‘Death to Putin’? Meta’s mostly okay with that on its platform

Amazon’s first Internet satellites will not launch on Blue Origin rockets

Enlarge / An Atlas V rocket launches in December 2012. (credit: United Launch Alliance) Amazon announced on Monday that its first Project Kuiper satellites will launch into low Earth orbit on an Atlas V rocket. The announcement provides concrete evidence that the ambitious Internet-from-space project is making progress. It is also notable for the choice […]

Tesla loses huge customer for emissions credits in Europe and the US

Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich) In 2020, the European Union introduced strict new rules requiring automakers to average no more than 95 g of CO2 per kilometer, with heavy financial penalties for companies that missed this target. With diesel no longer a palatable option, some automakers pivoted to electric vehicles, and European EV sales skyrocketed […]

Amazon’s new Prime Video app for Mac enables local downloads on desktop

Enlarge / The Amazon Prime Video app for macOS. (credit: Samuel Axon) Amazon has released a Prime Video app that runs natively on the Mac. The app offers many of the same features as the mobile app but is available in the Mac App Store. The app is free to download but requires an Amazon […]