There’s no easy answer to being a space janitor

There’s no easy answer to being a space janitor

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded. Last year, a record 2,409 objects were sent to orbit, the bulk of which were satellites settling into the increasingly cluttered region 1,200 miles above our planet’s surface known as low Earth orbit. Another 2,000-plus satellites have joined them so far this year, according to the UN’s Online Index of … Read more

Coin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after all

Coin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after all

Conventional wisdom about coin flips may have been turned on its head. A global team of researchers investigating the statistical and physical nuances of coin tosses worldwide concluded (via Phys.org) that a coin is 50.8% likely to land on the same side it started on, altering one of society’s most traditional assumptions about random decision-making … Read more

SEC investigating MOVEit hack that exposed data of at least 64 million people

Progress Software disclosed that it has received a subpoena from the SEC to share information relating to the vulnerability in its file transfer software, MOVEit, which became the subject of a massive exploit beginning last May. According to the filing, the investigation is presently a “fact-finding inquiry,” and there’s no indication at this time that … Read more

Twitch finally prevents users from watching channels they’re banned from

Twitch has finally begun rolling out a previously announced feature that lets creators block banned users from watching their streams. Before this tool, banned users couldn’t participate in chats, but they could watch every second of your stream with their creepy little eyes. Now, they can’t. Well… mostly. There’s a big-time caveat. While banned users … Read more

The Nintendo Switch OLED is $35 off at Woot

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event included many discounts on Nintendo Switch games and accessories, but one thing we didn’t see on sale was the console itself. Now, though, Amazon subsidiary Woot has rolled out a new deal that brings the Nintendo Switch OLED down to $315. That’s $35 off Nintendo’s list price. While this … Read more

Comcast starts squeezing 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds through decades-old coaxial cables

Comcast is upgrading its residential cable internet service to offer upload and download speeds of up to 2 Gbps through decades-old coaxial cables. The company says it’s the first ISP in the world to offer multi-gigabit symmetrical speeds to customers through DOCSIS 4.0 technology, which it’s powering through the Xfinity 10G network. The zippy X-Class … Read more

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