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Meta cites ‘technical issue’ for widespread service outage
Meta disclosed that "technical issues" were to blame for the widespread disruption affecting Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, but declined to provide further information regarding the nature of those "issues." On Tuesday night, the platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg were unavailable for at least two and a half hours, leaving hundreds of thousands of users unable to access their accounts.
Nissan is allegedly abandoning its electric vehicle pioneers
Nissan Leaf electric vehicle owners have accused the automaker of "dumping its pioneers" following the announcement that its app would no longer function on older models. The company claims that the app, which enables remote control of functions like heating, is unavailable due to the deactivation of the United Kingdom's 2G network. However, consumers have expressed their discontent, stating that they had not anticipated its withdrawal.
SpaceX rocket launches four astronauts to ISS
After a 16-hour flight, the astronauts are scheduled to rendezvous with the orbiting laboratory at an altitude of 420 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth on Tuesday. During their time in space, they will conduct countless experiments within the microgravity environment of the platform. Four astronauts have embarked on a six-month mission in orbit around the International Space Station.
Gemini AI: ‘Deadnaming’ as harmful as releasing virus
Even though Google claims to have eliminated the liberal biases from Gemini, its AI programs continue to produce contentious and informed responses. The initial outcry commenced a month ago when the image generator developed by the technology behemoth exhibited historically erroneous depictions of Black Founding Fathers and ethnic minority Nazis during the 1940s in Germany.
Graphic shows planets’ grim fate as Sun dies
An extensive enumeration of potential catastrophes appears, from robot annihilation to a comprehensive nuclear conflict. However, if those dreadful destinies foreshadow us, there is one catastrophe that the planet cannot avert. A horrifying diagram illustrates the Sun's transformation into a colossal "red giant" star, which will engulf the entire solar system as we know it.
ISS Russian segment air leak, crew safe
The occurrence of a breach on the International Space Station is not unprecedented. NASA has confirmed that a Zvezda module on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory is releasing air through a 3-foot-diameter hole. As a result of the module's isolation from the remainder of the space station, the seven astronauts aboard are thankfully not at risk.
Urgent regulations needed to prevent space race war
To avert a nuclear war triggered by the 'Wild West' competition for space resources, the international community needs immediate regulations, warned a British expert who contributed to NASA's Mars mission.
Meta forms team against EU election disinformation
Marco Pancini, Head of EU affairs at Meta, stated that the "EU-specific Elections Operations Centre" would bring together experts from across the company to tackle misinformation, influence operations, and threats stemming from the misuse of artificial intelligence.
NASA’s Odysseus lunar craft tips over after moon landing fail
The first privately-owned spacecraft to land on the moon has “tipped over on its side,” but NASA confirms that the ...
FBI, Homeland Security probe AT&T outage for hack
Federal and security agencies are investigating if a cyberattack, notably a DDOS attack, caused the recent widespread U.S. cellular disruption. While the downtime could owe to hackers targeting 911 services or extracting data, a severe solar flare coinciding with the outage raises alternate theories. Past incidents suggest cloud misconfiguration and cybersecurity lapses as potential culprits. The true cause remains undetermined.