SpaceX says Starlink ‘network issue’ has been resolved

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Starlink dish in the back of a truck
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SpaceX said Tuesday evening that it fixed an outage with Starlink, the company’s satellite internet service. “The network issue has been fully resolved,” the company wrote at 9:39PM ET.

At 8:33PM ET, the company acknowledged the issue and said it was working on a fix. “Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively

New Mexico lawmakers were 'taken by surprise' by their governor's temporary gun-carrying ban in Albuquerque

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Sen. Martin Heinrich, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, all Democrats from New Mexico.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, all Democrats from New Mexico.

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  • New Mexico's governor temporarily suspended the right to carry guns in public in Albuquerque.
  • Most lawmakers from the state, all Democrats, carefully sought to distance themselves from the order.
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Apple’s smart home app can now tell you when you’re using clean energy

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A screenshot of the Grid Forecast feature on an Apple Watch.
Grid Forecast is a new feature in the Apple Home app that tells you when your power grid has cleaner energy available. | Image: Apple

Apple’s iPhone 15 launch event had a big focus on the company’s move toward carbon neutrality, but it also introduced a new smart home feature that can help you leave a lighter footprint on the planet.

Arriving with iOS 17, Grid Forecast is

Enter the Unknown in Our Ahsoka Episode 5 Spoiler Discussion Zone

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Another Tano Tuesday is upon us, and Ahsoka is setting up what could be its biggest week yet. With just four more episodes to go, including tonight’s, it feels like the show has so much ground left to cover... and that’s of course before you even get to the ethereal Jedi Master in the room.

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Ford’s 2024 F-150 has 5G and doesn’t cost extra for a hybrid

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black f-150 platinum truck in a park by trees
PowerBoost badge means its a hybrid. | Image: Ford

Ford’s F-150 truck lineup is adding more hybrid powertrain options to more trims for the 2024 model year. New tech additions include the line’s first optional heads-up display, so you can check your speed without looking down, and a built-in 5G modem that’s up to date with the latest wireless standards.

Previously, Ford’s

Steam is green again on its 20th anniversary

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In the world of console video games, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo stand as titans. For PC gamers, however, Valve reigns supreme. Its distribution platform, Steam, may not be the only place to buy and play games on the PC, but it's easily among the largest, oldest and most iconic. Today marks Steam's 20th anniversary.

Valve is celebrating by slashing prices on its self-published games, offering most

Hands-on: Apple's iPhone 15 Finally Feels Like an Upgrade

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Unlike last year’s iPhone 14 release, this year’s iPhone 15 event felt less iterative and more like an upgrade than in recent years. Meet the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Apple’s 15th-generation smartphones. If you need to update your iPhone from an older model, now is the time to consider the kind of trade-in value…

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