av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 11, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX’s request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, allowing the company to launch 15,000 in all. It has also allowed SpaceX to upgrade its Gen2 satellites with “advanced form factors and cutting-edge technology,” to operate across more frequencies and to add more orbital shells to optimize coverage and performance. This approval will give the company’s fleet a boost and will allow it to offer internet and mobile services to more parts of the globe. The satellites will also enable SpaceX to offer “direct-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental coverage” within the US.
Källa: SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 11, 2026 | author, Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
X has filed an antitrust lawsuit against over a dozen music publishers as well as their trade association the National Music Publishers Association, accusing them of colluding with the goal of coercing the platform into purchasing industrywide licenses.
The lawsuit, filed in Texas federal court on Friday, details an alleged years-long campaign to “leverage monopoly power” and force X into acquiring licenses from all music publishers at inflated rates. The company has been “denied the ability to acquire a U.S. musical-composition license from any individual music publisher on competitive terms,” states the complaint, which names the NMPA as well as 18 individual publishers including the “big three” Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony Music Publishing and Warner ChappellMusic. Without those deals, X isn’t allowed to host certain songs that users post.
Källa: Music Publishers Sued By X in Growing Licensing Battle
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 11, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the MacBook Pro, unveiled by Steve Jobs as a ”One More Thing” segment at the end of his Macworld San Francisco keynote on January 10, 2006. The MacBook Pro was an evolution of the previous PowerBook as the professional-level laptop in Apple’s lineup, but with the shift from PowerPC chips to Intel Core chips, Apple decided to launch a rebrand.
Källa: Apple’s MacBook Pro Turns 20 Years Old
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 10, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Elon Musk has accused the UK government of wanting to suppress free speech after ministers threatened fines and a possible ban for his social media site X after its AI tool, Grok, was used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent.
The billionaire claimed Grok was the most downloaded app on the UK App Store on Friday night after ministers threatened to take action unless the function to create sexually harassing images was removed.
Responding to threats of a ban from the government, Musk wrote: “They just want to suppress free speech”.
Källa: Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 10, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Europol on Friday announced the arrest of 34 individuals in Spain who are alleged to be part of an international criminal organization called Black Axe.
As part of an operation conducted by the Spanish National Police, in coordination with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and Europol, 28 arrests were made in Seville, along with three others in Madrid, two in Málaga, and one in Barcelona.
”The criminal network is known for its involvement in a wide range of criminal activities, including cyber-enabled fraud, drug trafficking, human trafficking and prostitution, kidnapping, armed robbery and fraudulent spiritual practices,” Europol said in a statement.
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av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 10, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
It’s once again a fan favorite with its new M4 version, but 21 years after Steve Jobs launched the Mac mini, it has had an extraordinary life of rave reviews — and criticism.
Steve Jobs introduced the Mac mini with the explicit aim of attracting Windows switchers. Yet it never quite seemed to do what Apple wanted, and instead became a cult favorite Mac, even when the company has tried to forget about it.
Jobs unveiled the Mac mini on January 10, 2005. Apple didn’t issue a press release until the following day, though, and the Mac mini itself didn’t ship until January 22.
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