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Tampa Bay Sunrunners, the area’s first rapid transport system, could lose some of their dedicated lanes, report Shawnamacquel of the Tampa Bay Times. Some state lawmakers argue that the bus doesn’t have enough ridership to guarantee dedicated lanes. Currently, the Florida Department of Transport is calling for new dedicated bus lanes to maintain 6,000 riders per day in the opening year. FDOT is also doing “what we call a daily review of lane reuse projects across the state, including Sunrunners.” Muckle said, “Tampa Bay buses don’t currently serve many riders. One foodless route in Tampa has around 5,000 riders every…
Despite being said to be a boom in apartment building, US tenants have barely eased due to high housing costs, reported Patrick Sisson of Bloomberg City Love. According to the Harvard University Housing Research Center’s annual Housing Housing Report, “Some tenants in the country face significant cost burdens have reached record levels. Today, 65% of working-age renters are unable to cover non-housing expenses after housing costs. The situation for low- and middle-income renters could get worse as the federal government advances in reducing federal housing assistance programs. According to Alexander Herman, senior research associate at Harvard University, “The challenges of…
June 25th, 2025Ravi LakshmananEndpoint Security / IT Management On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it is extending the Windows 10 Extended Security Update (ESU) with additional extensions. The development will officially terminate security updates for devices running Windows 10 and will stop security updates ahead of the upcoming Tech Giant deadline of October 14, 2025. The desktop operating system was launched in July 2015. The Windows manufacturer describes ESU as the “last resort option” for customers who need to run legacy Microsoft software that has reached end-of-life (EOL) status. This is intended to be a temporary solution when migrating to a new…
The mystical night lizard survived a massive asteroid attack that ended the dinosaur reign 66 million years ago, despite living right next to the impact site, new research finds.Thanks to new evolutionary analysis, researchers have discovered that small lizards from the family Xantusiidae live around the Gulf of Mexico before and after it hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. This makes the Night Lizard the only group of vertebrates on the land known to survive near the impact location, and has members who still live in the area today.The dinosaur’s end asteroid was about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) wide, causing…
The much-anticipated Bella C. Rubin Observatory released its first batch of images on Monday (June 23), captivating the world with one of the most detailed snapshots of the space ever taken.Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin Observatory will be making time-lapse films throughout the night sky for the next decade. And for the telescope’s illustrious debut, the team revealed a stunning image of over 10 million galaxies in the Virgo cluster.The complete 3,200 megapixel image is extremely vast and detailed, and goes beyond the understanding of the human eye, project scientists said at a press conference Monday. Fortunately, the…
After a massive wave of bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users, Meta users complain that Facebook groups are also affected by massive suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the ban has affected thousands of groups, both in the US and abroad, and spans various categories. When asked for comment, Meta spokesman Andy Stone confirmed that the company is aware of the issue and is working to fix it. “We are aware of the technical errors that have affected our Facebook group. We are now fixing things,” he told TechCrunch in an…
June 24, 2025Ravi LakshmananSocial Media/Privacy The US Embassy in India has announced that applicants for non-immigrant visas for F, M and J should make public their social media accounts. The new guidelines seek to help authorities verify the identity and eligibility of applicants under US law. The US Embassy said all visa application reviews were “national security decisions.” “As soon as possible, all individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa for F, M, or J will be requested to adjust all privacy settings on their individual social media accounts to “public.” Under the new rules, Indian students and other students planning…
The moon-wrapped spacecraft belonging to NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) took photos of the resilience of the moon that has ruined Japan’s ruined moon surface, following a devastating “hard landing” earlier this month. Some of the first visually confirmed images of the spaceship’s fate show fragments scattered throughout the surrounding area.The resilient lunar lander, created and operated by Japanese company ispace, was scheduled to land on June 5th in the northern hemisphere mares Frigolith, or “cold sea” areas. Lander painted the first moon circle in Europe, as well as the first moon rover in Europe.However, the operator…
Apple customers are not excited to get ads from the Apple Wallet app that promotes Tech Giant’s original film, “F1 The Movie.” All across social media, iPhone owners complained that the wallet app sent push notifications offering $10 discounts on Fandango to those who are purchasing two or more tickets for the movie. The feature film starring Brad Pitt explores the world of Formula 1 and was filmed in the actual Grand Prix race. Also, Pitt’s character, F1 driver Sonny Hayes, sleeps from a custom-made camera made from iPhone parts used to photograph the car. While the film may be…
Federal Vehicle Safety Regulators have sent Ford a thorough list of questions about the hands-free driver assistance system known as BlueCruise. This is the latest development in a study that began more than a year ago after two fatal crashes involving software. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Defect Investigation Office (ODI) sent a letter to Ford on June 18th with 25 questions. Many of them are basic, such as asking Ford for a detailed list of vehicles equipped with BlueCruise. However, NHTSA also wants internal Ford documentation related to the crash that caused the probe, development of Blue…