Abrams has a huge task ahead of him. Not only does he have the enormous pressure of bringing home a beloved franchise with a single storyline which will span nine movies and five decades. He also faces the extraordinary rift in the fandom which created a major backlash after The […]
Daily Archives: August 2, 2018
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Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist.
Alex Stamos, Facebook’s security chief, is departing. Getty Images Facebook is losing its high-profile security chief. Alex Stamos, who has been in the role since 2015, said Wednesday that he’s leaving the social network for a research and teaching role at Stanford University. His last day at Facebook is Aug. […]
Huawei notched a smartphone shipment win, thanks largely to its flagship P20 handset. Josh Miller/CNET Huawei overtook Apple in the second quarter of 2018 to become the world’s second largest phone vendor, according to new market research. The embattled Chinese phone maker shipped 54 million handsets in the quarter, an […]
Earlier this summer, when the United States Department of Justice quietly settled a long-standing free-speech lawsuit brought by the Texas coder Cody Wilson, many gun rights groups hailed the decision as the beginning of the end for gun control. In an era of powerful 3D printing, digital technology has made […]
Xbox One users have confirmed that servers are down in many regions tonight. The latest Xbox Live status shows that sign in issues are causing the main issues tonight. “We’ve seen reports that members are unable to sign in on Xbox One consoles,” the latest message from Microsoft reads. “Please […]
Craig Clements felt like he was on a different planet. Mature trees stood barren, lifeless and with half of their bark stripped off. There wasn’t any soil, just hard-packed dirt. He saw flipped-over cars and shipping containers. Broken power lines. A gas pipe wrapped around a tree. The damage came […]