Verwaltungsgericht Köln: Identität für Prepaid-SIM muss nicht doppelt geprüft werden

Eine Klage vor dem Verwaltungsgericht Köln sichert den Netzbetreibern weniger Aufwand beim Prepaid-SIM-Verkauf. Die Bundesnetzagentur ging hier laut den Richtern zu weit. (Anonymität, Datenschutz)

Eine Klage vor dem Verwaltungsgericht Köln sichert den Netzbetreibern weniger Aufwand beim Prepaid-SIM-Verkauf. Die Bundesnetzagentur ging hier laut den Richtern zu weit. (Anonymität, Datenschutz)

Russian spaceport officials are being sacked left and right

Dmitry Rogozin seems to be doing a good job of spreading the blame around.

Vladimir Putin, center, and Dmitry Rogozin, far right, tour Russia's new Vostochny Cosmodrome in October, 2015.

Vladimir Putin, center, and Dmitry Rogozin, far right, tour Russia's new Vostochny Cosmodrome in October, 2015. (credit: Kremlin)

The controversial leader of Russia's space enterprises, Dmitry Rogozin, has continued a spree of firings that have seen many of the nation's top spaceport officials fired, arrested, or both.

Most recently, on November 27, Russian media reported that Rogozin fired the leader of the Center for Exploitation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure, which administers all of Russia’s spaceports. Andrei Okhlopkov, the leader of this Roscosmos subsidiary, had previously faced a reprimand from Rogozin for "repeated shortcomings in his work." The spaceport organization has more than 12,000 employees.

Earlier this month, Rogozin also fired Vladimir Zhuk, chief engineer of the center that administers Russian spaceports. According to Russian media reports, Zhuk was then arrested for abusing his authority in signing off on water supply contracts.

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Arecibo radio telescope’s massive instrument platform has collapsed

Entire support system fails, all cables and instruments crash into the disk.

The immense instrument platform and the large collection of cables that supported it, all of which are now gone.

The immense instrument platform and the large collection of cables that supported it, all of which are now gone. (credit: NSF)

On Monday night, the enormous instrument platform that hung over the Arecibo radio telescope's big dish collapsed due to the failure of the remaining cables supporting it. The risk of this sort of failure was the key motivation behind the National Science Foundation's recent decision to shut down the observatory, as the potential for collapse made any attempt to repair the battered scope too dangerous for the people who would do the repairs.

Right now, details are sparse. The NSF has confirmed the collapse and says it will provide more information once it's confirmed. A Twitter account from a user from Puerto Rico shared an image that shows the support towers that used to hold the cables that suspended the instrument platform over the dish, now with nothing but empty space between them.

The immense weight of the platform undoubtedly caused significant damage to the disk below. The huge metal cables that had supported it would likely have spread the damage well beyond where the platform landed. It's safe to say that there is very little left of the instrument that's in any shape to repair.

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Smartphone: Samsung könnte Galaxy-Note-Serie einstampfen

Insider berichten, dass Samsung die Note-Serie aufgrund fehlender Nachfrage einstellen könnte. Auch die neuen Fold-Geräte könnten Einfluss auf die Entscheidung haben. (Samsung, Smartphone)

Insider berichten, dass Samsung die Note-Serie aufgrund fehlender Nachfrage einstellen könnte. Auch die neuen Fold-Geräte könnten Einfluss auf die Entscheidung haben. (Samsung, Smartphone)

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 888 chip with next-gen AI, 5G, and graphics

Qualcomm’s next flagship processor will be the Snapdragon 888 system-on-a-chip (SoC), a processor featuring Qualcomm’s 6th-gen AI engine, next-gen Adreno graphics, and a Snapdragon X60 5G modem. This time the modem is integrated into the S…

Qualcomm’s next flagship processor will be the Snapdragon 888 system-on-a-chip (SoC), a processor featuring Qualcomm’s 6th-gen AI engine, next-gen Adreno graphics, and a Snapdragon X60 5G modem. This time the modem is integrated into the SoC, something Qualcomm hadn’t managed to do with its Snapdragon 865 processor, which device makers were required to bundle with […]

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Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 888 chip with next-gen AI, 5G, and graphics

Qualcomm’s next flagship processor will be the Snapdragon 888 system-on-a-chip (SoC), a processor featuring Qualcomm’s 6th-gen AI engine, next-gen Adreno graphics, and a Snapdragon X60 5G modem. This time the modem is integrated into the S…

Qualcomm’s next flagship processor will be the Snapdragon 888 system-on-a-chip (SoC), a processor featuring Qualcomm’s 6th-gen AI engine, next-gen Adreno graphics, and a Snapdragon X60 5G modem. This time the modem is integrated into the SoC, something Qualcomm hadn’t managed to do with its Snapdragon 865 processor, which device makers were required to bundle with […]

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2nd-gen Eve V is bigger, faster, and up for pre-order for $1399 and up

After launching a crowd-developed Windows tablet in 2017 that was designed with input from potential customers, Eve is back with a new model featuring updated hardware and features. The new Eve V (2021) tablet has a 13.4 inch display with edge-to-edge…

After launching a crowd-developed Windows tablet in 2017 that was designed with input from potential customers, Eve is back with a new model featuring updated hardware and features. The new Eve V (2021) tablet has a 13.4 inch display with edge-to-edge glass, an Intel Tiger Lake processor, Thunderbolt 4 ports, and Windows Hello biometric login support […]

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