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Internet-from-space provider OneWeb says it will provide coverage to the Arctic by 2020

An artistic rendering of one of OneWeb’s satellites in space. | Image: OneWeb OneWeb — an aerospace company with plans to beam internet connectivity from space — announced plans today to provide “fiber-like internet” coverage to the Arctic starting as early as 2020. Using the company’s planned mega-constellation of satellites, the company says it can

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Watch this supercut of Porsche unveiling its first all-electric car, the Taycan

Images: Porsche On September 4th, Porsche unveiled its first, all-electric sedan, the Taycan. The event was intricately staged, taking place at three different locations around the globe simultaneously: Canada, China, and Germany. Fortunately for you, we edited out all the fluff and over-the-top montages of people running their fingers through blades of grass so we

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Ninja’s exclusive Gears 5 stream shows the breadth of his Microsoft partnership

Image: Ninja Tyler “Ninja” Blevins raised some eyebrows yesterday when he announced an exclusive first look at Gears 5’s campaign. The game is published by Microsoft, and Blevins has a contract to stream exclusively on the Microsoft-owned streaming platform Mixer. Critics and other streamers wondered if playing the game was an additional paid sponsorship, part

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How the FEC's Near-Shutdown Could Affect the 2020 Election

At the end of August, Republican commissioner Matthew Petersen stepped down from the Federal Election Commission, leaving the watchdog group in a near-shutdown. According to one former commissioner, without a quorum (or the number of necessary commissioners on the board), Petersen’s resignation should absolutely… Read more… How the FEC's Near-Shutdown Could Affect the 2020 Election

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