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A lifetime subscription to this intuitive writing app is on sale for 50% off
A lifetime subscription to this intuitive writing app is on sale for 50% off
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Scrivener 3 is on sale for £24.14, saving you 50%
2023-06-11 12:21
How to sign up for Amazon Prime ahead of Prime Day 2023
How to sign up for Amazon Prime ahead of Prime Day 2023
Amazon Prime Day is finally upon us and exciting deals await on electronics, clothes, makeup
2023-07-11 03:26
Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream
Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream
California, which already has some of the strongest digital privacy laws in the U.S., is on the verge of handing consumers a major new tool to combat the sale and secret use of personal information they may never have agreed to share
2023-09-15 03:54
Starship rocket launch window revealed by FAA
Starship rocket launch window revealed by FAA
Regulators have revealed when they expect to approve a launch license to SpaceX for the next major flight test of its Starship rocket. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) commercial space division said a mishap investigation from the last test in April had been concluded and a license would likely be granted “somewhere in mid to late October”, assuming SpaceX make the necessary changes. Starship is the biggest rocket ever built, measuring 394 feet (120 metres) and capable of producing 5,000 metric tons of thrust, however it is yet to make it to orbit. An attempt on 20 April, 2023, saw it blow up just over three minutes into a 90 minute flight. The debris that came down in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as from the destroyed launchpad in Texas, became the subject of an FAA investigation. The federal agency said SpaceX would need to take 63 corrective actions before another launch license is approved. Kevin Coleman, the FAA’s associate administrator for commercial space transportation, told SpaceNews this week that 27 of the 63 corrective actions are related to public safety. “So one thing that we’ll need to see before the next operation is evidence that shows that the company has closed out the corrective actions that are specifically tied to public safety,” he said. “We’re on a pretty good schedule. It probably set us somewhere in mid to late October for conclusion of the safety review.” A separate environmental review from the US Fish and Wildlife Service is also required in order to comply with the Endangered Species Act, though Mr Coleman said he hoped it would be wrapped up by the time the safety review is complete. Earlier this month, SpaceX boss Elon Musk said Starship is “ready to launch” after it was pictured on the launchpad of the firm’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The tech billionaire plans to build hundreds of the rockets in order to establish a permanent human colony on Mars before 2050. SpaceX has already secured a multi-billion dollar contract with Nasa to develop the craft for use in the US space agency’s Artemis programme, which aims to return humans to the surface of the Moon this decade. Read More ‘It’s becoming like an airport’: How SpaceX normalised rocket launches Elon Musk makes prediction for imminent Starship launch SpaceX launch of Starship rocket on hold amid ‘mishap investigation’ India’s solar mission completes key manoeuvre, slingshots towards Sun
2023-09-21 00:46
Biden's EPA proposes crackdown on power plant carbon emissions
Biden's EPA proposes crackdown on power plant carbon emissions
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from
2023-05-11 23:52
Apple's Vision Pro retail plan will be a velvet-rope experience
Apple's Vision Pro retail plan will be a velvet-rope experience
If you're looking to buy the Vision Pro as soon as possible, you'll have to
2023-07-08 01:49
Musk removes giant, flashing X sign after furore
Musk removes giant, flashing X sign after furore
The company formerly known as Twitter removed a towering, blinking X from atop its San Francisco headquarters Monday after the rebranded tech firm tangled with...
2023-08-01 08:19
Rollic Partners with Dana White’s Premier Slap Fighting Organization, Power Slap, to Launch New Mobile Game
Rollic Partners with Dana White’s Premier Slap Fighting Organization, Power Slap, to Launch New Mobile Game
SAN MATEO, Calif. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 9, 2023--
2023-08-10 03:45
Shein’s Trip Exposes The Problem With The Fashion Influencer Industry
Shein’s Trip Exposes The Problem With The Fashion Influencer Industry
This week, six fashion influencers found themselves the subject of internet scrutiny. The group had gone on a trip to Shein’s “innovation center” in Guangzhou, China, and the videos many posted to social media of clean facilities, spacious work areas, and happy employees painted a very different picture than previous reporting on the fast fashion brand’s questionable production practices. In 2022, a Channel 4 investigative report found that workers at Shein factories were paid as little as 2 cents per piece while working as long as 18 hours a day. More recently, the United States Congress questioned whether the brand’s supply chain includes forced labor. In response, the brand has often deflected, saying they will increase auditing and training.
2023-07-02 03:21
Why is MrBeast teasing a ‘protest’ amid a Twitch policy controversy?
Why is MrBeast teasing a ‘protest’ amid a Twitch policy controversy?
Not long after being embroiled in controversy himself over a video in which he helped 1,000 people “hear for the first time”, MrBeast - real name Jimmy Donaldson – has waded into the outcry over the latest divisive policy decision from the streaming platform Twitch. On Tuesday, the company updated its policy around branded and sponsored content, in which it set the incredibly specific limit of no more than three per cent of a screen size featuring a brand’s logo or overlay. A ban on ‘burned-in’ adverts embedded into streams is another rule which will come into effect on 1 July. Twitch was already facing a significant backlash over how it splits payments for channel subscriptions, which is currently 50/50, as well as its decision to charge a $25 maintenance fee to terminate an affiliate contract. Given just how limiting three per cent is as a percentage, and in terms of screen size, many Twitch streamers voiced their frustration with the planned change, mocking how the site would even enforce such a policy and how they would avoid going over the threshold: Eventually, Twitch issued a statement on Twitter, in which the organisation admitted the updated policy was “overly broad” and “created confusion and frustration”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It reads: “We do not intend to limit streamers’ ability to enter into direct relationships with sponsors, and we understand that this is an important part of how streamers earn revenue. “We wanted to clarify our existing ads policy that was intended to prohibit third party ad networks from selling burned in video and display ads on Twitch, which is consistent with other services. “We missed the mark with the policy language and will rewrite the guidelines to be clearer. Thank you for sharing your concerns, and we appreciate the feedback. We’ll notify the community once we have updated the language.” YouTuber and streamer Sean “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin and rival streaming service Kick were among those who criticised the climbdown: And speaking of Kick – the platform on which Drake streamed himself getting a card declined – this is where MrBeast comes in, as a Twitter account promoting streams on Kick noticed the 158m subscriber strong YouTuber had followed them. Donaldson replied: “Might do a stream for fun just to protest Twitch lol.” Even Elon Musk, of all people, was on board with the idea, simply tweeting Donaldson to say “great!” In a separate tweet – since deleted – MrBeast wrote: “This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all year. I’m not even a Twitch streamer and now I want to stream on a competitor now [sic] just to spite them for you guys lol. “If YouTube pulled this s*** I’d lose my mind.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-07 19:19
Kenya’s Ruto, AfDB’s Adesina Say Tackling Climate Depends on Africa Debt Fix
Kenya’s Ruto, AfDB’s Adesina Say Tackling Climate Depends on Africa Debt Fix
Kenyan President William Ruto and the heads of two major finance and climate institutions said without a 10
2023-10-08 19:25
Inclusive, Provocative...and Downright Horny, Baldur’s Gate 3 Gets Sex Right
Inclusive, Provocative...and Downright Horny, Baldur’s Gate 3 Gets Sex Right
Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the hottest PC titles of the year, and no,
2023-10-03 23:24