SpaceX’s satellite internet service is officially going mobile after the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday authorized the company to provide its Starlink WiFi service to vehicles. SpaceX already offers Starlink home internet, which left beta last October. “We agree with SpaceX… that the public interest would benefit by granting with conditions their applications,” The FCC … Read more
The US government seems to be worked up about cryptocurrency scams. On Thursday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Justice all released news that they were taking some form of action against people accused of carrying out multimillion or billion-dollar schemes. One of the cases involves knock-off apes, … Read more
Twitch is testing a new way to discover new channels that reminds me of the good old days of channel surfing on my TV. The experiment, which it calls the Channel Switcher, lets you easily flip through previews of a bunch of different streams to help you find something to watch. And perhaps best of … Read more
In a letter to nine Republican senators, said it’s working to “remove any doubt about the security of US user data.” CEO Shou Zi Chew a claim that TikTok stores American user data on servers run by Oracle, which will be audited by a third party. Chew also said the company expects to “delete US … Read more
The remnants of Sprint’s network have been put out to pasture. As of yesterday, Sprint’s LTE network has been retired by its new owner, T-Mobile. That’s along with Sprint’s 3G CDMA network, which was shut down earlier this year, and what remained of T-Mobile’s own 3G network, which enters retirement today. T-Mobile spokesperson Justin Paulsen … Read more
A case being brought in the Colorado district court of Denver County is challenging the constitutionality of a controversial keyword search warrant and potentially curbing a law enforcement practice that has implications for the criminalization of abortion. A reverse keyword search warrant is a surveillance technique that lets police start with a search term of … Read more
NASA wants to start building a swarm of mini swimming robots that can scour oceans on other planets for aliens. An expert for the space agency has come up with an idea for an ice-melting probe that can send out a load of phone-sized bots deep into waters. Such a plan could be used to … Read more
Though Sigourney Weaver’s Dr. Grace Augustine ultimately died in the first Avatar film, one of the first surprising details director James Cameron shared about the film’s sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, was that Weaver was set to return as a mysterious new character. While Avatar’s story of symbiotic aliens could potentially have led to … Read more
This week, Cherlynn is joined by senior editors Jessica Conditt and Karissa Bell to discuss the United States ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, and how, in our digital age, it affects the most vulnerable in our communities. Then, our hosts look at the Supreme Court ruling that guts the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to … Read more
Clothing from the fashion marketplace Depop will be available in an expansion pack for The Sims 4, called High School Years, later this month (via Polygon). Depop describes itself as a “circular” and “community-powered” online resale site and app that allows users to buy and sell vintage clothing items, mostly at discounted rates. The expansion … Read more