SpaceX has successfully launched the crew of Inspiration4 into orbit. It’s the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists. From a report: The SpaceX rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center just after 8 p.m. ET. The crew includes …
ExpressVPN Knew ‘Key Facts’ of Executive Who Worked For UAE Spy Unit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: ExpressVPN, a popular VPN company, said it was aware of the “key facts” of its chief information officer Daniel Gericke’s previous employment before hiring him. On Wednesday, the Department of Justi…
PS5 Software Update Brings SSD Installation, 3D Audio Wednesday
Sony has released a new software update for the PlayStation 5 that will let you expand the console’s internal storage and use the PS5’s 3D audio effects on external speakers. CNET reports: The PS5 update will also let you view PS4 and PS5 versions of t…
Kazakhstan Moves To Restrict Foreign Social Media Usage
Kazakhstan’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday requiring owners of foreign social media and messaging apps to set up offices in the country or risk being blocked as part of a campaign against cyberbullying. Reuters reports: The draft law, which h…
Congress Will Investigate Claims That Instagram Harms Teens
Two top lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee’s panel over consumer protection said they were launching a probe into Facebook after The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the company was aware of the harm Instagram can cause to teenage girl…
FCC Wants Landlords To Stop Screwing Up Your Internet
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The FCC has announced (PDF) it’s investigating deals the broadband industry strikes with landlords that block broadband competition in apartment complexes, condos, and developments. While the FCC pa…
Amazon Gives Kindle E-Readers a Rare User Interface Overhaul
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Amazon’s Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly, and they’re mostly of the nondescript, invisible “performance improvements and bug fixes” variety. But the most recent operating system…
China Will Reportedly Break Up Ant Group’s Alipay, Force Creation of New Loans App
Beijing plans to break up Ant Group’s Alipay and create a separate app for the fintech giant’s loans business, according to a Financial Times report on Monday. CNBC reports: Regulators previously ordered Ant to split the businesses of AliPay from lendi…
Nvidia Leak May Reveal Unannounced Games, Including God of War For PC
An Nvidia GeForce Now server has leaked a confidential list of thousands of games, some of which have never been seen before, like the PlayStation exclusive God of War seemingly coming to Windows PC via Steam. Developer Ighor July has published the lis…
Researchers Toilet-Trained Cows In Hopes of Reducing Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Researchers in Germany recently demonstrated that cattle can be toilet trained to reduce some of their climate impact. By having the young cows pee in latrines made of turf, the team of experts in anima…