Monthly Archives: October 2022

SpaceX tells US government that it can no longer pay for Ukraine’s Starlink service

A Starlink terminal in Ukraine. | Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images After providing tens of thousands of Starlink terminals to help Ukraine’s war effort, SpaceX has told the Department of Defense that it may not be able to provide future funding for the service, CNN reports. In a letter dated September 8th, the…

Apple gets fined $19 million for selling iPhones without a charger

Apple is in trouble in Brazil over iPhone chargers – again. According to Reuters, a Brazilian court fined Apple 100 million reais ($19 million) for not including a charger with iPhones sold in Brazil. While Apple maintains that its decision to ship iPhones without chargers is about reducing carbon emissions, the Brazilian court’s reasoning is…

The Rings of Power season 1 ending explained: answering your biggest questions

Full spoilers follow for The Rings of Power episode 8 and The Lord of the Rings novels. The Rings of Power season 1 finale has dropped on Prime Video – and, unsurprisingly, it’s filled with huge and shocking revelatory content. The high fantasy, big-budget Prime Video series has finally answered some of the biggest questions…

A Tudor-tinged library at Cambridge University designed to last for 400 years has been crowned Britain’s best new building

The library at Magdalene College has won the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize. Nick Kane A Cambridge University library has been awarded a prestigious prize as Britain’s best new building. Magdalene College’s new library has been designed to last for 400 years. Previous winners of the RIBA Stirling Prize have included Bloomberg’s London office. A library…