Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially Some reports suggest that by the end of this decade there could more than 60,000 active satellites in space. Launch by launch, what began with a...
‘Should never have been prescribed’: private UK cannabis clinics face call for tighter regulation
Family pushing for greater controls after inquest finds Oliver Robinson’s prescription was ‘obstacle’ to proper care Oliver Robinson felt he had exhausted conventional therapies when he left the Priory, a private mental health facility where he was treated for depression and addiction between 2019 and 2022. Initially he found relief...
Dame Carole Jordan obituary
Astrophysicist who studied the outer atmospheres of cool stars including the corona of the sun, visible during eclipses Dame Carole Jordan, who has died aged 84, was internationally renowned for her studies of the outer atmosphere of the sun and other cool stars. In 1994 she was appointed the first...
AMD says it will buy Intel, completing the strangest reversal in chip history
The all-stock transaction, which AMD described as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to unify x86 innovation," would combine the two companies under a single umbrella just a few years after such an outcome would have sounded ridiculous. Read Entire Article
The Windows Command Prompt is getting faster, smarter, and a lot more modern
One key addition is support for rendering inline graphics such as Sixel images, allowing advanced command-line tools like the Windows Package Manager (WinGet) to display app icons and other visuals directly in the console. Read Entire Article
Disney’s gaming push could one day include buying Epic Games
Sources newsletter author Alex Heath recently said he "knows for a fact" that some senior Disney executives are waiting for the right moment to buy Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games. However, others within the company disagree. Read Entire Article
RTX 60 series leaks are everywhere, but Nvidia hasn’t finalized the GPUs yet
According to VideoCardz and other sources, detailed specifications for Rubin-based gaming GPUs simply don't exist in finalized form yet, that's despite a flood of confident claims circulating across social media and YouTube last weekend. Read Entire Article
Microsoft halts Windows 11 update after users report installation errors
According to the official KB5079391 change log, the rollout was paused because users are seeing an "error 0x80073712" message during installation. Microsoft explains that this error occurs when files are missing or corrupted, preventing the update from completing successfully. Read Entire Article
Delta is bringing free Wi-Fi to flights using Amazon’s satellites
Think of Leo as Amazon's version of SpaceX Starlink. The division was established in 2019 and is the third largest satellite system in orbit according to the company. Even still, Leo does feel a bit behind the competition in terms of the sheer size of its constellation. Read Entire Article
GitHub pulls Copilot “feature” after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests
"Quickly spin up Copilot coding agents from anywhere on your macOS or Windows machine with Raycast," the note said, accompanied by a lightning bolt emoji and a link to install the app. Read Entire Article