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IPhones and Some Android Phones Will Support Starlink Direct-to-Cell Coverage in US
"iPhone devices are now eligible to test SpaceX-owned Starlink's direct-to-cell capability," Reuters reported this week, citing an announcement from T-Mobile:
T-Mobile and Elon Musk's SpaceX are currently testing the Starlink cell network on a trial basis after receiving approval from the Federal C...
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After 'Copilot Price Hike' for Microsoft 365, It's Ending Its Free VPN
In 2023, Microsoft began including a free VPN feature in its "Microsoft Defender" security app for all Microsoft 365 subscribers ("Personal" and "Family"). Originally Microsoft had "called it a privacy protection feature," writes the blog Windows Central, "designed to let you access sensitive data o...
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Could Earthquake Sensors Help Detect Falling Space Junk?
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post:
Scientists have found that using seismometers is a new and inexpensive method to detect falling space junk, which can cause damage on impact and carry toxic materials — and may someday turn deadly...
It's not an easy task to ...
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OpenAI Tests Its AI's Persuasiveness By Comparing It to Reddit Posts
Friday TechCrunch reported that OpenAI "used the subreddit, r/ChangeMyView to create a test for measuring the persuasive abilities of its AI reasoning models."
The company revealed this in a system card — a document outlining how an AI system works — that was released along with its new...
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Slashdot Asks: Do You Remember Your High School's 'Computer Room'?
Bill Gates' blog has been updated with short videos about his upcoming book, including one about how his school ended up with an ASR-33 teletype that could connect their Seattle classroom to a computer in California. "The teachers faded away pretty quickly," Gates adds, "But about six of us stayed h...
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