Chinese air pollution dimmed sunlight enough to impact solar panels – Ars Technica

Chinese air pollution dimmed sunlight enough to impact solar panels

This is your panel on coal — Pollution from coal and biomass burning blocks 13% of solar electricity. Scott K. Johnson – Jul 10, 2019 10:45 am UTC Coal is seen by many as an enemy of renewable energy and the first fossil fuel in line for elimination as things like solar and wind generation…

YouTube revamps its copyright claim system for creators – Engadget

YouTube revamps its copyright claim system for creators

To prevent unscrupulous individuals from abusing the system, YouTube says it will revoke a user’s access to manual claims if they repeatedly fail to provide accurate manual timestamps. YouTube scans video uploads against a database of files, so its content ID technology can find visual and audio matches. Any possible copyright infringement instances found during…

Virgin Orbit preps the LauncherOne rocket for its first drop test – Engadget

Virgin Orbit preps the LauncherOne rocket for its first drop test

Ever wonder what #LauncherOne looks like from Cosmic Girl’s perspective? Here’s some more footage from our most recent captive carry flight test, featuring never-before-seen angles of our flying launchpad. pic.twitter.com/IqMNi5mK2x— Virgin Orbit (@Virgin_Orbit) June 7, 2019In fact, Virgin Orbit will release a fully built and fully loaded LauncherOne during that flight. The company says it…

Death of 12-inch MacBook points to ARM-based replacement for 2020 – Notebookcheck.net

Death of 12-inch MacBook points to ARM-based replacement for 2020

Apple has axed the Intel-based 12-inch MacBook — expect an ARM-based replacement in 2020. (Source: Apple)Although the focus is currently on Apple’s refreshed MacBook Air and entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, there was a subtle sign from Apple of where it is heading with its MacBook line up in 2020. The quiet demise of the 12-inch…

Apple will finally release the HomePod in Japan this summer – The Verge

Apple will finally release the HomePod in Japan this summer

The HomePod doesn’t appear to have been a sales smash hit anywhere, but it doesn’t help that you can only actually buy it in a handful of countries. Apple is still rolling it out, though, and just announced its imminent arrival in one of the company’s biggest markets: Japan. As spotted by MacRumors, the HomePod…