NASA lost contact with its Voyager 2 spacecraft—the second-most distant object ever built by humans and flung into space—nearly two weeks ago due to an errant command sent to the probe. This caused Voyager to point its antenna slightly away from Earth. At the time, the space agency said it […]
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Cortana, once a flagship feature of Windows phones, is slowly being shut down
Microsoft is working to cram its new ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat service into every product it makes, and starting this fall it will be a built-in feature of Windows 11. It makes sense, then, that Microsoft is also working to shut down its last stab at an automated virtual assistant—the standalone […]
Android phones can now tell you if there’s an AirTag following you
When Google announced that trackers would be able to tie in to its 3 billion-device Bluetooth tracking network at its Google I/O 2023 conference, it also said that it would make it easier for people to avoid being tracked by trackers they don’t know about, like Apple AirTags. Now Android […]
Neck rubs, tapped phones: Angela Merkel has history with US leaders
BERLIN: Neck rubs, pricy dinners, allegations of phone tapping, awkward handshake moments. Angela Merkel has just about seen it all when it comes to US presidents. The German chancellor is making her 19th and likely final official visit to the US on Thursday for a meeting with President Joe Biden […]