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It was a messy Monday if you were a Verizon customer or wanted some PS5 gaming in the evening. First, Verizon mobile customers reported outages across the US on Monday. At around 9:30AM ET, hundreds of thousands of users flagged problems with their mobile service on Downdetector. Reports spiked at almost 105,000 at 11:20AM. Issues included the inability to send texts and a lack of cellular service outright. The issue centered on the East Coast and Midwest. The carrier hasnt elaborated on what caused the issue. The FCC said it was working to determine the cause and extent of these service disruptions. Hours later, the PlayStation Network experienced serious issues, kicking people off their matches and crashing online games worldwide. (Yes, thats even bigger than the Midwest and East Coast.) Users couldnt sign in on the PS5, PS4, PS Vita and PS3 or perform account maintenance on the web either. Streaming functionality was also knocked offline. Services came back online in the early hours of October. Were also checking with Sony about the cause. Mat Smith The big tech stories you might have missed The USB-C Apple Pencil is cheaper than ever in this early Prime Day deal Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible The best E Ink tablets for 2024 GMs Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash The company needs to submit regular reports too. Cruise The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) fined Cruise, GMs self-driving vehicle division, $1.5 million. The penalty was imposed for omitting key details from an October 2023 accident when one of the companys autonomous vehicles struck and dragged a San Francisco pedestrian. Cruise is being fined for initially submitting incomplete reports, but its worse than that. Executives initially played a video of the accident during October 3 meetings with the San Francisco mayors office, NHTSA, DMV and other officials. However, the video stream was hampered by internet connectivity issues that concealed the part where the vehicle dragged the victim. Executives, who the report stated knew about the dragging, also failed to verbally mention that crucial detail. The NHTSA wants Cruise to file a corrective action plan, along with others covering its total number of vehicles, miles traveled and whether they operated without a driver. It also has to summarize software updates that affect operations and more. Finally, Cruise will also have to meet with the NHTSA quarterly to discuss and review those reports. Continue reading. Epic is suing again It claims Samsung's Auto Blocker makes it difficult to install its app store. Epic loves a courtroom battle. Its next challenger is Samsung and Google. (Yes, Epic already won an antitrust lawsuit against Google last December, which found Google held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services.) Epic Games is claiming Samsungs Auto Blocker feature is making it difficult for users to install the Epic Games Store on the latest Samsung devices. This is because Samsung now activates Auto Blocker, which only allows app installs from the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store, by default. To be honest, its pretty laborious to switch off. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney even suggests Google and Samsung are working together, though he admits theres no concrete evidence for this claim. Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-verizon-and-playstations-network-separately-hit-by-outages-110420743.html?src=rss
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It's not just you the PlayStation Network is currently experiencing issues, kicking people off their matches and crashing games around the world. Based on Downdetector reports, the issue started shortly after 8PM Eastern time tonight, September 30. Sony Interactive Entertainment has yet to release a statement about the problem, but it has updated the PlayStation Network status page to show that several of its services are down. Users can't sign in, create new accounts or edit their account details on the PS5, PS4, PS Vita and PS3. They can't do any account maintenance on the web either. Likewise, they can't stream games on the web or on any PlayStation console. They can't do any window shopping, as well: Users can't browse or search for games, redeem vouches, make any purchases or download previously purchased titles. "We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible," the company wrote in the status update. "Thank you for your patience." Developing...This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-playstation-networks-services-are-down-034439741.html?src=rss
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While the Japanese government is working on a 310-mile automated cargo conveyor to replace 25,000 trucks, with the first stretch to be completed by 2034, the city of Madrid is rethinking existing infrastructure with a similar goal in mind. The Última Milla project, announced last month by regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, will see packages skip delivery vans and take Madrid's metro instead. The initiative aims to move 5,000 parcels daily from congested streets to the city's underground trains.
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