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Microsoft now has built in live-streaming of video games via Beam with Windows 10 Creators Update, to allow you to broadcast your PC adventures to your Xbox friends.Live-streaming can be a resource hog, so make sure you don’t have any heavy background processes running. Microsoft also advises you to keep Game DVR turned off, which continuously records your gameplay footage.That also includes any third-party tool, such as Nvidia’s GeForce Experience, which also has background recording. Turn that off before you try out…

After half an hour's windswept journey on foot and by boat through a craggy forested estuary to the school he attends in remote southern Chile, Diego Guerrero can finally access the Internet.His school is located in the hamlet of Sotomo, around 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of the capital Santiago in the region of Los Lagos and inhabited by just 20 families.A rain-drenched scattering of brightly painted wooden and tin houses, Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific…

SpaceX has launched more than 2,000 Starlink satellites to orbit as part of its internet megaconstellation.Photo: John Raoux (AP)Starlink just got the green light to expand on land, air and sea. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized SpaceX to provide Starlink wifi to vehicles in motion, including semitrucks and RVs, planes, and boats. The FCC announced its decision on Thursday, allowing the private satellite communications company to expandits recent deals with airline companies. “Authorizing a new class…

A new breakthrough has allowed physicists to create a beam of atoms that behaves the same way as a laser, and that can theoretically stay on "forever".This might finally mean the technology is on its way to practical application, although significant limitations still apply.  Nevertheless, this is a huge step forward for what is known as an "atom laser" – a beam made of atoms marching as a single wave that could one day be used for testing fundamental physical constants, and engineering precision technology.Atom lasers…

On 18 May, a note by research and advisory firm Gartner revealed that 63% of the CEOs it surveyed saw the metaverse “as either not applicable or very unlikely to be a key technology for their business"; 37% believed the metaverse is “very likely to be a key technology for the development of their businesses". Gartner’s own prediction, made on 8 February, is that 25% of all individuals will spend at least one hour on the metaverse by 2026 —for work, shopping, education, or entertainment.…

The Beam is a brilliant to-go soundbar for those with smaller rooms, thanks to its compact size. Measuring just 25.63-inches (651 mm) across, the Sonos Beam will look brilliant under all televisions.That's not the case with the likes of the Sonos Arc and Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3, which are designed to create a surround sound-like experience from a single speaker and, as a result, measure almost twice the length of the Beam. For those who own a larger telly, this might be an option ...but for everyone else, Sonos…

Five months ago, a pretty important envelope dropped into the mailbox of Meriem Bennani’s lawyer. The Moroccan-born, New York-based artist had been granted a green card, and was now a lawful, permanent resident of the US. “It’s weird,” she says over a glass of sparkling water in a bar close to Nottingham Contemporary, the gallery where she is installing Life on the Caps, her new video exhibition. “Of course, I’m grateful. My whole life has been lived from visa to visa.” She expresses ambivalence towards her new home,…

Sonos Beam review: If you're looking for a brilliant, compact Dolby Atmos soundbar – this is it (Image: SONOS) This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sonos Beam (Gen 2) review: The VerdictThe original Sonos Beam remains brilliant, but this second-generation model brings a number of important upgrades. The result? Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is one of the best Sonos speaker deals for those looking to upgrade the terrible sound from their flatscreen…

Rafael has successfully tested its Iron Beam laser weapon in various scenarios against steep-track threats, including UAVs, mortars, rockets, and anti-tank missiles. The weapon is set to complement Israel's famous Iron Dome aerial defense systemWith its ability to intercept incoming missiles using anti-missiles guided by a sophisticated radar tracking system, Iron Dome has chalked up a remarkable success rate in recent Middle Eastern conflicts. But it has a number of drawbacks. The missiles that are the heart of the…