Monthly Archives: July 2022

Google reportedly offers to shuffle ads business to avoid Justice Department lawsuit

Whether the US government thinks it’s enough is another matter. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has reportedly offered to spin off its ad auctions business, which lets companies buy advertising space on the web and in search results, into a slightly more separate company if it’ll help avoid antitrust actions, according…

Starlink unveils $5,000-a-month Internet for oil rigs and premium yachts

Enlarge / Starlink Maritime puts dual terminals on large boats. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX yesterday announced a Starlink Maritime service that will bring satellite Internet service to large boats for $5,000 per month and an up-front hardware purchase of $10,000. “From merchant vessels to oil rigs to premium yachts, Starlink Maritime allows you to connect from…

Arizona makes it illegal for bystanders to record cops at close range

Enlarge (credit: Stephen Maturen / Stringer | Getty Images North America) The same week that a federal judge sentenced ex-cop Derek Chauvin to more prison time for killing George Floyd, Arizona passed a law making it harder to record police by limiting how close bystanders can be while recording specified law enforcement activity. Chauvin was…

The world’s best dark matter detector whiffed on its first try

The LUX-ZEPLIN central detector in the clean room at Sanford Underground Research Facility after assembly, before beginning its journey underground. Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility The hunt for dark matter is underway underground. In a first run with LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) that lasted for more than three months and ended this April, the world’s most sensitive…