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SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell says the company expects to achieve global coverage with its Starlink internet service by around September this year. But she added that although it may have the capability to provide a worldwide service at that time, SpaceX will still need to gain approvals from national regulators to launch Starlink in each country. Shotwell announced the timeframe during an appearance at the online Macquarie Technology Summit this week,Reutersreported....

As the annual suffer-fest known as theTour de Franceraces to the finish line in Paris this weekend, bike manufacturerSpecializedhas unveiled a new road ebike that will have any rider feel like they’re wearing thefamed Yellow Jersey. The newTurbo Creois lightweight, fast, and maneuverable, with enough battery power to practically eliminate range anxiety altogether. But the new bike won’t come cheap, with one version topping out at more than $16,000. With the introduction of the Turbo Creo, Specialized seems to have addressed many of the concerns and complaints that riders have with ebikes, most notably weight and geometry....

Few franchises have stood the test of time like Star Wars—and even fewer droids. That’s what inspiredSphero, the Boulder, Colorado-based startup behind the remote-controlledUltimate Lightning McQueen, Sprk, andSprk+, to build R2D2, a remote-controlled robot that mimics its cinematic inspiration. R2-Q5, a special edition model inspired by the Star Wars expanded universe, features a pitch-black finish with gold accents. (Adam Wilson, Sphero’s chief scientist, described it as R2D2’s Imperial-aligned “evil twin.”) It’s debuting at New York Comic Con this week, and will be available exclusively at Best Buy stores starting October 27....

Summary Star Wars Outlawswill take players to never-before-seen places as Kay Vess, a thief living in the Outer Rim. Instead of the typical hero story starring Jedis and Rebels, the title has opted for a much more personal, morally ambiguous story of a quest to pull off an epic heist. It marks the first truly open-world entry in franchise history, promising a slew of different places for players to explore, andScreen Rantspoke with creative director Julian Gerighty to find out more....

Valve Software’s latest hardware and software survey forJuly 2018reveals that 63.72 percent of Steam’s registered members still play games with a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution (aka Full HD). Even more, 13.33 percent of Steam’s gamers play at 1,366 x 768 (HD) while only 1.14 percent are playing at 3,840 x 2,160 (4K). Only 3.12 percent play at 2,560 x 1,440 (QHD). Although hardware manufacturers and game developers are pushing for 4K gameplay, the numbers show that a large portion of PC gamers haven’t made the move....

Let’s face it. On some days, the last thing you want to do after a long day at work or school is stand over a pot of spaghetti boiling on the stove. Cooking can be exhausting, and creating healthy, well-balanced, tasty meals takes up a lot more time each day than we might realize. Sure, you could pick up somemicrowavable mealsor order a pizza for delivery, but long-term consumption of processed andfast foodslikely won’t do any favors for your health....

Atomic Heartmight look like a straightforward first-person shooter at a glance, but this action-packed adventure is actually a bit deeper than it initially seems. You’ll spend a lot of time collecting resources throughout your adventure to upgrade weapons, craft much-needed healing items, and even invest in skill trees that will grant you a variety of new abilities and enhance the ones you already have. That last point is very important, too, especially in the early part of the game as you learn the ins and outs ofAtomic Heart‘s combat....

Of the manylegions of smart devicesthat will be making their debut at CES 2018, few are likely to be as smile-inducing as the Populele. Because the only thing better than a ukulele is a smart ukulele. After awildly successful Indiegogo campaignin the summer of 2017,PopuBand Musicis back with its gamified ukulele that leverages technology to make learning an instrument as easy as it is fun. And while practice will still make perfect, having a smart instrument certainly gives budding musicians a leg up....

Following thetestimony of Twitter and Facebookexecutives earlier in September before Congress, lawmakers are renewing their interest in technology companies. The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology has scheduled a hearing with Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Charter Communications, Google, and Twitter on September 26 to hear how these technology companies protect the data and personal information of their customers. The session titled “Examining Safeguards for Consumer Data Privacy” was scheduled by Senator John Thune, R-S....

Summary Two of the most hardcore antiheroes in Marvel Comics history are unarguablyVenomandGhost Rider, as both viciously eliminate evildoers wherever they find them, while inspiring unparalleled terror and utter dread in those they spare. And now, one piece of fanart imagines the two brutal protectors of the innocent as one terrifying entity - and the vision of this amalgamated monster is way too metal for Marvel. In an Instagram post by user Kode Abdo (handle:@bosslogic), the artist posts an image featuringVenom and Ghost Rider as one person....

To put that in perspective, a stock RS3 has 400 hp and, according toRoad & Track, runs the quarter mile in 12.1 seconds. The APR RS3’s sub-10-second time could have it worrying the 840-hpDodge Challenger SRT Demon, which Dodge claims is capable of a 9.65-second quarter mile. Audi claims the stock RS3 will do 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, but APR claims its tuned version will do the job in just 2....

Fresh off their controversial Netflix seriesDahmer, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan have come out with another miniseries,The Watcher, which has rubbed many audiences the wrong way. Based on a true story, the series follows the Brannock family, who begin receiving threatening letters from a sender known only as “the Watcher” after they move into a new house in Westfield, New Jersey. The Brannocks also find themselves tormented by their neighbors. who refuse to respect their privacy, leading them to believe that one, if not all, of them is the Watcher....

130,000 movie and TV scripts have been used to train AI A new report onartificial intelligencein the entertainment industry has discovered that more than 130,000 movie and TV scripts have been used to train generative AI models, describing it as a “threat” to the “screen sector.” As AI infiltrates our lives, the debate over its use in art has been raging on, reaching new heights with theactors’andwriters’ strikesin 2023. At home viewers have made it clear they do not approve, with major and smaller productions facing backlash for utilizing the tech....