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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
X down: How to solve issues with posts, replies and DMs on Twitter amid massive outage?
X, platform formerly known as Twitter, was down for thousands worldwide. Several social media users reported issues with posts, replies and DMs. The Elon Musk-led company is yet to respond to the outage. Here are actionable steps to address issues with posts, replies, and DMs during the ongoing outage: Visit Downdetector to confirm if the issue is widespread. Posts and Replies: Refresh the page or app to reload the timeline. If posts or replies don't load, wait a few minutes and try again, as servers may be overloaded. DMs: If messages fail to send, close the app or browser, reopen, and attempt resending. Users reported intermittent DM functionality, with some success after retries. Clear your browser or app cache to eliminate corrupted data interfering with functionality. On browsers (Chrome, Firefox), go to Settings > Privacy > Clear Browsing Data. On the X app, navigate to Settings > Privacy and Security > Clear Cache. Restart your device after clearing cache to ensure changes take effect. Try a Different Browser or App: If the mobile app fails, access X via a browser (eg, Chrome, Safari) or vice versa. Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, as network-specific issues may persist. If X works on mobile data but not Wi-Fi, your home network could be the problem. Try a different Wi-Fi network or use a proxy to bypass regional restrictions. Some users see 'You are rate limited' errors, a feature X uses to curb spam. The daily tweet limit is 2,400 for most accounts, but outages can trigger false flags. Wait 5–10 minutes before retrying, or check if your account is flagged for unusual activity.
Mint
3 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Watchdog Probes Illegal Use of Starlink Service in South Africa
(Bloomberg) -- A South African regulator started a probe into allegations that Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Starlink internet-satellite service was operating in the country illegally. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has formally engaged with SpaceX and is awaiting a response, it said in a statement Wednesday. 'Should the investigation yield any breach with regulatory and legislative frameworks, the authority will explore the applicable enforcement actions within its disposal,' Icasa Chairperson Mothibi Ramusi said. That may include 'lodging a formal complaint with the International Telecommunication Union,' he said. Starlink — which has more than 5 million users globally — delivers broadband internet beamed down from a network of roughly 7,500 satellites that SpaceX started deploying in 2019. South Africa is among several nations on the continent that haven't licensed the service. Pretoria-born Musk has sought approval to operate Starlink in the country, but has objected to legislation that seeks to boost Black participation in the economy, accusing the government of having 'openly racist ownership laws.' South Africa introduced the rules after the end of apartheid, an era in which the majority of people were excluded from the formal economy by the ruling White minority. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi of the Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the nation's governing coalition, last week proposed amending rules to allow companies like Starlink to enter South African without sharing ownership, a move that lawmakers challenged in parliament this week. Meanwhile, South Africans have found ways around the current restrictions by registering the kit and services in other nearby nations that allow the service and then using the roaming option to access it in their home country. Malatsi issued the directive two days after President Cyril Ramaphosa met US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington to mend strained relations. Flashpoints include Trump's false claims that White Afrikaner farmers face a genocide in South Africa, a statement also made by Musk, who attended last week's gathering in the White House's Oval Office. Starlink's technology would be a potential game-changer for South African users who've historically faced expensive or unreliable internet options. Only 2.7% of rural households have access to the web, according to a 2024 survey compiled by the local statistics agency. The regulator reiterated its 'uncompromising position against any form of non-compliance within the South African regulatory environment.' Sign up here for the twice-weekly Next Africa newsletter, and subscribe to the Next Africa podcast on Apple, Spotify or anywhere you listen. More stories like this are available on
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
SpaceX launches megarocket from South Texas, loses control during mid-mission
BOCA CHICA, Texas – SpaceX launched its ninth Starship flight test from South Texas on Tuesday evening but reported losing control of the rocket halfway through the test mission. The launch occurred under mostly clear skies and the spacecraft was able to reach orbital altitude - a stark contrast to previous missions this year, which ended in explosions over the southwest Atlantic. The Federal Aviation Administration gave the go-ahead for the Elon Musk-led company to proceed with the launch after determining that SpaceX had adequately addressed the causes of the March mishap, which had forced airplanes to scramble to avoid collisions with falling debris. SpaceX had previously attributed the failure of the March test to the loss of multiple Raptor engines, which caused the rocket to lose control less than 10 minutes into the flight. Spacex Given Federal Approval To Resume Starship Megarocket Test Launch After Spectacular Explosion Although Tuesday's test flight lasted approximately an hour, it did not achieve all of its mission goals. Less than 20 minutes into the mission, the Starship appeared unable to deploy dummy Starlink satellites and around 30 minutes in, fuel leaks were reported aboard the spacecraft. Shortly after, the rocket appeared to enter an uncontrolled spin and was expected to crash harmlessly into the Indian Ocean. Mission control had planned to observe the rocket's heat shield during its reentry phase, but due to the mid-flight issues, they were unsuccessful in completing all of Tuesday's planned milestones. Unlike several previous missions that caused debris to rain down over active flight zones, SpaceX said the rocket was on a trajectory to land in a designated area that had been alerted prior to the mission. Before the launch, the FAA said it was in contact with its counterparts in the United Kingdom, Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba and the Turks & Caicos Islands to monitor any long-range impacts from launches. As of Tuesday evening, it was unclear whether the agency would initiate another lengthy investigation into the latest mishap. ""Starship made it to the scheduled ship engine cutoff, so big improvement over last flight! Also, no significant loss of heat shield tiles during ascent. Leaks caused loss of main tank pressure during the coast and re-entry phase. Lot of good data to review," Musk stated after the failure. Spacex Starship Explosion Causes Scrambled Flights As Debris Rains Down Over Atlantic The Starship spacecraft is being developed with the long-term goal of carrying astronauts to the Moon and, potentially, Mars, but SpaceX has not publicly disclosed a timeline for when the rocket will be certified for human space travel. Several previous test flights have encountered challenges, leading to uncertainty about the objectives of Nasa's Artemis program. The Artemis program aims to return humans to the lunar surface by 2027, marking the first crewed Moon mission since Apollo 17 in December 1972. The first Artemis mission launched in November 2022 using a Boeing Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft. The next mission, Artemis II, is expected to be a crewed flight, but it also will not involve SpaceX's Starship, which likely will not be used until at least Artemis III. Depending on the outcome of any future investigation, the next Starship launch is unlikely to occur before article source: SpaceX launches megarocket from South Texas, loses control during mid-mission
Mint
4 days ago
- Science
- Mint
SpaceX Starship Destroyed in Third Straight Fiery Test Setback
(Bloomberg) -- SpaceX's colossal Starship rocket suffered a leak, tumbled out of control in space and disintegrated as it hurtled back to Earth during a test flight on Tuesday, in a third setback in a row for the Elon Musk-led company. The launch system, comprised of the Starship upper portion and its Super Heavy booster, thundered off the company's launchpad in South Texas at around 6:36 p.m. local time. As the rocket lifted off, around 1.1 million people tuned in on X. A few minutes into the flight, the recycled Super Heavy booster separated from the Starship upper portion and fired its engines. But as it maneuvered itself into position and plunged back to Earth, it suffered an apparent problem and exploded, SpaceX commentators said, adding that it was expected to make a hard splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico regardless. SpaceX then appeared to fall short of another key milestone planned for the mission: using Starship to deploy a slate of dummy satellites. Starship made it to space but launch commentators said the vehicle's bay door didn't open as expected, cutting that test short. The satellite simulators are designed to mimic upgraded Starlink internet satellites the rocket is meant to carry when it's operational. Then around 35 minutes into the mission, as Starship hurtled toward Earth's atmosphere on its journey home, the livestream started to cut in and out. At one point, SpaceX commentator Dan Huot told viewers the vehicle had lost control and that the rocket was spinning, unable to set itself up for a controlled reentry and to withstand the intense heat and pressure of the atmosphere during descent. The vehicle 'met its demise,' said another SpaceX commentator, Jessie Anderson. 'We have been dealing with some leaks on the ship,' Huot said, referring to its fuel tank systems. 'This is also what led to that loss of attitude control.' SpaceX stressed that the company learns from every test flight. 'We're going to learn, iterate and iterate over and over again,' Anderson said. After the launch, Musk had planned an all-hands-style talk with employees at 8 p.m. local time out of the company's newly incorporated city, Starbase, in South Texas. As of 9 p.m., it hadn't started and there was no word on why. The mission came as Musk, the world's richest person, says he is stepping back from his political work in Washington and focusing on his business empire. The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses Starship flights, said it was aware 'an anomaly occurred' and is actively working with SpaceX on the event. There are no reports of public injury or damage to public property, it added. The stakes for Tuesday's flight were particularly high after flights in January and March were cut short just minutes after takeoff when the spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico, sending streams of debris raining down from the sky and disrupting air travel. The results failed to live up to earlier flights when the vehicle made it to space, partially circled the globe, survived the plunge through the atmosphere and splashed into the ocean roughly as planned. Starship is critical to Musk's and SpaceX's Mars vision. As the world's largest and most powerful launch system, Starship is meant to serve as the primary spacecraft for transporting people to the Red Planet and then bringing them back to Earth. Musk has recently declared that SpaceX will send a Starship rocket to Mars carrying robots built by his electric car company, Tesla Inc., as early as 2026 — an incredibly ambitious timeline. SpaceX also holds contracts with NASA worth roughly $4 billion to land the agency's astronauts on the moon with Starship — making it a key part of America's space ambitions. SpaceX blamed the botched January test on unexpectedly intense vibrations that worsened a propellant leak, leading to fires throughout the vehicle. As for the March failure, the company said that one of Starship's Raptor engines likely had a hardware issue, causing propellants to mix together at the wrong time and ultimately leading to the explosion. The company said it led investigations into each of the incidents and made fixes to prevent the problems from happening again. The company also said that the two failures were 'distinctly different' from one another, despite the explosions occurring around the same time in each flight. Additionally, future Starship vehicles will be equipped with new 'Raptor 3' engines that are supposed to be more reliable. Subscribe Now: Business of Space newsletter, a weekly look at the inside stories of investments beyond Earth. Despite the repeated flight failures, SpaceX was still able to 'catch' Starship's massive Super Heavy booster back at the rocket's launch tower following each flight — an impressive feat the company managed to do for the first time last year. For this ninth launch, the company didn't attempt a midair capture of the vehicle. Instead, SpaceX chose to re-fly one of the Super Heavy boosters it caught previously — a first for the company. Designed to be fully reusable, Starship will be much cheaper to fly than any other rocket, according to SpaceX, and will eventually replace the company's industry-leading Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. But to meet that promise of delivering a fully reusable rocket, SpaceX must refine its technique for recovering all of the pieces of Starship after launch. (Updates with details on Musk's talk in eighth paragraph.) More stories like this are available on
AU Financial Review
4 days ago
- Science
- AU Financial Review
SpaceX starship rocket explodes in third straight setback
Boca Chica, Texas | SpaceX's colossal Starship rocket suffered a leak, tumbled out of control in space and exploded during a test flight on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), in a third straight major setback for the Elon Musk-led company. The launch system, comprised of the Starship upper portion and its Super Heavy booster, thundered off the company's launchpad in South Texas at around 6:36 pm local time. As Starship lifted off on its mission, around 1.1 million people tuned in on X. Bloomberg
