5G might stuff up aircraft
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Monday, 08 November 2021 12:07

5G might stuff up aircraft


Triggers radar altimeter performance

America's aircraft-regulating Federal Aviation Administration has warned that 5G interferes with radar altimeters (radio altimeters) and has issued an "Airworthiness Directive" concerning the rollout of 5G cellular phone service in 46 major metropolitan areas of the US."

Wikipedia editors insisted a black guy was a serial killer for years
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We can say what we like and you can't touch us – its the law

Wikipedia editors decided that an African-American man from Florida was serial killer Nathaniel White for nearly two and a half years and is proud of the fact that US Justice protects it from this sort of thing.

System76's Pop!_OS Linux to create Rust based desktop
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They are leaving Gnome after being a gnome for so many years

System76's Pop!_OS Linux distribution already has their own "COSMIC" desktop that is based on GNOME but apparently it has had enough and wants to move to a Rust-based desktop.

Jack Ma’s woes began when he spoke to Trump
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In the middle of the trade war... he might have gotten ahead of himself

Apparently the reason why Jack Ma’s star fell to the extend that it did, was because he thought he could go to the US and talk to Donald Trump.

Apple drops mask requirements for Apple fanboys
Published in Mobiles


Staff will still be masked

Apple will remove its mask mandate for customers at many US retail stores from Friday as COVID-19 cases decline.

Court tells Bezos he can’t have the lunar lander contract
Published in Transportation


One small step for a court, a giant leap for humanity


The US Court of Federal Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin in the company's lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this year.

Windows 11 borked due to expired certificate
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Friday, 05 November 2021 11:58

Windows 11 borked due to expired certificate

Who really wants to download this?

Microsoft has started warning Windows 11 users that certain features in the operating system are failing to load due to an expired certificate.

Fox investing shedloads in blockchain
Published in News
Friday, 05 November 2021 11:48

Fox investing shedloads in blockchain


We are surprised they know what it is

The telly company which provides news to those without opposable thumbs, Fox, says it plans to double down on its investments in blockchain technology by introducing more NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and digital collectibles for its shows and franchises in the coming months.

Red Hat will hire less senior engineers
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Friday, 05 November 2021 11:47

Red Hat will hire less senior engineers


Need to save a bit of cash

IBM's Red Hat plans to cut back on hiring senior engineers in an effort aimed largely at controlling costs.

Facebook might have to pay lots to get the Meta name
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What’s the meta you?  Hey gotta no respect?

Facebook forgot to check if anyone owned the trademark before declaring that it was changing its name “meta”.