Podcast

Voyager Mystery #1605

Voyager 1 has data issues it does not seem to know where it is. The challenge is talking to the spacecraft which is 14.5 billion miles away and messaging is a 2-3 day turnaround. It's not the end but NASA has its work cut out to get Voyager back on track.

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Todd Cochrane
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Apple

Apple Grudgingly Complies With Dutch Regulators Over Dating Apps

Apple announced “Further updates on StoreKit External Entitlement for dating apps in the Netherlands storefront”. This comes after pushback by Dutch regulators. From Apple’s News and Updates site: Following productive conversations with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM),…

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JenThorpe
Podcast

NASA to Study UFO’s! #1604

NASA says they are forming a task force to study UFOs and that they will release all of the findings. I honestly don't believe that they will. They say they do not believe UFOs are extraterrestrial but whatever they are, are a national security threat. We will see what the release as I doubt we will ever know the truth.

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Todd Cochrane
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Microsoft

Xbox Gaming On Your Samsung Smart TV – No Console Required

Xbox Corporate Vice President, Gaming Experiences & Platforms, Ashley McKissick, made an announcement about Xbox Gaming on your Samsung Smart TV. You can play games – without requiring a console. From the announcement: Our mission at Xbox is to bring…

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JenThorpe
Meta

Meta Facing Lawsuits Claiming Its Algorithms Cause Addiction

Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram) is facing eight lawsuits filed in courthouses across the US over the last week that allege that excessive exposure to platforms including Facebook and Instagram has led to attempted or actual suicides, eating…

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JenThorpe
Android

Android Released The Third Beta of Android 13

Google’s Android Developers Blog posted “Android 13 Beta 3 and Platform Stability” on June 8, 2022. It was written by VP of Engineering, Dave Burke. The blog post talks about the release of the third beta and platform stability. Today,…

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JenThorpe