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About seven hours into the flight of Artemis II, Commander Reid Wiseman experienced something many earthbound Microsoft users know all too well: his Outlook email stopped working.Speaking with mission control in Houston, Commander Wiseman can be heard saying that he had “two Microsoft Outlooks [on his PCD], and neither one of those are working.” PCD stands for “Personal Computing Device”, which are specialized laptops or tablets, used by the Artemis astronauts to manage certain tasks, including accessing email clients, during the 10-day mission to the moon. PCDs are crucial for the four-person crew to interact with mission data and communicate…

Flipboard on Thursday announced social websites, a new way for creators and publishers to build their own spaces on the web. These social websites are built around conversations already taking place across the open social web, which includes decentralized platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky, as well as other public web content. Social websites bring together social posts, videos, podcasts, newsletters, and other conversations into a single destination that creators control, Flipboard says. You can consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single destination. Flipboard sees social websites as a new model…

Into the second month of the US-Iran war, the conflict in the Gulf continues to escalate—airstrikes widening, oil markets reacting, and pressure mounting around the Strait of Hormuz. But beyond the immediate security and economic concerns, another question is quietly taking shape: What actually happens if a nuclear site is hit?In most cases, even if a nuclear facility is hit, a large-scale radiological disaster is unlikely. Modern sites are designed with multiple safety systems that can shut down reactors and contain damage.The risk isn’t defined by the strike itself, but by what the strike damages inside the facility. The risk…

Gateway Capital Partners, the venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, announced the first close for its $25 million target Fund II earlier this week, the Milwaukee-based firm told TechCrunch. Gateway Capital declined to share the exact amount of the first close. The first close means Fund II can begin its investment operations. Guthrie said the firm began raising its Fund II in the middle of last year. Fund II’s average check size will be between $500,000 and $600,000. It will be industry-agnostic, she said, though it will have “a bias toward Midwest industries that are ripe for disruption,” such as…

“Grid growth can’t match AI demand, so a pragmatic ‘all-of-the-above’ strategy is essential—with gas as a critical bridge,” Cully Cavness, the cofounder and president of Crusoe, told WIRED in a statement. “This isn’t the destination; it’s the foundation we build on while investing in batteries, solar, wind, and small modular nuclear reactors. We’re not waiting for a carbon-free grid—we’re building the path to one.”Other tech companies are publicly embracing new gas build-outs. This week, Microsoft signed a deal with oil giant Chevron to supply up to 2.5 gigawatts of gas power for a data center in West Texas.For his part,…

The war in Iran has hammered global oil markets, with gas prices in the U.S. spiking significantly. Amid the rise in transportation costs, Amazon has instituted a new 3.5% fuel surcharge for sellers that use its distribution network. The policy has the potential to inflict significant new costs on the untold merchants that rely on the e-commerce giant to sell their products. Amazon told TechCrunch that the surcharge would be in place for the foreseeable future, although the company said it will continue to evaluate a potential policy shift as market conditions evolve. The news was originally reported by Bloomberg.…

On the hunt for a new Android smartphone? Amazon currently has the 128-GB Pixel 10 in Obsidian marked down to just $649, $150 off its usual price. It’s one of our favorite Android smartphones, particularly for users who take a lot of photos.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuGooglePixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XLThe biggest advantage to a Pixel over other Android smartphones is that you get the latest features from Google as soon as they’re available, often before other brands implement them. There are special camera modes that let you stitch together multiple group shots…

Iconic brands from Starbucks to Nike to Burberry have dusted off their origin stories, recentering on their founding purpose and leaning hard into what made them matter in the first place. It’s a great reset, with each returning to the story that made them matter, after they all hit a wall. Early results suggest the instinct is right.Nike’s shares had fallen nearly 60% from its 2021 peak. When 32-year vet Elliott Hill returned, he reorganized the company around sport categories, reinvested in “relentless brand storytelling,” and used the global “Why Do It?” campaign to reestablish a single center of gravity for the…

Hims & Hers, the telehealth company that sells weight-loss drugs and sexual health prescriptions, has confirmed a data breach affecting its third-party customer service platform. The healthcare company said in a data breach notice filed with the California attorney general’s office on Thursday that the hackers stole data about user requests sent to the company’s customer support team. The company said hackers broke into its third-party ticketing system between February 4 and February 7, and stole reams of support tickets, which contained personal information submitted by customers. The data breach notice said the hackers took customer names and contact information,…

Kate Knibbs: So, you went twice?Makena Kelly: Yes, Kate. I went twice.Kate Knibbs: I missed that.Zoë Schiffer: Wait, is the Pentagon Pizza thing a joke about the pizza predicting the war?Makena Kelly: Yeah.Zoë Schiffer: Oh, my God.Makena Kelly: Because they had these Pentagon pizza trackers up. When I returned the second night, yes, I came back the second night. Everything was working for the most part. There were still some screens that were turned off, but I never saw any actual Bloomberg terminals. There were some monitory Bloomberg type terminal things that it looked like Polymarket had developed themselves, but…

It was hard to avoid the chatter about agentic commerce at this year’s Shoptalk. From panels to private side discussions, it was everywhere, our retail editor Kathryn Lundstrom reported. The only problem: No one—platforms, retailers, third-party tech companies, or marketers—have figured it out.Agentic commerce is such a nascent concept that it’s uncertain how consumers will use it, and it’s not clear what infrastructure is needed to support it. But the talk is what eventually spurs more decisive action, and even the failures can be informative.In March, OpenAI shut down its buzzy six-month-old ChatGPT commerce pilot, which let users buy products directly…

SpaceX launched its IPO on the same day the U.S. sent astronauts to the moon for the first time in 54 years. And the timing is appropriate: This is likely the last time NASA will try to send people to deep space without major assistance from a company that emerged from the venture-backed tech scene. The origins of NASA’s current lunar campaign trace a complicated path back to the second Bush administration, which began developing an enormous rocket and a spacecraft called Orion to return to the moon. By 2010, the project had grown over budget and was pared back…

Right to repair efforts are gaining headway in the US. A lot of that movement has been led by state legislation in Colorado.Since 2022, Colorado has passed bills giving users the tools, instructions, and legal capabilities to fix or upgrade their own wheelchairs, agricultural farming equipment, and consumer electronics. Similar efforts have rippled out through the country, where repair bills have been introduced in every US state and passed in eight of them.“Colorado has the broadest repair rights in the country,” says Danny Katz, executive director of CoPIRG Foundation, the Colorado branch of the consumer advocate group Pirg. “We should…

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of March 23, 2026.Fox News closed out the final full week of March as the only big three cable news network to grow in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo, during primetime and total day.Fox News survived Thursday and Friday competition from the March Madness men’s and women’s tournaments on CBS and Turner networks, achieving week-to-week gains. NETWORKS:According to Nielsen big data + panel for the week of March 23, Fox News averaged 2.662 million total viewers and 259,000 A25-54 viewers during primetime. The network was…

OpenAI has acquired popular tech industry talk show TBPN — Technology Business Programming Network — making this the AI giant’s first acquisition of a media company. The show will report to OpenAI’s chief political operative, Chris Lehane. TBPN, hosted by former tech founders John Coogan and Jordi Hays, is a daily live show that airs on YouTube and X for three hours, focusing on tech, business, AI, and defense. The show has gained a cult following in Silicon Valley, a safe space where industry power players can speak candidly and be questioned by fellow insiders. The show has a reputation…

OpenAI announced Thursday that it had acquired the online business talk show TBPN for an undisclosed sum. The move comes as OpenAI struggles with its public image, which has taken a significant hit in recent months.Since launching in 2024, TBPN has risen in popularity among Silicon Valley circles by offering a daily live stream about the technology industry that’s seen as more tech-friendly than traditional outlets. The show’s two hosts, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, offer real-time commentary on breaking news, cycle through viral social media posts, and interview executives from companies including Meta, Salesforce, Palantir and OpenAI. It’s become…