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SpaceX Reportedly Pressured The Pentagon Into Paying More For Starlink Access
Lacking real competition, the company won the showdown. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Iran war has demonstrated the US military’s inability to be cost-effective. To make matters worse on that front, SpaceX is now reportedly using its market leverage to pressure the Pentagon into spending more on satellite internet. The disagreement between SpaceX and the Pentagon was reported by Reuters on Tuesday. Weeks…
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The New Image Comics Miniseries, Of The Earth
Here’s what we read (and liked) this week. Image Comics Need something new for your reading list? This week, we recommend checking out Of the Earth, a new Image Comics miniseries by writers Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, News from the Fallout) and Andrew Ehrich, and artist Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), with letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and designer…
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OpenAI May Go Public As Soon As September
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to file for an initial public offering (IPO,) according to The New York Times. If a filing does happen in the near future, the IPO could take place as soon as September. This is all according to a pair of company insiders who spoke to the paper. They said that OpenAI has been laying the groundwork…
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Terraria Developer Confirms Cross-Play Is Coming And Teases 15th Anniversary Collector’s Items
Re-Logic Terraria turned 15 this weekend, and it’s still got plenty of life left in it. In a Steam post celebrating the game’s 15th anniversary, developer Re-Logic promised there’s still more to come with update 1.4.6 and beyond — including cross-play, which is “on deck soon.” The team also announced an upcoming…
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Microsoft’s Unreleased Cloud Controller Has Been Spotted In The Wild And It’s Teeny
Photos of an unreleased Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming controller have leaked online, thanks to a Brazilian website called Tecnoblog. The diminutive controllers look like something 8BitDo would release, though the D-Pad and home button feature the familiar Xbox aesthetic. This is actually being manufactured by Microsoft, according to a report by The Verge. It…
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iOS End-To-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Begins Rolling Today In Beta
With today’s release of iOS 26.5, Apple has begun rolling out beta support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging. As with all things RCS, there are some basic requirements both you and the recipient of your messages will need to fulfill before you messages are secured in transit. First, you’ll need an iPhone running iOS 26.5 connected…
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Department Of War Sets Up UFO Website, But There Isn’t Much To See
The Department of War has announced that it’s published “never-before-seen files” of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) on a new government webpage, and plans to add material on a “rolling basis.” Some Pentagon UAP footage was declassified during President Donald Trump’s first term, but this new page appears to be the results of a February…
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The Next Call Of Duty Is Not Coming To PS4 (Or Presumably Xbox One)
It looks like new Call of Duty games will no longer be coming to last-gen platforms like the PS4 and Xbox One, requiring franchise fans to purchase expensive newer consoles. The official brand recently posted to social media that the “next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4.” The post didn’t specifically…
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Tesla Starts Selling Chinese-Made Model 3s In Canada At The EV’s Lowest Price Ever
Tesla has lowered the bar for electric vehicle affordability in Canada with the latest Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive option. Reintroducing its entry-level sedan in Canada, Tesla’s RWD variant for the Model 3 will start at $39,490 CAD, or approximately $29,000. That’s nearly half the price of the previous entry-level price point for a…
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Texas Instruments made a new flagship graphing calculator: the TI-84 Evo
Texas Instruments graphing calculators have helped many a student with algebra, pre-calculus and upside-down anatomical slang. Now, the company is back with an upgrade for the modern world, the TI-84 Evo. The new device lets you get your math on with a faster processor, a new icon-based home screen and a redesigned keypad. TI is marketing it as something akin…
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