Day: August 16, 2021
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California regulators think T-Mobile lied to get Sprint merger approved
The California Public Utilities Commission is displeased with T-Mobile. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge According to a ruling published on Friday, T-Mobile made false and misleading statements in testimony to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) about its plans for Sprint’s legacy CDMA network. The company will have the opportunity to explain […]
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T-Mobile has been hacked yet again—but still doesn’t know what was taken
Enlarge / A pigeon rests on a T-Mobile logo outside a mobile phone store, operated by Deutsche Telekom AG, in Munich, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) T-Mobile said on Monday that hackers breached its internal servers and that company investigators are in the process of determining if the incident […]
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New ‘Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls’ game coming soon to Apple Arcade
Fans of the classic Castlevania game will be glad to know that a new title in the franchise is coming soon to Apple Arcade. While there’s already a version of the adventure RPG game available on the App Store that was ported from PlayStation 1, “Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls” was originally created for mobile devices. […]
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Taliban Checkpoints Blocking Access to Kabul Airport for U.S. Residents and Allies
On Monday, Wali tried twice to perform “recon” work to find a potential route to get into Kabul’s airport. He didn’t bring anything with him, just set out with two packs of cigarettes and an energy drink. “I was feeling miserable,” said Wali, a father of two whose name has been changed to protect his […]
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MIT scientists reveal why water drops move faster on a hot, oil-coated surface
Enlarge / Researchers have determined why droplets are propelled across a heated oily surface 100 times faster than on bare metal. The images above reveal the mechanisms that cause the rapid motion. (credit: Kripa Varanasi/MIT News) There’s a classic 2009 Mythbusters episode in which the hosts demonstrate how someone could wet their hand and dip it […]
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Here’s who can get a 3rd vaccine dose now—and who may be next
Enlarge / COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Madrid on Feb. 26, 2021. (credit: Getty | NurPhoto) Pfizer and BioNTech submitted new COVID-19 vaccine-booster data to the Food and Drug Administration Monday as US officials continue to consider whether to recommend third doses for more Americans. For now, officials have only recommended that some […]
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Drought-choked Colorado River faces an unprecedented water shortage
Intake towers for water to enter to generate electricity and provide hydroelectric power stand during low water levels due the western drought on July 19, 2021 at the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River at the Nevada and Arizona state border. | Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images For the first time ever, […]
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Tinder will soon roll out ID Verification to ensure profile authenticity
Popular dating app Tinder announced on Monday that the new “ID Verification” feature will soon be available to all users around the world. As the name suggests, this option will let users ensure that their profile on the social network is authentic and from a real person. more… The post Tinder will soon roll out […]
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Here’s why Blue Origin thinks it is justified in continuing to protest NASA
Enlarge Blue Origin has chosen to continue fighting NASA’s selection of SpaceX to build a Human Landing System as part of the Artemis Moon Program. The company filed suit in the US Court of Federal Claims on Friday and received a protective order to seal the documents on Monday. The lawsuit follows a decision in […]
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California accuses Riot of misleading employees about their right to speak up
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing issued a statement saying Riot Games has failed to inform its employees of their right to speak to the government about instances of harassment and discrimination. In a press release, the DFEH — the body also suing Activision Blizzard for […]