[ad_1] Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink just got dealt an expensive blow — the company’s currently estimating that 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched on February 3rd will be destroyed because of a geomagnetic storm. The storm caused “up to 50 percent higher drag than during previous launches,” keeping the deployed satellites from reaching their proper orbit around the Earth. And while Starlink tried to fly them “edge-on (like a sheet of…
"40 SpaceX Starlink satellites may have been destroyed by a geomagnetic storm"Author: Staff Reporter
[ad_1] Israel claims that its security forces have killed three militants from the occupied West Bank city Nablus, who were responsible for recent shooting attacks ByJOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press February 8, 2022, 8 :19 PM • Read for 3 minutes Share with FacebookShare this TweetSend this article JERUSALEM — Israel claims security forces killed three militants from the occupied West Bank city Nablus, who were responsible for recent shooting attacks. The Shin Bet internal security…
"Three suspected militants were killed in West Bank by Israeli forces" [ad_1] When the Santa Ana winds stormed through Southern California on Jan. 21, they toppled trees and knocked out power in much of Claremont, but Lucinda McDade, executive director of California Botanic Garden, was mostly worried about frozen seeds — embryos for the thousands of rare plants in the seed bank of the state’s largest botanic garden dedicated to native plants. She heard the wind howling that night and was concerned that the outage would…
"California Botanic Garden 70 trees uprooted by wind"
[ad_1] A Ukrainian soldier patrols outside Donetsk in Ukraine, February 5, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images While the world powers tried to stop an all-out war between Russia and Ukraine, Germany was accused of not only failing to play a leading role in diplomatic efforts but also actively failing to defend Ukraine against any attack. U.S. and U.K. have sent military hardware to Ukraine in order to assist it in case…
"Germany is forced to defend itself in Ukraine crisis"
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[ad_1] GNPower Dinginin is one of the Philippines’s newest and biggest coal-fired power plants. The $1.7bn facility is located in Bataan, on the island Luzon. Construction began in 2016 and it was launched commercially late last year. Plans are underway for a second 668 megawatt unit to increase the total capacity to 1,336 Megawatts. Like other coal plants in the Philippines, GNPower Dinginin materialised years before President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration banned new coal projects in…
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[ad_1] The hottest debut of 2022 Wahala certainly gave us something to smile about this January. The draft poured out of Nikki May in six months and when you get to know the characters, you’ll understand why. The story of three thirty-something women, Simi, Simi, and Boo of mixed Nigerian heritage is the heart of the book. Ronke longs for a happy ever after with a man like her late father. Boo has everything Ronke wants –…
"Review of January 2022 Zoella Book Club: Wahala By Nikki May"
[ad_1] Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. App Annie says global spending across iOS, Google Play and third-party Android app stores in China…
"Open App Markets Act, Facebook loses daily users, Snap turns a profit"
[ad_1] At the Richardson, Texas, office of Genpact, a Meta subcontractor, Spanish-language moderators told BuzzFeed News they’ve been required to report to the office since April 2021, despite the emergence of both Delta and Omicron variants that caused COVID infections to spike across the US. According to them, moderators responsible for English-language content review have been permitted to cycle through the office three-monthly. “Being in the office … has been nothing short of a nightmare,”…
"Facebook Spanish Language Moderators Say They’re Treated Worse Than English Counterparts"
[ad_1] In a number of quick days, Samsung will host its first Unpacked of 2022. Whereas the corporate is bound to stage many extra occasions all year long (too many, in the event you ask us), the primary one is at all times probably the most thrilling. That is as a result of it is normally the place Samsung has introduced the following iteration of its flagship Galaxy S line, and Wednesday’s Unpacked guarantees to…
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