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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers a hot topic within renewable energy
This week’s replies: Are there places on Earth where humans haven’t been?
I would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put them over massive car parks as a popular current internet meme suggests. Chris, Middlesbrough
Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.
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Iliad deve ritirare i comunicati commerciali sulle offerte mobili TOP 170 Plus e TOP 250 Plus: lo ha deciso il Giurì della Pubblicità accogliendo la segnalazione di WindTre. Le pubblicità oggetto di esposto non risultano conformi al Codice di Autodisciplina, e in particolare agli articoli 2 (Comunicazione commerciale ingannevole), 15 (Comparazione) e 20 (Vendite speciali). La pronuncia 15/2026 del 23 giugno 20206 è stata pubblicata oggi sul sito IAP - Istituto dell'Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria.
Per iliad si tratta della seconda segnalazione in poche settimane: era andata bene nel "caso Megan Gale" con il Giurì che ha respinto il ricorso di Fastweb, finisce diversamente ora con l'ordine di interrompere ogni comunicazione commerciale diffusa tramite SMS, TV e radio relativa alle offerte sopra citate.
WindTre ha contestato il messaggio winback che iliad ha inviato ad alcuni suoi ex clienti in cui si promuove TOP 170 Plus. Qui viene citata anche Megan Gale:
I rumor si stanno allineando: sì, sembra proprio che Apple abbia incontrato più di qualche ostacolo nella strada verso la produzione del suo primo iPhone pieghevole, che dovrebbe essere associato al suffisso "Ultra". Ma al contempo le indiscrezioni più recenti sono tutte concordi, ormai, nel dire che comunque questi inghippi non faranno slittare il lancio, ancora previsto per settembre.
E dalla Corea del Sud arrivano ulteriori conferme in questo senso: secondo la testata The Elec, Apple avrebbe superato gran parte delle difficoltà riscontrate durante i test la produzione di massa dell'iPhone foldable dovrebbe iniziare tra circa un mese, alla fine di luglio.
Uno dei componenti più delicati del progetto è la cerniera. Durante i test di resistenza, il meccanismo avrebbe mostrato alcuni problemi dopo milioni di piegamenti, tra cui piccoli "rumori". Inoltre, tolleranze di produzione più ampie del previsto avrebbero contribuito a tassi di difettosità più elevati. Le criticità, però, sarebbero state in gran parte risolte secondo i riscontri che arrivano da una fonte interna al settore con sede a Taiwan.
The RAM, storage, and component crunch has come for new laptop prices. Plenty of models have gone up in price after being on the market for months, and so have those that’ve been on shelves for over a year. Plus, many new models are releasing at higher prices than the previous generation. So, it really isn’t the best time to buy a new laptop. But what if you need one or really want one now, and you prefer to shop new?
Well, I’m not here to tell you that Amazon’s Prime Day makes everything better. But the discounts certainly don’t hurt.
As usual, we’re doing our best to surface the best Prime Day tech deals. And here, we’ve pulled together the biggest discounts happening not just on laptops, but also on keyboards, mice, webcams, or other worthwhile PC accessories. And since Prime Day has counter-deals running at other retailers like Best Buy (and its Tech Fest Sale), there are also laptop deals for non-Amazon shoppers alike.
Update, June 24th: Updated current deals and added new ones for the Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch and Moft accessories.
There are some sights in this world that no photograph can truly capture.
Think of the rolling ribbons of the aurora in the northern and southern skies, the depth and breadth of the Grand Canyon, or the sense of immersion when diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Astronauts will tell you that not even large-format cameras can truly capture the blackness of outer space or the majesty that is our planet as seen from orbit or beyond.
It's not every day that a new one of those sights debuts. But such will be the case on Friday, November 13, when the California Science Center in Los Angeles finally reveals the launch-pad-like display of the space shuttle Endeavor inside the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
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Apple TV si prepara ad avere più contenuti, ma senza cambiare l'impostazione seguita fin dal debutto della piattaforma. Eddy Cue, responsabile dei servizi Apple, lo ha detto a Cannes dopo aver ricevuto il premio 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year, assegnato per i contenuti portati sulla piattaforma. Il dirigente ha spiegato che Apple non ha mai cercato di essere il servizio con il catalogo più ampio, ma quello con la proposta migliore, aggiungendo che la società è "appena all'inizio".
Il principio indicato da Cue resta quello sintetizzato nella formula "the best, not the most", ossia "meglio essere i migliori, non quelli con più contenuti". Stando a quanto riportato da TNW, Apple vuole aumentare la programmazione mantenendo una selezione molto stretta dei progetti. La piattaforma, nata con un catalogo più ridotto rispetto a quello dei grandi concorrenti dello streaming, avrebbe usato proprio questa caratteristica come argomento nei confronti di produttori, attori e autori.
Cue ha ricordato il caso di The Morning Show, raccontando di aver convinto Reese Witherspoon e Jennifer Aniston con un ragionamento semplice: un servizio appena nato, senza altri programmi già disponibili, gli avrebbe dato più attenzione rispetto a una piattaforma con molti titoli già in sviluppo o in distribuzione.
Jerry Bruckheimer, intervistato da The Hollywood Reporter, ha raccontato come Apple ha gestito F1 Il Film dalla finestra nelle sale al successivo passaggio in streaming.
"Abbiamo presentato F1 a nove diversi circuiti cinematografici e studi, e Apple è arrivata da noi con la soluzione più creativa: tenerlo al cinema, dissero, per 45 giorni. Ma alla fine lo hanno lasciato lì finché la gente comprava i biglietti, ed è stata davvero una grande esperienza per il pubblico. Poi è arrivato in streaming ed è stato un grande successo per loro".
Cue ha spiegato quella scelta con la necessità di adattare la distribuzione all’andamento reale del film. "Quando cerchi di essere il migliore, non puoi avere regole rigide e immutabili. Devi essere flessibile, devi saper muoverti rapidamente", ha detto il dirigente. Cue e Bruckheimer avevano già indicato anche un sequel di F1 Il Film tra i prossimi progetti legati ad Apple TV.
Da Sony à Bose, da Apple à Sennheiser, selecionámos 11 modelos de auscultadores sem fios e 17 auriculares wireless em promoção durante os Amazon Prime Day. Poderá encontrar descontos até 58%.
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iPhone Ultra com problema no mecanismo da dobradiça 3D foi solucionado, preparando o aparelho para a estreia em setembro.
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The Google TV Streamer 4K is more than just a terrific streaming device. It can also act as a smart home hub, letting you control all major smart home devices directly from your TV. Thanks to Prime Day, it’s now on sale for $74.99 at Amazon for Prime members, matching its best price to date. The streamer usually retails for $99.99, making this a $25 discount. If you don’t subscribe to Prime, it’s just $5 more at Best Buy and direct from Google.
The Google TV Streamer 4K is a great fit for people already invested in Google’s ecosystem. The device lets you control your TV with your voice via Gemini, while the Google TV interface pulls recommendations from across your streaming services and even displays Rotten Tomatoes scores. Setup is also quick and straightforward, taking only about 10 minutes in our testing. One particularly nice touch is that Google asks which streaming services you subscribe to during setup and then downloads the relevant apps for you, so you don’t have to install them one by one.
Beyond streaming, the device doubles as a Matter-compatible smart home hub, making it easy to check your front door camera when the doorbell rings, turn off the lights, or adjust compatible thermostats and other smart devices without getting up. Google has also added a few extra conveniences, including a remote-finder function and an ethernet port for a more reliable connection.
The fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the exploits of the first team of private astronauts to cross the Kármán line is finally being told.
A newly released documentary film, “Beyond Blue Sky: The Untold Story of the First Private Astronauts,” now available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime, reveals the award-winning accomplishment and includes firsthand testimony from the pilots and engineers who made the inaugural private astronaut space flights possible.
The film also includes one of the two record-setting astronauts, U.S. Navy combat veteran Brian Binnie, sharing an unusual, life-altering experience for the first time on screen, an event that he credits for inspiring him to continue after a crushing setback almost ended his dreams of flying to space.
In an email to The Debrief, documentary filmmaker Kevin Curran noted that his Emmy-nominated crew, “with a proven space pedigree,” including chronicling milestones of Blue Origin, SpaceX, Astrobotic, and NASA, was able to capture “razor’s-edge supersonic test flight footage” to reveal the story of the first team of private astronauts to join the small group of humans to have ventured into space.
Along the way, the documentary depicts the team’s successes and failures in their pursuit of reaching space for the first time—and then doing so two more times with extra ballast—to win a $10 million prize.
Although Binnie, a Princeton-educated aeronautical engineer and 20-year Navy pilot, would typically seem like the obvious choice for the award-winning space attempt, a difficult crash landing on the first rocket-powered test flight of the program had Binnie doubting whether he would get another opportunity to pilot SpaceShipOne for the remaining five test flights.
As incredible as the team’s historic accomplishments were, Curran told The Debrief that the story took an unexpected, but inspiring turn when Binnie revealed an out-of-this-world encounter that he credited with inspiring him to recover from that setback and ultimately make the historic flight.
“The rest of the documentary is pretty incredible/riveting, I think, but [Binnie’s] story makes it so topical right now with the Pentagon’s release of UAP files,” Curran told The Debrief.
According to Curran, his team had no idea about Binnie’s encounter when they started filming. As the ebullient filmmaker noted, the team was about six weeks into production on a film that he says “we thought would simply be an untold, feel-good story involving perseverance and redemption within the birth of private spaceflight.” Then, while the cameras rolled, Binnie made his revelation.
Although Curran notes that the pilot had previously confided in “dozens of people within the aerospace and test flight world over the years about his extreme close encounter,” this was the first time the veteran of 33 combat missions had “courageously” shared his experience on-screen.
“Like any good story, it simply became more fascinating the more we pulled on the thread,” Curran told The Debrief.
The tale began on December 17, 2003, when Binnie successfully piloted SpaceShipOne to nearly 68,000 feet on its first rocket-powered test flight, a critical early accomplishment that made him the first pilot to go supersonic in a privately funded vehicle. However, the flight ended in an extremely rough landing that damaged the craft’s landing gear, wing, and fuselage, putting Binnie’s future as one of three test pilots of SpaceShipOne in doubt.
“After the crash, the 47-year-old Binnie faced the reality that he may never fly the spaceship again on the remaining five test flights of the program,” a summary emailed to The Debrief explains.
Six days after the hard landing, Binnie was awake one morning at around 4 a.m., unable to sleep comfortably in his bed. Then, according to the astronaut’s account, he noticed that “bright lights were coming through my window blinds. I rose, opened the window blinds to find that daylight had manifested in my backyard.” The decorated Navy veteran noted that while his backyard was illuminated, everything else he looked at was dark.
The next part of Binnie’s story details the presence of around a dozen translucent, glowing “orbs” he said he could perceive within the lit area. However, the pilot recalled, the orbs did not seem bright enough to account for the inordinately bright light illuminating his backyard. During his on-screen recollection, the award-winning pilot also details the movement of the orbs, including two of them approaching him from approximately 50 feet away, passing through his bedroom window, and entering his chest.
“I turned around expecting to see them behind me, but they weren’t there,” he said.
Binnie described the pre-dawn experience as “the most incredible thing I ever witnessed.”
When discussing the impact that the unusual experience had on him, Binnie told Curran’s team that he initially searched for a conventional explanation. With advanced engineering degrees and a 20-year Navy career that led him to become both a test pilot and manager of the SpaceShipOne program, he was well accustomed to evaluating unusual observations. However, after exhausting all prosaic possibilities, the trained scientist, pilot, and observer ultimately concluded that the mysterious glowing orbs represented an intelligent phenomenon that had somehow allowed him to perceive them.
“It gave me hope that I had a purpose, and that purpose was to not simply take defeat, but was to pick myself up and continue,” Binnie told the documentarian.
After what the team calls “a bizarre series of events” that offered Binnie a second chance to pilot SpaceShipOne, the newly reinvigorated aviator boarded the craft’s final flight on October 4, 2004. During the launch phase, when the pilot and craft are hauled to a high latitude by the mothership, White Knight, Binnie said he once again reflected on the apparent UAP experience, including how he felt the orbs had given him an intangible drive to complete his mission and make history.
By the time the flight was complete, winning both the Collier and Ansari XPRIZE, Curran said the accomplishment proved that a team of “renegade geniuses” could achieve a NASA-level feat for a fraction of the space agency’s typical cost. As far as the late pilot’s unusual UAP encounter, Curran credits Binnie’s courage for sharing his experience with UAPs, while also noting the effect the man’s retelling had on him and his crew.
“One thing I wish to clarify, in the event it matters, is that I believe Brian’s story,” Curran told The Debrief, while once again citing the combat veteran’s impressive credentials.
The documentarian also noted that there has been a stigma around the UAP subject for a long time, and that Binnie “was really brave to come out to me in 2020 before any of the House Oversight Committee testimonies or recent releases by the Pentagon.”
Brian confided in only a few aerospace colleagues about the experience for many years, and even learned of another astronaut with a similar experience, but the story’s inclusion in the film was the first time he shared it on record before passing away.
“I simply want to protect Brian Binnie’s memory and surviving family, as he was always kind to me, inspiring, and I’m proud to have called him a friend,” Curran concluded.
The project “is dedicated to the memory of test pilots Brian Binnie and Mike Melvill, the first two private astronauts who had the courage to fly stick-and-rudder to space,” the documentary team states.
“Thankfully, they shared their extraordinary stories on camera before they were lost forever in the Mojave sand,” the team concludes.
Christopher Plain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist and Head Science Writer at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his books at plainfiction.com, or email him directly at christopher@thedebrief.org.
Conheça a AirPods Max 2 e seus destaques em áudio, ANC e recursos, com peso e bateria ainda questionáveis.
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A massive stone, deliberately laid on its side and buried within the walls of an ancient Judean home, may provide physical evidence consistent with interpretations of King Hezekiah’s reported religious reforms.
The Hebrew Bible describes the events of Hezekiah’s reforms, including the tearing down of shrines, the destruction of sacred pillars, and the relocation of religious practice from the countryside into royal control in Jerusalem. For decades, archaeologists have searched for evidence of these changes, mostly by studying temples and public worship sites.
A new study by Avraham Faust of Bar-Ilan University, published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, suggests that important evidence may also be found in private residences.
The study focuses on a massebah, a cultic standing stone about 4.6 feet tall and weighing 750 kilograms, found at Tel ‘Eton in the Judean Lowlands. The stone was originally located inside Building 101, a large residence sometimes referred to as the Governor’s Residency. Archaeologists found it placed in the largest room, directly opposite the entrance, where it functioned as a central feature for anyone entering the building.
Sometime before the Assyrian destruction of Tel ‘Eton at the end of the eighth century BCE, during the period of Hezekiah’s reign, the stone’s status changed. Rather than leaving it upright and visible, the builders laid it on its side and incorporated it into a stone platform. The people responsible did not smash or desecrate the stone. They carefully removed it from use without destroying it.
“Those responsible for changing religious practices may have wished to eliminate the stone’s ritual function, and perhaps wanted the old ritual objects desecrated, but the people who carried out the change seem to have treated it with respect,” Faust said. “They removed it from use without destroying it, effectively neutralizing its cultic significance while preserving the object itself.”
Most searches for evidence of the events of Hezekiah’s reforms have focused on public worship sites, such as the temple at Arad and the dismantled altar at Beersheba. Researchers consider these sites significant, but competing interpretations persist, partly because so few examples exist.
Domestic religious practice presents a different challenge. When a household abandoned a religious object, people often removed or discarded it, leaving no trace for archaeologists to find centuries later. Since ordinary homes do not receive the same archaeological attention as temples and traditional sites of worship, evidence of religious practice located within these residences often disappears rather than being properly preserved or studied. This makes the Tel ‘Eton stone unusual in the archaeological record. People left it in place, buried it, and sealed it inside a platform, where it remained undisturbed for nearly 3,000 years.
Faust does not overstate the discovery. The study does not claim that Hezekiah’s policies directly led to the stone’s decommissioning. The dating places the event only within his reign, but not as a definite result of them. Still, the timing, the method of removal, and the care taken to preserve the object all match a period when religious practice across Judah appears to have been changing.
Scholars still debate whether Hezekiah’s reforms happened as described in the Bible or instead reflect later religious ideas. Either way, this discovery adds a rare example of domestic evidence to a debate usually focused on public religious sites.
Austin Burgess is a writer and researcher with a background in sales, marketing, and data analytics. He holds an MBA, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and a data analytics certification. His work focuses on breaking scientific developments, with an emphasis on emerging biology, cognitive neuroscience, and archaeological discoveries.
O caso remonta a 2024, com a associação britânica de defesa dos consumidores Which? a acusar a Apple de abusar da sua posição dominante no mercado ao “prender” os utilizadores do iPhone e de outros equipamentos ao iCloud. A empresa da maçã rejeita as acusações.
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