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Expansion of the universe: New measurement confirms discrepancy in Hubble's constant

In the debate about the Hubble constant and the age of the universe, there is another point for the ESA Planck Space Telescope and its 2013 presented measurements. With the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile, researchers independently analyzed the cosmic background radiation and determined that the universe 13, 77 is billion years old –… Read more

Discovery + streaming service comes to Germany via Vodafone

The collaboration between Vodafone and the media group Discovery is intended to bring the Discovery + streaming service to Germany. The companies announced the cooperation in a press release. Accordingly, Vodafone customers should be able to subscribe to the streaming service. Customers are users who already use Vodafone’s mobile or TV services. In addition to… Read more

Phytium Develops Eight-Core ARM CPU for Desktops

Home News (Image credit: Phytium) Tianjin Phytium Technology, a China-based processor developer, has introduced its new CPU for client PCs. The new D2000 processor packs eight general-purpose cores designed for both compact desktops, a’la Mac Mini, as well as sophisticated tower machines with expansion capabilities. The Phytium D2000: Eight Cores for Desktops The Phytium D2000… Read more

App-based banking service Simple is shutting down

Online-only bank Simple is shutting down, its parent company announced in an email to customers Thursday. BBVA USA, which acquired Simple in 2014 for $117 million, said it would be transitioning Simple customers to BBVA accounts but did not provide details about when the change would occur. BBVA USA was acquired by Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank… Read more

Boeing criminally charged for lying about 737 Max crashes, fined $2.5 billion

Boeing has been criminally charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by the Department of Justice and will have to pay a $2.5 billion fine for lying to the Federal Aviation Administration before and after the fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. The Justice Department announced the charges and fine, which were… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077: Player numbers drop sharply

Although the futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077 had to struggle with major technical problems at the launch and as before, the high number of players promised a ray of hope for the studio to be behind the title. On Steam alone, the game had over a million players in just 3 hours, breaking the previous record… Read more

Amazon pledges two billion dollars for housing promotion in the US

The world’s largest online retailer, Amazon, is following the example of other large US tech companies and announcing a multi-billion dollar package of measures for affordable housing. Overall, the company promises to provide around $ 2 billion in funding for affordable housing in its key U.S. locations. Funding in the form of loans According to… Read more

Function copied: Facebook has to pay almost 4 million euros in Italy

Facebook is said to have taken over the “Friends near you” function from an Italian app provider and therefore has to pay compensation. (Image: Cryptographer / Shutterstock.com) Because Facebook is said to have copied the “Nearby” function, the social network in Italy has to pay compensation of 3.8 million euros. That was decided by an… Read more

eBay could pull out of South Korea despite a profit

South Korean media reports that eBay is putting its subsidiary there for sale. The financial institutions Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are to help eBay Korea sell to a foreign investor for an estimated value of up to 5 trillion won (about 3.7 billion euros). The usual purchase test is already being prepared. eBay Korea… Read more

Amazon's AWS may not be called AWS in China

Amazon.com is not allowed to market its cloud services in China as “AWS. That was decided by a court in the People’s Republic. A Chinese IT company had already registered” AWS “as Amazon eight years earlier. This means that Amazon’s brand registrations are Not valid for AWS and related terms such as “aws marketspace”. Also,… Read more

Amazon buys its first eleven aircraft itself

Amazon now owns eleven Boeing aircraft 767 – 300. The online retail giant bought these from Delta Airlines and WestJet Airlines. “The expansion of the fleet supports Amazon’s growing clientele at a time when these goods are needed quickly,” says the press release. Seven Airplanes come from Delta, four from WestJet – some of them… Read more

Microsoft pledges update to fix Xbox Series X controller issue

Home News (Image credit: Future) A small number of buyers have been experiencing issues with the new Xbox Series X Wireless Controller. According to a 46-page thread in Microsoft’s help forum, the gamepad doesn’t seem to stay connected to the console in some games and in certain situations. Got a similar issue? The good news… Read more

The pandemic made everyone familiar with a decades-old immigrant tradition

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I grew up relying on technology to bring family together The only thing that actually felt normal this holiday season was a video chat with my family on Christmas day. I logged on to a Facebook video call from New York City while my mom and brother called… Read more

App Store sees $1.8 billion in user spending during the Holiday period

Apple revealed its App Store saw a record-breaking $1.8 billion in user spending over the Holiday period with $514 million alone spent on January 1, 2021. The numbers include both apps and digital subscription services like Apple Music, News, Books, TV+ and the new Fitness+ app. App Store • Apple Arcade • Apple Books •… Read more

Oppo details the AI Highlight Video system that powers Reno5 Pro 5G’s camera

Oppo has been advancing mobile cameras for years now, delivering memorable phones like the Oppo Find 7 and more recent examples like the Reno 10x zoom and Find X2 Pro. Now the company is preparing to launch the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G in India on January 18. But first the company wanted to talk about… Read more