Jan 05
Donald Trump Loses Another Election
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe former president was nominated for House speaker twice on Thursday. He failed to garner a majority of votes on both ballots.
Jan 05
Twitter's Blue Check System Is Still Messy Enough To Verify A Fake Senator Account
Posted in: Today's ChiliA journalist has once again managed to create a fake account seemingly belonging to Senator Ed Markey that was verified after paying the $8 fee.
Jan 05
Unsupervised self-driving tech is finally coming in the U.S. by way of Mercedes-Benz, and its new DRIVE PILOT software that automates highway driving.
Jan 05
Genesis Global Trading Inc. has been feeling the heat of the crypto crash that has been plaguing the industry over the past several months. The firm announced today that it was laying off 30% of its workforce, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Jan 05
Snapdragon Satellite Is Android's Souped-Up Answer To Apple's Emergency SOS
Posted in: Today's ChiliQualcomm has introduced its competitor to Apple’s satellite service and it’s better in most ways. Whether you’ll actually be able to use it is another story.
Jan 05
Paleontologist Accused of Making Up Data on Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact
Posted in: Today's Chili
In December 2021, a team of paleontologists published data suggesting that the asteroid impact that ended the reign of dinosaurs could be pinned down to a season—springtime, 66 million years ago—thanks to an analysis of fossilized fish remains at a famous site in North Dakota.
Jan 05
Pandora Defeates Earth as Avatar 2 Beats Top Gun 2 to Become 2022's Box Office Champion
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In Avatar: The Way of Water, people from Earth hunt down the Na’vi of Pandora as part of a larger plan to take over their planet. But here on actual Earth, the Na’vi have officially won the war.
Jan 05
Engineers Are Racing to Salvage a Cubesat That Launched With NASA's Moon Mission
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A mission to measure lunar water-ice on the Moon is in jeopardy after the cubesat failed to fire its engines shortly after launch. Time is now running out, as the team has until mid-January to fix the spacecraft’s thrusters and give it a second chance to enter lunar orbit.
Jan 05
Iran blocked Instagram and WhatsApp access last year to subdue protests following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death at local authorities’ hands. When authoritarian governments crack down on online communications — which often includes blocking VPNs — it helps to have a backup plan. So WhatsApp is adding proxy support to help those living under oppressive regimes keep using the service.
The company explained today in a blog post, “Choosing a proxy enables you to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by volunteers and organizations around the world dedicated to helping people communicate freely.” To use a proxy, make sure WhatsApp is updated to the latest version, and follow these instructions. (Note that the setting is found in slightly different places on Android and iOS.)
As part of the setup, you’ll need to enter a proxy server address, which you’ll need to track down through friends or by scouring social media once news of the feature spreads. WhatsApp also points anyone interested in hosting a proxy server toward these steps.
WhatsApp says all proxied messages will still be protected with end-to-end encryption. That allegedly means neither WhatsApp, its parent company Meta, nor proxy-server owners can read your content.
“Our wish for 2023 is that these internet shutdowns never occur,” the company said. “Disruptions like we’ve seen in Iran for months on end deny people’s human rights and cut people off from receiving urgent help. Though in case these shutdowns continue, we hope this solution helps people wherever there is a need for secure and reliable communication.”
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