Instagram outage tells millions their accounts are suspended
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This morning, many users, including some of us here at The Verge, received notifications saying they’re suspended from the platform. Reports of…
U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe’s telcos to pay for building the internet
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In Europe, the battle between U.S. Big Tech companies and telecommunications firms has reached fever pitch. Telecom groups are pushing European regulators…
iPads made flight decks digital — now United is using them to confirm airplane maintenance
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It’s great that iPads can help pilots replace heavy paper flight plans and logbooks, but digitizing airplane maintenance could arguably be even…
Getty Images CEO says firms racing to sell AI art could be stepping into illegal territory
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Getty Images CEO Craig Peters has criticized companies “racing” to commercialize AI art generators, saying firms aren’t thinking through the potential legal…
To replace outdated freighters, Amazon contracts Hawaiian Air to fly rental Airbus cargo
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Amazon has hired Hawaiian Airlines to fly the first Airbus cargo planes in the retail giant’s air network, aircraft that will help…
The Biden administration grants $2.8 billion for US mineral and EV battery manufacture.
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide funds totaling $2.8 billion to the US Department of Energy to support domestic mineral and battery…
Bluesky built a decentralized protocol for Twitter — and is working on an app that uses it
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Bluesky, the project started within Twitter to create a decentralized social network, announced it’s getting closer to actually shipping an app. “Closer”…
Android 12 arrives on the two-year-old Chromecast with Google TV
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Android 12 is rolling out for the 4K model of the Chromecast with Google TV, 9to5Google reports. The update for the 2020…
Amazon plans to launch its first internet satellite prototypes early next year.
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To compete with services like SpaceX Starlink and OneWeb, Amazon is getting ready to launch two test satellites for its Project Kuiper…
Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul
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Microsoft is making a major change to its Microsoft Office branding. After more than 30 years, Microsoft Office is being renamed “Microsoft…
