A star is racing towards us from the constellation Cygnus. One day it will visit us for a cosmic while and hurl comets towards Earth. Austrian astronomers have determined this, but it will be some time before that happens. Before then, the much smaller and lighter Starlink Mini for satellite internet on the go will be available, namely in a few months. It will also be cheaper, promises Elon Musk. He is also promoting Starlink Mini as a backup solution for landline internet. Meanwhile, doing business with the Russian IT security company Kaspersky is becoming illegal in the USA, as is the use of existing software. The US government’s ban is expected to take effect quickly. As early as the end of July, new contracts with Kaspersky will become illegal, and two months later, downloads and updates will also be prohibited – a brief overview of the most important news.
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The Earth gets a second sun. The closing Astronomers from data from the European space telescope Gaia, which creates a precise 3D map of celestial bodies. According to the data, a Star named Gliese 710 from the constellation Cygnus towards the outer reaches of our solar system at a speed of 50,000 km/h. Gliese 710 is currently still 60 light years awaybut in 1.29 million years the Star approached Earth within a few light weeks This can be uncomfortable. Because our second sun will penetrate the Oort Cloud, which is believed to be at the edge of our solar system, which Collisions and thus new celestial bodies which could result in stars flying towards Earth: Second sun approaching.
If Starlink is still active at this point, but SpaceX will be a compact version his Starlink reception system for satellite internet launch. Starlink Mini is significantly smaller and lighter than the company’s standard antenna, but is still designed to achieve transmission rates of 100 megabits per second or more. The portable Starlink antenna has a integrated WLAN router and is especially suitable for travelers and hikers, because Starlink Mini fits thanks to the Size of a notebook Easily fits into a backpack: SpaceX is launching Starlink Mini, a portable, laptop-sized antenna for on-the-go use.
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The US government bans Kaspersky“Russia has shown that it has the ability and the intention to exploit Russian companies like Kaspersky to to collect personal data from Americans and use as weapons“, says the US Secretary of Commerce. “That is why we are forced to take the measures we are taking today.” These measures are a comprehensive banto do business with the Russian IT security company Kaspersky. The Ban on new contracts takes effect 30 days after the official announcement, i.e. in July. Another 70 days later, Downloads and updates and the distribution of Kaspersky licenses prohibited in the USA: Kaspersky software becomes illegal in the USA.
Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude is now in a improved version available. Claude 3.5 Sonnet replaces Claude 3 Sonnet. Sonnet is the “middle” version of Claude. The smaller sibling Haiku is cheaper, but not as “intelligent”, while Opus is more expensive to use, but “more intelligent” – in principle. Because now Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper and smarter than Claude 3 Opus. Faster too: The new Sonnet is designed to perform tasks in the half time solve the problems that the old opus needs. This is especially important for Chatbot operator attractive for those who want to outsource customer support from knowledgeable humans to calculating AI. This means that anthropic AI is overtaking itself: better image recognition, better coding.
The modules of a 31 year old photovoltaic system have been tested for their performance, they reach still almost 80 percent of their original performance. This is reported by the French non-profit organization Hespul, which in 1992, with the help of EU funding, built the first photovoltaic system in France that was connected to the electricity grid. After 30 years of operation, Hespul has Solar system testedThe achievements therefore confirm the current Manufacturers’ promisesthat 80 percent of the module’s output is retained after 25 to 30 years, at least in this photovoltaic system in France: 79.5 percent residual output after 30 years.
Anyone who has ordered a device online is rightly disappointed when the package not the ordered goods contains. In c’t podcast “Beware, customer!” we are talking about exactly such problems: Two customers had Amazon Marketplace a smartphone for 750 euros and a tablet with a pen and keyboard for 1650 euros. However, the packages that arrived a little later contained a power bank instead of the cell phone and two books instead of the tablet. Both Customers complained immediately contact Amazon customer servicebut that came to nothing. We explain how customers can react in such cases in the c’t podcast “Beware, customer!”: Amazon package with incorrect contents.
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