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The UK could greenlight direct-to-phone satellite services this year


The nation's regulator sees it complementing existing coverage in remote areas.

On Tuesday, the nation's telecom regulator, Ofcom, proposed using direct-to-device satellite tech to connect people in the UK's "most rural and hard-to-reach places," like mountains and remote villages. Meta is enlisting school officials directly in an effort to speed up its response to safety issues affecting young teens on instagram. Discord has begun rolling out a redesigned desktop app that features new free themes, the option to resize channels and a more efficient overlay.

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