The Latest Breaking News from GPS

'Big thing to process': mother faces chronic health issue that ended her mum's life

Her GPs hadn't suggested a test despite her family history.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 12

London Shoplifters Could Be GPS-Tagged and Banned From Town Centres in Tough New Crackdown

Croydon Council is considering GPS ankle tags and exclusion zones for prolific London shoplifters after almost 4,800 thefts were reported in the town centre.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

Sorry, Apple and Samsung — I test smartwatches for a living, and the Google Pixel Watch 5 specs beat the Series 11 and Galaxy Watch 9 in these five key areas

Google Pixel Watch 5 launches, and it's packing five core features to help it rise above the Apple Watch Series 11 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 9.

TechRadar · Aug 12

Big Walk: So, what's the deal with that number puzzle?

If you're stuck on this early puzzle, we can give you some hints—or the complete solution.

PC Gamer · Aug 8

ICE expands ankle monitor program to nearly 54,000 immigrants as Geo Group profits from surveillance shift

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now monitoring nearly 54,000 immigrants through GPS-enabled ankle monitors, a sharp increase from about 17,000 a year ago, as the agency shifts thousands of people from less restrictive forms of electronic supervision to continuous location tracking.

Latin Times · Aug 7

Sun project: How a telescope located on island of Maui in Hawaii is helping scientists to better track solar storms that can disrupt GPS communications around world, produce auroras

Scientists are curious about the sun’s inner workings to better track massive bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that can hurl toward Earth. When they hit, they can trigger solar storms, potentially scrambling GPS communications and producing colorful auroras.

The Economic Times · Aug 6

NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper

Health secretary says global heating means UK hospitals and GPs will have to prepare for summer as well as winter peaks of demand

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

Strokes Gained On Your Wrist: Shot Scope Brings 100+ Tour Metrics To Apple Watch

The golf technology company has expanded its feature suite with the addition of the GPS app for Apple Watche, a first in the company's history

Golf Monthly · Aug 5

GPS suddenly went dark. Minutes later, a medical plane crashed into a New Mexico mountain

A medical evacuation flight crashed in New Mexico after GPS failure. The aircraft lost navigation due to a military jamming exercise nearby. Air traffic control attempted to guide the plane after the GPS malfunction. Pilots switched to visual flight rules in darkness and crashed into mountains. The investigation suggests GPS…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

US military allegedly caused New Mexico civilian medical plane crash with experimental jammer test, no survivors

US National Transportation Board confirms jamming test was taking place.

We Got This Covered · Aug 5