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Pilotless planes make way more sense than driverless cars, but would you ever even get inside one? Key Takeaways Startup Merlin Labs is working on autonomous cargo and passenger planes.It’s hard to see the point of a fully crewed, self-flying airliner.No, airliners don’t “basically fly themselves.” Self-flying plane startup Merlin Labs wants to put pilotless cargo and passenger planes in the sky. The planes would fly themselves, including takeoff and landing, and there would be a remote operator somewhere on the ground, monitoring many planes, like a more hands-on air-traffic controller....

Car speakers tend to wear out, and even break, over time. This is especially true with the kind of lower quality original equipment (OE) speakers that most cars and trucks come equipped with. Internal components can wear out or come loose through regular use, and there’s not a lot that can be done about it. That being said, car speakers tend to fail one at a time. Every speaker in a car audio system dying at once is very unlikely without some serious abuse, like cranking the volume high enough to blow the speakers out....

The privacy-first DuckDuckGo browser is now (nearly) available for the Mac. Privacy-first search service DuckDuckGo is about to launch a Mac web browser. DuckDuckGo’s browser runs on Safari’s WebKit engine.It downloads 60 percent less data than Chrome. DuckDuckGo’s browser has been around on mobile for quite a while. iPhone and iPad users, for instance, can use it to browse privately, blocking trackers and other annoyances, and even set it to annihilate all collected cookies and history when you quit....

Microsoft officially has given Windows 10 an end-of-life date, but experts say most users shouldn’t worry about it affecting them anytime soon. Key Takeaways Microsoft plans to reveal the next version of Windows during an event in late June.In anticipation of the release, Microsoft has updated the support end date for Windows 10, saying it will cease supporting the OS in 2025.Experts say users shouldn’t worry too much about the end date, as it won’t necessarily affect them in the short term....

Microsoft is now releasing Windows 10 build 15061 for PC enrolled in the Fast ring. This is a new minor update without new features that the company is pushing out only a day after the release of build 15060. Windows 10 build 15061, according to the software giant, only fixes a few bugs and adds a few improvements to help finalize the Creators Update, which is expected to rollout to Insiders in the coming days....

Windows 11 is on the horizon, with lots of new benefits and features for both gamers and power users. So today let us walk you through all about Windows 11 System Requirements, TPM & Gaming benefits in this guide. Windows 11 Hardware Requirements Table of Contents Here are the minimum system requirements for CPU, GPU, RAM, and more for Windows 11: You might have noticed the TPM requirement for Windows 11 among the above requirements....

Microsoft Windows RT Jailbroken. It happened. We all knew it was just a matter of time, now it looks like with a vulnerability in the Windows kernel ported into the RT platform allows unsigned desktop applications to run freely on the Windows 8 sibling, Windows RT. The finding comes from a security researcher clrork at Surfsec, article that claims a method to enable a way to run ARM-based desktop applications in the (– now — not-so-limited) operating system, by exploiting a binary setting that restrict the environment only to Microsoft’s signed applications (Windows 8 apps and Office 2013 RT)....

Looking for the May 7 Wordle Puzzle 322 hint or answer for today (5/7)? Here’s everything you need to solve today’s puzzle. We will start with the hints and then some extra clues to reach the answer. And if you still need help, we have also revealed the answer at the end of this article. Wordle 322 (May 7) Hint Today These clues or hints will help you reach the today’s answer for May 7 Wordle Puzzle 322:...

This article explains the two most likely formats that an XV file is in, including how to open both types and what your options are for converting an XV file. What to Know An XV file is a Khoros Visualization Image file. Open one with XnView. Convert to JPG, PNG, etc. with that same program or Convertio. What Is an XV File? A file with the XV file extension is most likely a Khoros Visualization Image file....

Windows 10 S is a new version of Windows that has been specifically designed for the education market, and to go after Chrome OS. In many ways, it’s similar to Windows 10 Pro, but it’s easier to setup and manage, and it’s technically more secure, as it’s a locked-down version of Windows 10. Devices running Windows 10 S can only run apps available in the Windows Store, and as a result, you can’t install traditional desktop (win32) apps, which helps to prevent poorly designed applications from affecting battery and user experience....

What’s my email? The steps you take to find out what email address people see when you email them depends on the service or email program you use. Below are general instructions as well as specific instructions for popular email providers. General Instructions for Finding Your Email Address To identify your email address in almost any email program or service, make sure your email is functioning properly and then open the program or service and:...

Instead of shutting down your laptop completely, you can choose to put it into standby mode, also known as sleep mode. Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of using standby. Overview Rather than turning the entire laptop off, including the display, hard drive, and other internal devices such as optical drives, standby mode puts your computer into a low-power state. Any open documents or programs are stored in the system’s random access memory (RAM) when the computer goes to “sleep....

Latency is a delay or lag that occurs on computer networks. In voice communication or VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), latency refers to the time between when a voice packet is transmitted and when it reaches its destination. High latency translates to a delay or echo caused by slow network links. How to Measure Latency Latency is measured in milliseconds (ms), which are thousandths of a second. A latency of 20 ms is normal for VoIP calls; a latency of 150 ms is barely noticeable and therefore acceptable....

There’s no denying that technology has become a large part of our daily lives. For many of us we’re dealing with tech from the moment we wake up in the morning, as it’s just part of our daily routine. But what technology do you surround your sleepy face with first thing in the morning? We asked our writers, a group of people who live and breathe technology, who use it throughout their daily lives and who work in it as well, “What technology do you face every morning?...

Many players are wondering where the story of Elden Ring is happening, and have been looking in more of the lore and the story way before the release of the game. But after some recently famous tweets showcasing the game is actually happening in Ohio, many players got confused. So to clear this one and for all, let’s look at where does Elden Ring take place and is it in Ohio?...

As a part of the Rude Awakening quest in Fornburg, you will have to find 3 Kjotve’s spies in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Finding and killing them will let you progress further in the quest and complete it. The quest begins in Sigurd, once you have the hidden-blade. One of the tasks in the quest is to stealth kill Kjotve’s spies. Finding one of the spies is easy; however, locating the other two can be challenging....

Wolverine’s Trophy Location In Dirty Docks In Fortnite To find the Sentinel Head location (Wolverine’s trophy) in Dirty Docks in Fortnite, here’s where you have to go. Now, visit this Sentinel Head Location and then enter the metal door of a warehouse. From there, take a left, go into the small closet-type room and break the wooden box. This will reveal the Sentinel Head. All you have to do now is interact with it to pick up the head....

The new God of War Ragnarok has tons of content for you to complete. On this journey across nine realms, you will fight some of the fiercest Gods in Norse Mythology. Battling them won’t be easy without proper gear. Fortunately, you can upgrade your weapons and armor with the resources found in the game. Whispering Slabs is one such resource. In this article, we will tell you where to get Whispering Slab in God of War Ragnarok....

Today is the official launch day of the smart home connectivity standard, Matter, and appliance manufacturer Whirlpool is joining in on the fun. The company just announced it will officially support Matter across its line of connected appliances, calling it “the gold standard of smart home connectivity.” What does that mean exactly? According to the company, it’s developing software updates for its smart appliances to allow for Matter integration, though it stopped short of saying which specific devices would get these improvements....

The iPhone 15 Pro might finally get USB 3 transfer speeds. Yes, the iPhone—even the Pro models—still use USB 2.0. The iPhone 15 Pro will finally gain USB 3 transfer speeds over its wired connection. Apple’s ProRes can create up to 6GB of video in a minute. AirDrop is probably the best option for everything else. Apple pushes the video capabilities of its top-end iPhones, and they’re indeed impressive, capable of capturing great-looking 4K videos at high frame rates....