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in TechnologyWhat’s a radio altimeter?
Answer: The radio altimeter is a radar developed in the 1920s, helping pilots determine an aircraft’s altitude. In some planes, altimeter readings are fed directly into automated systems that can act without input from pilots._x000D_
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in TechnologyIs BlackBerry discontinued?
Answer: Boasting a physical keyboard and instant messaging, BlackBerry was in the first decade of the 2000s the device of choice by white-collar professionals and then-President Barack Obama. On Jan. 4, 2022, the company discontinued service on its classic smartphones.
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in TechnologyWhat’s Log4J?
Answer: Log4j is a Java-based logging utility, one of several Java logging frameworks. A bug, dubbed “Log4Shell,” discovered in the Java-logging library Apache Log4j in Dec. 2021; could be used to take over computer servers, potentially putting online services and popular consumer devices at risk failure. More answers inside.
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in TechnologyWas Super Mario Bros. available on the first Nintendo console in the US in 1985?
Answer: The Nintendo Entertainment System was first released in North America on Sept. 27, 1986. It featured 17 launch titles, including Super Mario Bros. Masayuki Uemura, who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System that started a global revolution in-home gaming, died on Dec. 9, 2021. He was 78.
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in TechnologyHow did Adele’s album “30” change Spotify?
Answer: Spotify has removed the shuffle button from album pages after Adele commented that the order tracks were placed in was supposed to “tell a story.” More Answers inside!
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in TechnologyWho are the “Disinformation Dozen”?
The “Disinformation Dozen” are 12 anti-vaxxers responsible for almost two-thirds of anti-vaccine content on social media._x000D_
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in TechnologyWhat’s the meaning of the word Metaverse?
Simply put, Metaverse is a collection of Virtual 3D meeting spaces. It’s been one of the most prominent tech buzz terms of 2021. Epic Games directed fundraising to build Fortnite into a metaverse; Microsoft presented Mesh, a mixed reality software enabling virtual presence through Microsoft devices. South Korea announced the creation of a national metaverse alliance…
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in Technology2021 Facebook Outage: How many people did the epic halt hit?
More than 3.5 billion people worldwide use Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, all influenced by the 2021 Facebook Outage of over five hours on Oct. 4, 2021.
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in TechnologyWhen did Google launch its revolutionary email service, Gmail?
Answer: In a move that seemed right out of a tech whiz’s playful handbook, Google unveiled Gmail on April Fools’ Day 2004. This wasn’t just any day for Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who had a penchant for pulling off pranks on this day. The launch left many wondering if this was just…
