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The United States wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc. will use Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in certain parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday. The companies also detailed their plans to connect users’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. Musk made the announcement during a flashy event that took …

As the United States looks to secure a second means for its astronauts to visit the International Space Station, the corporation Boeing and NASA revealed on Thursday (August 25) that the first crewed flight of Boeing’s space capsule Starliner is set for February 2023. Although the United States Space Agency (NASA) has been sending people to the International Space Station …

President Joe Biden kept a promise he made during his campaign for the White House in 2020 by announcing on Wednesday (August 24) that the United States government will cancel student debts of up to $10,000 for millions of people who have graduated from college but are still stuck with debt. However, some economists have stated that it may fuel …

According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to strengthen their defensive capabilities. According to reports from ESPN and The Athletic on the evening of Wednesday, August 24, Patrick Beverley, who has been named to the All-Defensive Team three times, would be traded from the Utah Jazz to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Talen Horton-Tucker. Stanley Johnson …

Research conducted by psychologists at two British institutions will serve as the basis for a campaign that will be launched the following week by Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary to combat misinformation spread about Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The psychologists from the universities of Cambridge and Bristol have collaborated with Jigsaw to make videos that are 90 …

Thousands of residents in the farming town of al-Managil and the neighboring villages have lost their homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade. The annual rains that have occurred in Sudan have been responsible for the deaths of scores of people. According to the authorities, there have been 89 fatalities and approximately 50,000 …

On Wednesday, August 24, a jury awarded $16 million to the widow of the late basketball star Kobe Bryant for the sharing of photos of human remains at the helicopter crash site where her husband, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed in 2020. The photos were taken at the site where her husband, their daughter, and seven …

Twitter executives hid “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its defenses against hackers and spam, according to a whistleblower complaint from its former security chief. The complaint from former head of security Peiter Zatko, known as “Mudge,” depicts Twitter as a chaotic and rudderless company beset by infighting, unable to properly protect its 238 million daily users, including government agencies, heads of …

On Monday, August 22, HBO released a sneak glimpse of the eagerly awaited The Last of Us TV adaptation. Former Game of Thrones cast members Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey played Joel and Ellie, a couple attempting to live in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by evil mutant zombies. Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment first released The Last of Us …

This week, the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv banned public celebrations commemorating the country’s independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of Russian attack in a war that the United Nations said on Monday (August 22) has killed nearly 5,600 civilians, including a large number of children. The ban was based on the fact that Russia is currently involved in …