Month: August 2023

Exclusive: X violated its own policy by blocking First Amendment group’s ads

The ads were blocked in error, according to X.

Exclusive: X violated its own policy by blocking First Amendment group’s ads

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X, formerly known as Twitter, spent the summer hastily rebranding and vying to win advertisers back, but at least one advertiser was shocked when X swiftly rejected its ads after deciding to return to X.

A nonpartisan nonprofit, the Freedom Forum, told Ars that last week it discovered that its X ads were being arbitrarily blocked after attempting to advertise an educational, family-friendly festival that celebrates the First Amendment.

The group assumed the ads were blocked in error, so it reached out to X six different times, and at various times, X's rationale for blocking the ad changed.

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HP launches two new Pavilion Plus laptops: 14 inches with Ryzen 7040H and 16 inches with Intel Raptor Lake and NVIDIA RTX 3050

HP is expanding the Pavilion Plus line of semi-premium laptops with two new models that bring new features to the family. Like the original HP Pavilion Plus 14 that launched last year, the new models offer a mix of fancy features and affordable pricin…

HP is expanding the Pavilion Plus line of semi-premium laptops with two new models that bring new features to the family. Like the original HP Pavilion Plus 14 that launched last year, the new models offer a mix of fancy features and affordable pricing. But the new Intel Raptor Lake-powered HP Pavilion Plus 16 is […]

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Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up

There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.

An artist's conception of space junk orbiting Earth.

Enlarge / An artist's conception of space junk orbiting Earth. (credit: imaginima)

There’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now—including nearly 100 bags of human waste—and with countries around the globe traveling to the Moon, there’s going to be a lot more, both on the lunar surface and in Earth’s orbit.

In August 2023, Russia’s Luna-25 probe crashed into the Moon’s surface, while India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed in the southern polar region, making India the fourth country to land on the Moon.

Students celebrating and dancing after the Chandrayaan3 Vikram Lander successfully landed on the Moon at Kartvayapath on August 23, 2023, in New Delhi, India.

Students celebrating and dancing after the Chandrayaan3 Vikram Lander successfully landed on the Moon at Kartvayapath on August 23, 2023, in New Delhi, India. (credit: Hindustan Times via Getty)

With more countries landing on the Moon, people back on Earth will have to think about what happens to all the landers, waste, and miscellaneous debris left on the lunar surface and in orbit.

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Anime-Verfilmung One Piece: Sehr teuer – und sehr gut

Die erfolgreichste Manga-Reihe aller Zeiten wurde zum erfolgreichsten Anime und startet nun als Realserie. Mit ihrem tollen Look und echten Sets dürfte sie selbst Hardcore-Fans des Mangas gefallen. Eine Rezension von Peter Osteried (Streaming, Netflix)

Die erfolgreichste Manga-Reihe aller Zeiten wurde zum erfolgreichsten Anime und startet nun als Realserie. Mit ihrem tollen Look und echten Sets dürfte sie selbst Hardcore-Fans des Mangas gefallen. Eine Rezension von Peter Osteried (Streaming, Netflix)