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SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine’s military from using the company’s Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country’s war with Russia, SpaceX’s president said Wednesday, Reuters reported. According to Reuters, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service, which has provided Ukraine’s military with broadband communications in its defense against Russia’s military, was “never never meant to
The @TwitterDev account posted a short thread regarding access to Twitter’s API. The thread started with: “We have been busy with some updates to the Twitter API so you can continue to build and innovate with us. We’re excited to announce an extension of the current free Twitter API access through February 13. Here’s what we’re shipping then [thread emoji]”
Netflix announced: We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account with features like profiles and multiple streams. While these have been hugely popular, they’ve also created confusion about when and how you can share Netflix. Today, over 100 million households are sharing accounts - impacting our ability to invest in great new TV
Twitter announced that it is releasing 4,000 character Tweets to Twitter Blue subscribers. The announcement was posted on the @TwitterBlue account, and was written with no capitalization other than the words Tweets, Tweeting, Twitter, and “Show more”. This long thread was posted all at once, in one piece, possibly to attract attention. Somewhere in the long thread it says “…
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority posted a press release titled: “Microsoft - Activision deal could harm UK gamers”. The press release starts with: A CMA investigation has provisionally concluded that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers. The provisional findings from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follow a
Right on cue, OnePlus delivered its largest launch event showcasing the OnePlus 11 5G smartphone, Buds Pro 2 earphones, Pad tablet and the Keyboard 81 Pro. In some respects there were no surprises but the big takeaway was OnePlus' ambition to build an ecosystem with phones at the centre. OnePlus has always had a strong fan base or "community", as
FTX wants the donations back that SBM gave to politicians and political action committees.