Newly discovered Earth-size planet TOI 700 e orbits within the habitable zone of its star in this illustration. Its Earth-size sibling TOI 700 d can be seen in the distance. | Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Robert Hurt NASA’s planet-hunting telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has discovered a second Earth-size planet within the habitable zone of a
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Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft says it’s investigating an issue in Windows that is causing application shortcuts in the Start menu or taskbar to disappear. Multiple IT admins have detailed the problem on Twitter and Reddit this morning, and it appears to be related to a recent update to the Microsoft Defender
Read MoreMeta claims to have disabled over 60,000 fake Facebook and Instagram accounts used by Voyager Labs. | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta has filed a legal complaint against a company for allegedly creating tens of thousands of fake Facebook accounts to scrape user data and provide surveillance services for clients. The firm,
Read MoreEarth observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 49 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Docked Soyuz and Progress spacecraft visible. Hello, readers, and welcome to This Week in Space. It’s been a tough one for space agencies and private startups alike, with multiple launch failures, one of which wrecked its launchpad.
Read MoreBenjamin Robertson / The Block: A bankruptcy judge lets FTX sell its derivatives exchange LedgerX, clearing company Embed, and European and Japanese operations to raise money for creditors — – FTX can begin selling its business units to raise money for creditors, a bankruptcy judge overseeing the case ruled on Thursday.
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Read MoreActivision-Blizzard’s ambitious, much-hyped initiative has stalled. Recent upheavals reveal the instability of esports—and a murky future for the league.
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Read MoreHidden screening devices are used to track the movement of dangerous materials—and recently caught a shipment of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Read MoreAlthough the HP 54542C oscilloscope and its siblings are getting on in years, they’re still very useful today. Unfortunately, as some of the first oscilloscopes to switch from a CRT display to an LCD they are starting to suffer from degradation. This has led to otherwise perfectly functional examples being discarded or sold for cheap,
Read MoreUnder the tutelage of Apple, Beats makes some stellar in-ear headphones. You can also save up to $50 at the moment on the whole range over at Amazon.
Read MoreCosmonaut Anna Kikina used the robotic Canadarm2 to capture this image of Soyuz after the leak. Image: NASA It has been several weeks since a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station (ISS) sprung a coolant leak. NASA has been working on potential emergency evacuation plans, to say nothing of how the station
Read MoreWith staff shortages affecting every sector, it’s more important than ever for businesses to invest in technology that supports their employees and makes it easier for teams to do more with less. As worker shortages affect companies in every sector, many businesses are turning to technology to increase efficiency. Chatbots, specialized software platforms and automation allows businesses
Read MoreRachel Chitra / DealStreetAsia: Singapore- and NY-based Holmusk, which offers real-world clinical data and analytics for the behavioral health industry, raised a $45M Series B led by Veradigm — Editor’s note: This story was updated on Jan 12 to incorporate details from Holmusk’s regulatory filings in Singapore.
Read MoreIntel has only just revealed the new top-of-the-line Core i9-13900KS CPU, but Newegg would already like to sell you one. The online retailer has Intel’s latest chip available for purchase, and although it’s priced a little higher than the $699 MSRP, this is the only way to hit 6GHz on a desktop CPU without overclocking
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla is cutting prices throughout Europe and in the US. Reuters reports that prices for a Model Y rear wheel drive have dropped by 17 percent in Germany, with cuts of 20 percent for the Model Y long range in the US. Tesla has also cut prices for
Read MorePhoto by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images British postal service Royal Mail’s ongoing cybersecurity incident is the result of an attack carried out using ransomware tools from Russia-linked hacking group LockBit, The Telegraph reports. Royal Mail disclosed the incident on Wednesday, saying that it’s unable to send packages internationally. A ransomware note circulating on Twitter that was
Read MoreI hadn’t thought to use Mastodon lists until I read the Frustration with lists chapter of Martin Fowler’s Exploring Mastodon, in which he writes: I like lists because they allow me to divide up my timeline to topics I want to read about at different times. They are frustrating because the tools to manage them
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