Day: July 2, 2019

US isn’t ready for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, critics argue – CNET

In an open letter, more than 30 groups urge Congress and regulators to put a hiatus on the company’s plans. …read more Source:: CNet


The podcast that gives a voice to people who disappear without a trace – CNET

Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished, has received thousands of submissions from families hoping to shine a spotlight on a missing loved one. …read more Source:: CNet


We tested 5G speeds in 13 cities. Here’s what we found – CNET

Faster speed versus more coverage. That’s the most important issue for 5G networks today. …read more Source:: CNet


The Room’s Tommy Wiseau goes to space in new animated sci-fi series – CNET

Wiseau and Greg Sestero from The Room reunite in intergalactic bounty hunter comedy SpaceWorld. …read more Source:: CNet


I got 502 problems, and Cloudflare sure is one: Outage interrupts your El Reg-reading pleasure for almost half an hour

A chunk of the internet vanished today. Lucky it’s not used for anything important, right? Cloudflare, the outfit noted for the slogan “helping build a better internet”, had another wobble today as “network performance issues” rendered websites around the globe inaccessible.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


NVIDIA Launches GeForce RTX 2080 Super, RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 Super GPUs, Aims To One-Up AMD With More Power For the Same Price

MojoKid writes: NVIDIA just launched three new GeForce RTX gaming GPUs to battle against AMD’s forthcoming Radeon RX 5700 series. The GeForce RTX 2080 Super, GeForce RTX 2070 Super and GeForce RTX 2060 Super will all be shipping this month. GeForce RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 Super cards are out making the rounds in…


Mazda recalls 7,854 CX-9 SUVs for wiring weirdness – Roadshow

Depending on the connector affected, a variety of things might go wrong. …read more Source:: CNet


Dish and T-Mobile reach divestiture deal but DOJ still needs to sign off, report says – CNET

T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint is inching closer to the finish line. …read more Source:: CNet


Trump, without evidence, accuses Twitter of making it hard to follow him – CNET

The president says what the social media site is doing might be illegal. …read more Source:: CNet


NASA smacks an Orion into the water with a successful Ascent Abort-2 Test

Parachutes not included as the Launch Abort System gets a work-out NASA completed the Ascent Abort-2 test of its Orion spacecraft today, deliberately crashing a test version of the capsule into the ocean after successfully demonstrating the Launch Abort System (LAS) would do its thing.… …read more Source:: TheRegister