How Big Jet TV won the internet
A livestream of jets landing in stormy weather at London Heathrow on Friday went viral as viewers from around the world admired the pilots’ incredible skills.
Skype now supports 911 calls in the U.S.
Skype has updated its mobile, desktop, and web apps to allow emergency calling in the U.S. for the first time in its 18-year history.
Internet guerrillas: Inside the DIY broadband revolution with NYC Mesh
NYC Mesh is a guerrilla internet provider that helps city residents get online without paying a monthly fee to big telecom companies like Verizon or Comcast
Twitter rolls out pin-tastic feature for DMs
Twitter has rolled out a new feature for iOS, Android, and web that lets you pin as many as six DMs to the top of your inbox.
Twitter rolls out ‘automated’ label to identify ‘good’ bots
Twitter has launched a new feature that lets an operator of an automated account add a special label to their profile to indicate to others that it’s a bot.
Elon Musk suggests Starlink now has 250K customers
SpaceX boss Elon Musk suggested on Monday that the company’s Starlink internet service now has more than 250,000 customers.
You’re about to pay more for Amazon Prime
A subscription to Amazon Prime is about to get more expensive, with the first price increase since 2018.
SpaceX deploys more Starlink internet satellites in prep for premium service
SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites just as the company begins offering a premium service alongside its standard offering.
Twitter zaps spoilsport bot that ruined Wordle games
An automated Twitter account that posted Wordle spoilers to people who shared their daily results has been kicked off the platform.
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites and reveals latest customer count
SpaceX has conducted its first rocket launch of 2022, deploying a batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.