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NASA started making the final preparations for the Artemis 2 mission in early January, with the hopes of opening its launch window as soon as February 6. After issues showed up during the mission’s wet dress rehearsal in the early hours of February 3, however, the agency had to push back its earliest launch opportunity to March.“With more than three years between SLS launches, we fully anticipated encountering challenges. That is precisely why we conduct a wet dress rehearsal. These tests are designed to surface issues before flight and set up launch day with the highest probability of success,” NASA…
This page contains affiliate links and we may earn a commission from any products or services you buy. Manchester City host Newcastle United at the Etihad on Wednesday night in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final. City are well placed to reach the final after goals from Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki gave them a 2-0 advantage from the first leg at St James’ Park. The Magpies are the current holders of the EFL Cup, having beaten Liverpool in the final last season to end a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy. City last won the EFL Cup in…
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016), now 10 years’ old, is seriously out of date. It provides the main legal framework within which the police, the intelligence and security services, and the courts access and use evidence in electronic form. Digital evidence now features in 90% of all crimes, from street incidents to those with more obvious high-tech components. The obsolescence is a function of changes in communications and computer technologies, together with what they have enabled in new social and commercial structures. There are 88 million UK smartphone contracts serving a population of 69 million. Each of…
Tax season is fast approaching, and unfortunately for 2026, Direct File isn’t an option anymore. The free, government-provided service was shut down, so you’ll need to look to other federal programs, including IRS Free File, to file your paperwork. If you don’t qualify for Free File, TurboTax might be your best bet for a relatively cheap, efficient way to file your taxes. While it pains us to suggest you give money to a company that has spent decades lobbying to ensure America’s tax system remains a nightmare, we can at least help you save a bit of cash if you’ve…
Man Utd legend Cristiano Ronaldo has been called out for his “self-indulgent nonsense” after going on strike at Al-Nassr over the transfer policy. The Portugal international missed their win over Al Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League on Monday as reports claim he’s decided to make himself unavailable for selection. Ronaldo is frustrated by the lack of money put towards Al-Nassr signings by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) – who own four of the top sides in the Saudi Pro League – with 21-year-old Iraqi centre-back Hayer Abdulkareem the club’s only signing. The former Man Utd and Real Madrid striker…
Image: generated with Google Gemini. ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is preparing to relaunch its Doubao AI smartphone in 2026 after its first-generation device ran into early obstacles. The company reworked the project after the initial rollout failed to gain traction. According to reporting by AI Emergence and Panda Daily, the Chinese tech giant moved ahead with a second-generation model after restrictions limited how Doubao AI could function inside popular mobile apps. The company is now moving forward with a revised device as it continues to test how Doubao fits into consumer hardware. The second attempt is built with fewer…
Image: Envato Paris prosecutors have raided the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of a widening criminal investigation into how content is recommended on the platform and the role played by its AI systems. Police specialising in cybercrime, assisted by Europol, carried out the raid, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. Investigators said the operation was linked to an inquiry into X’s recommendation algorithm, which has now been expanded to include scrutiny of the company’s AI chatbot, Grok. The prosecutor’s office said the investigation now spans several potential criminal offences and reflects growing concern among…
Organisations using vSphere 8 have until October 2027 to migrate to vSphere 9 before product support ends, with additional costs needing to be considered beyond the complexity of migrating potentially business-critical IT infrastructure over to a new virtualisation platform. VMware vSphere 8 was the last version that could be perpetually licensed, which means IT buyers need to move to a Broadcom subscription with vSphere 9. In 2025, Broadcom announced changes to VMware’s per-processor licensing model, which raised the minimum per server licence fee to 72-cores from 16. It also revamped product bundles for VMware Cloud Foundation. All of these …
The peak time for deals on streaming services — the holiday shopping season — has come and gone, but Disney is back with a fresh offer for the new year. New and eligible returning subscribers can get one month of the ad-supported Disney+ Hulu bundle for just $10. That’s $3 off the usual monthly rate for the bundle, and more than 58 percent off if you consider the prices for each service individually (Disney+ at $12 per month and, separately, Hulu also at $12 per month).We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that this isn’t quite as good as the…
Man Utd legend Gary Neville has reserved special praise for two players after the Red Devils beat Fulham 3-2 in a dramatic match on Sunday. Michael Carrick couldn’t have asked for a better start to life as Red Devils interim head coach with wins over Man City and Arsenal, who are the top teams in the Premier League. Carrick’s side faced a different type of challenge when they faced Fulham over the weekend with Man Utd expected to beat the Cottagers on home turf. Man Utd took a two-goal lead through goals from Casemiro and Matheus Cunha but Fulham equalised…