’s latest environmental progress report shows. Its planet-heating pollution shrank by 800,000 metric tons last year compared to 2023, about a 5 percent drop. Looking back over the past decade, Apple says its
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Update: Spotify says the issue is fixed as of 12 p.m. ET. If you’re having problems with Spotify this morning, you’re not alone. An ongoing Spotify outage appears to be impacting a number of users this morning. The company says its team is “looking into this.” Spotify confirms ongoing outage A quick search on social media reveals that the issues began during the 8 a.m. ET hour. Reports of a Spotify outage as tracked by Downdetector have also spiked over the last hour. On its support website
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Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET If your Spotify is having issues, you're not alone. Thousands of people are reporting problems with the music streaming app. Earlier this morning, social media was flooded with frustrated comments as users began reporting issues with streaming music on the popular service. For some, the app would load, but songs wouldn't play. For others, the app wouldn't load at all. The issue seems to be affecting every version of Spotify, including the app, the web player, and t
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Spotify is down according to widespread user reports across the US and Europe, with issues preventing the platform from loading or streaming music. At 8:45AM ET on Wednesday morning, the Spotify Status account on X said it was “aware of some issues” affecting the service right now, and is currently “checking them out.” It’s unclear what is causing the outages or when users can expect regular service to be restored. As of 10:39AM ET, Spotify says it’s working to resolve the outage “as soon as po
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Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are all locked in a race to see who can zero out their carbon pollution first. Apple reported on Wednesday that it is more than halfway there. Since 2015, the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by around 60%, the company said. That covers everything from manufacturing and marketing to corporate operations and customer use. Many companies have successfully eliminated the carbon footprint of their core operations. Cheap solar and wind, and increasingly
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 03:14:33
Ahead of Earth Day next week, Apple has provided an update on its “Apple 2030” goal to become carbon neutral across its entire footprint. The company says it has now surpassed a “60 percent reduction in its global greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2015 levels.” Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, touted this accomplishment in a statement today, but noted that the work is only getting harder as we approach 2030: “We’re incredibly proud of the
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Our ears are suffering this Wednesday, as music streaming service Spotify suffers "ongoing issues" that are making features unavailable for some people. At around 6 a.m. PT, a massive spike in reports appeared on DownDetector, with well over 45,000 people affected in the US at the time of writing (Downdetector is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis). Spotify acknowledged the problem, posting on its status account: "We're aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!
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If you’re having problems with Spotify this morning, you’re not alone. An ongoing Spotify outage appears to be impacting a number of users this morning. The company says its team is “looking into this.” Spotify confirms ongoing outage A quick search on social media reveals that the issues began during the 8 a.m. ET hour. Reports of a Spotify outage as tracked by Downdetector have also spiked over the last hour. On its support website Spotify has confirmed the outage. The company says: “We’re
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 07:00:00
How often do you replace your laptop? Every five to seven years? Maybe more? You probably don't wait as long to upgrade your phone, but that's what the DIY supplier iFixit and the refurbished device retailer Back Market want to change. Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, the two companies have partnered to launch a marketing campaign that encourages consumers to replace their phones every five years instead of the national average of two and a half to three years. The responsibility of keeping old
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Spotify is down according to widespread user reports across the US and Europe, with issues preventing the platform from loading or streaming music. At 8:45AM ET on Wednesday morning, the Spotify Status account on X said it was “aware of some issues” affecting the service right now, and is currently “checking them out.” While most of the early outage reports were made in Europe, the issues have since escalated across the US. Downdetector is reporting a spike in US outages, and various colleagues
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In brief: If you've noticed an unexplained spike in your CPU usage and other issues while typing in classic Microsoft Outlook, here's why: Microsoft has confirmed a bug in the email client that is causing these strange problems. It is currently investigating, but in the meantime, the company has advised affected users to switch to the Microsoft 365 Apps update channel. Since November, there have be
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Think China’s got it all sewn up when it comes to EVs? Well, at least when it comes to micro cars, Japan still has a few tricks up its sleeve—and the Nissan Sakura is the power player in the market. Japanese automakers have generally tackled the electric transition with all the speed of a turning oil tanker. Toyota has, for example, steadfastly held out largely in the hopes that its gamble on solid-state batteries will play out. Nissan on the other hand threw its hat early into the game with t
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is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Nvidia is releasing a new GPU driver today that includes a massive amount of fixes for bugs and crashes that have plagued its Game Ready drivers recently. After widespread reports of black screens, game crashes, and general stability issues, today’s 576.02 driver release (.exe download) not only bumps the version number significantly from last month’s 572.83, it also includes a
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Microsoft is working to fix an ongoing issue causing some users' Windows devices to be offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune policies preventing them. This known issue has impacted Windows desktop devices since Saturday, April 12, and is caused by what the company describes as a "latent code issue." Redmond added earlier today in an update to the Microsoft 365 admin center (IT10561350) that a targeted code fix is now being deployed to prevent additional impact on other systems. Microsoft
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Microsoft warned customers this week that their systems might crash with a blue screen error caused by a secure kernel fatal error after installing Windows updates released since March. According to advisory updates for the KB5055523 April cumulative update and the KB5053656 March preview update, this known issue affects devices running Windows 11, version 24H2. Those affected will see their PCs crash after installing these updates and restarting their devices. "After installing this update an
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An attendee takes a photograph using a Google Pixel 9 smartphone during the CP+ trade show in Yokohama, Japan on February 27, 2025. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on Tuesday issued a cease and desist order against Google for unfair trade practices regarding search services on Android devices— a move that aligns with similar crackdowns on firms in the UK and the U.S. In a statement, the Commission said the American tech giant violated Japan's anti-monopoly law by requiring Android devic
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An attendee takes a photograph using a Google Pixel 9 smartphone during the CP+ trade show in Yokohama, Japan on February 27, 2025. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on Tuesday issued a cease and desist order against Google for unfair trade practices regarding search services on Android devices— a move that aligns with similar crackdowns on firms in the UK and the U.S. In a statement, the Commission said the American tech giant violated Japan's anti-monopoly law by requiring Android devic
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is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. OpenAI has revealed the “advisors” for its new nonprofit commission: Dolores Huerta, Monica Lozano, Dr. Robert K. Ross, and Jack Oliver. The company says the four advisors will help “inform OpenAI’s philanthropic efforts,” according to an announcement on Tuesday. Huerta was a prominent labor activist during the 20th century, while Lozano was the pr
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This is a guest post. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent positions of IEEE Spectrum, The Institute, or IEEE. Although it might seem as though there is intense interest right now in exploring Mars, many people don’t realize how important the moon is in getting to the Red Planet. A number of countries are invested in commercial space ventures to the moon and establishing a lunar economy. During the next 20 years, a significant number of missions are ex
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Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, successfully launched its New Shepard rocket at around 9:30 a.m. ET on Monday, as it seeks to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the space tourism industry. What stands out most about this mission is that it featured the first all-female space crew since 1963, when Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova completed her solo mission. This also marks the 31st trip of the rocket and its 11th mission with a crew on board. The crew for this launch included pop arti
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Nissan’s official NissanConnect® EV & Services iPhone app: lets you manage the unique features of your LEAF like charging the battery, adjusting climate controls and checking the battery status, all from your mobile device Here is a screenshot of what it looks like for my car: The app is…fine. Here is one representative review from the Apple App Store: My main issue with the app is that it lacks a home screen widget I could use to quickly check my car’s battery status, unlike apps for other
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Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Some Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra owners have reported that their ultrawide camera is extremely shaky and unusable. Videos posted online show that this shaking results in a blurry viewfinder. A similar problem plagued early iPhone 14 Pro models, but this was fixed in a software update. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers one notable camera hardware upgrade this year, namely a 50MP ultrawide camera. Unfortunately, it sounds like some users have reported a maj
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A group of ex-OpenAI employees on Friday filed a proposed amicus brief in support of Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, opposing OpenAI’s planned conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit corporation. The brief names twelve former OpenAI employees: Steven Adler, Rosemary Campbell, Neil Chowdhury, Jacob Hilton, Daniel Kokotajlo, Gretchen Krueger, Todor Markov, Richard Ngo, Girish Sastry, William Saunders, Carrol Wainwright, and Jeffrey Wu. It makes the case that, if OpenAI’s non-profit
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-02 10:52:58
There are reasonable arguments to suggest that AI tools may eventually help reduce emissions, as the IEA report underscores. But what we know for sure is that they’re driving up energy demand and emissions today—especially in the regional pockets where data centers are clustering. So far, these facilities, which generally run around the clock, are substantially powered through natural-gas turbines, which produce significant levels of planet-warming emissions. Electricity demands are rising so f
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-03 03:21:27
There are some stunning views out there, like hotels that let you see the New York City skyline and resorts with gorgeous mountain or ocean views. But there are few places with a view as absurdly cool as the International Space Station. On Wednesday, astronaut Don Pettit -- who is also a noted photographer and inventor of the zero-G coffee cup -- took a gorgeous time-lapse video of the ISS as it flew over an aurora. The video, viewable on X, is about 50 seconds long. It shows the ISS orbiting a
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Microsoft has released an out-of-band Office update to fix a known issue that caused Word, Excel, and Outlook to crash after installing the KB5002700 security update for Office 2016. The company acknowledged these problems following user reports on social media that Office apps no longer open after applying the April 2025 security updates. "We're experiencing an issue on Windows 10 with Office 2016 where Word and Excel no longer open," one impacted Office user said. "Same behavior here: aft
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