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Snapchat is back online after some users had problems with the app this morning, with several noting on Twitter that they were unable to send snaps. In a tweet posted at 7:29AM ET, Snap said it it was looking into the problem and, at 10:31AM ET, the company said the issue was fixed. All systems should now be back online.
We’re aware that some Snapchatters are having issues using the app right now – hang tight, we’re looking into it!
— Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) October 13, 2021
The issue has been fixed! If you’re still having trouble, please let us know. Happy Snapping!
— Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) October 13, 2021
Outage reports from users skyrocketed on Down Detector just before 7AM ET before tapering off somewhat at around 9:30AM. A heat map indicated that reports were coming in from across the US. A Snap spokesperson told Engadget that not all users were affected.
This is the latest big outage to affect a major social media service over the last week or so. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down for more than six hours on October 4th. Facebook blamed the outage on a “faulty configuration change” that caused havoc with the DNS servers. Facebook’s apps went down yet again for a couple of hours last Friday. Twitter, meanwhile, briefly had issues of its own on Tuesday evening, with tweets not loading for some users for a spell.
Update 10/13 10:45AM ET: Snapchat is up and running again.
It’s official: after plenty of hype and a slight delay, William Shatner has become the oldest person to fly to space. The 90-year-old Star Trek icon was one of four crew members aboard Blue Origin’s NS-18 mission as it flew to an altitude of 66 miles. He edged out 82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who set the previous age record just a few months earlier.
The New Shepard flight also included Blue Origin VP Audrey Powers, Planet Labs co-founder Dr. Chris Boshuizen and Medidata co-creator Glen de Vries. This is the second of three crewed missions Blue Origin has planned for 2021.
This is an important moment for spaceflight, not to mention sci-fi fans. It shows that age isn’t much of a restriction for brief trips to space, and fulfills the dreams of anyone who wanted to see Captain Kirk visit the final frontier in real life — even if he wasn’t helming a starship.
With that said, it’s also a timely public relations boost for Blue Origin. Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight outfit is currently grappling with accusations of a toxic work environment, not to mention the fallout of its legal tussle with SpaceX over NASA’s Moon mission contract. Shatner’s successful trip won’t completely distract from those issues, but it might give Blue Origin a chance to highlight some achievements at a time when many are focused on its shortcomings.
Reddit has launched a new feature called Predictions, which can make polls more fun by giving you tokens to bet with. The website has been testing the feature for a year, and now that it’s widely available, community mods and mod-approved users will be able to create Predictions Tournaments with a series of questions that challenges you to predict the outcome of an event or conversation.
You’ll get 1,000 tokens for free when you join a tournament, which can consist of as many questions as a moderator wants — they can add more even after the tournament has started. When you vote for the prediction you want, you’ll have to bet some of the tokens you get after you joined. How to distribute those tokens is totally up to you, and you will win more on top of the ones you used for every correct prediction. The larger the number of tokens you put in, the more you can win. However, you’ll have to make your tokens last throughout the tournament, and there’s no way to get more if it turns out that your prediction game is weak. It’s a totally user-driven experience, since the tournament’s creator will also be in charge of resolving the outcome and making sure you get your winnings.
So, what do you get for correct predictions aside from winning tokens? Mostly, recognition in the form of a leaderboard. Tokens are only for use in the Prediction experience, so you can’t really do anything with them on the website. Reddit will start rolling out the feature today, and it will be available for all communities with at least 10,000 members.
Climate solutions are complex and multifaceted. Our response to the challenges climate change poses to our world, our identity, and our way of life are even more so. It’s taken a whole book even to begin to untangle them. But the first, crucial step forward is simple. For you, for me, for every single person reading…
In a few weeks’ time, Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop will finally drop, and fans across the world will have have a chance to meet new versions of Spike, Jett, and Faye who they’ll undoubtedly want to compare to their animated counterparts. In anticipation of viewers’…
It seems Apple isn’t content with AirPods just being used for music and taking calls as there’s a new report claiming Apple is exploring adding new health and wellness features to future wireless earbuds.
From heated mattress pads to moisturizers and humidifiers, these items will help you transition to fall and winter.
“You picked up on that, huh?” band member Keith Richards told the Los Angeles Times.
Captain Kirk takes a trip to the final frontier.
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