Economy
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Amazon’s satellite launch schedule puts it nearly 4 years behind Starlink
Enlarge / Illustration of an ABL RS1 rocket that will carry Amazon broadband satellites. (credit: Amazon) Amazon plans to launch…
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SpaceX: Chip shortage is impacting “our ability to fulfill” Starlink orders
Enlarge / A Starlink satellite dish’s printed circuit board. (credit: Ken Keiter) If you ordered Starlink broadband service and don’t…
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Dell spins off $64 billion VMware as it battles debt hangover
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images) PC pioneer Michael Dell is set to cap his climb back to the top…
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John Carmack issues some words of warning for Meta and its metaverse plans
John Carmack, seen here wearing an early prototype Oculus Rift headset. Oculus consulting CTO John Carmack has been bullish on…
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Verizon will use Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellites to extend 4G and 5G
Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. (credit: Verizon) Verizon has…
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Securing your digital life, part two: The bigger picture—and special circumstances
Enlarge (credit: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images) In the first half of this guide to personal…
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Securing your digital life, part one: The basics
Enlarge / Artist’s impression of how to keep your digital stuff safe from all kinds of threats. (credit: Aurich Lawson…
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More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned for free cryptocurrency
Enlarge / People in Chile with Worldcoin’s “Orb” iris scanner. (credit: Worldcoin) More than 100,000 people have had their eyes…
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How hackers hijacked thousands of high-profile YouTube accounts
Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing | Getty Images) Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they…
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Passengers couldn’t fly after NHS vaccine passport went offline
Enlarge (credit: VOO QQQ) England’s COVID Pass system went offline for hours on Wednesday, causing British travelers to remain stranded…
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