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Updated 2024-05-15 00:00
Toyota invests another $1.3 billion for EV production in Kentucky
The automaker will build a three-row EV in the US in 2025.
Large cryptocurrency miners in US now have to report energy use to government
137 mining facilities in the US account for 2.3 percent of electricity demand.
Ford rethinks EV strategy, is working on a smaller, cheaper EV platform
Ford now says mass-adoption needs EVs that cost the same as combustion cars.
Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits
Buffer overflow in bootloader shim allows attackers to run code each time devices boot up.
Anti-abortion group’s studies retracted before Supreme Court mifepristone case
A large number of other, non-retracted studies find mifepristone to be very safe.
Four bolts were missing from Boeing 737 before door plug blew off, NTSB says
Signs indicate that key bolts were missing when 737 Max 9 left Boeing factory.
Robo-dinosaur scares grasshoppers to shed light on why dinos evolved feathers
The feathers may have helped dinosaurs frighten and flush out prey.
Bluesky finally gets rid of invite codes, lets everyone join
One day, developers can charge for custom feeds usurping black box algorithms.
Humanity’s most distant space probe jeopardized by computer glitch
"It would be the biggest miracle if we get it back. We certainly haven't given up."
“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan
California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas tries out inventory work, gets better at lifting
Atlas learns to pick up a 30-lb car strut and carefully manipulate it.
Data broker allegedly selling de-anonymized info to face FTC lawsuit after all
Kochava tried to argue that selling sensitive info doesn't directly cause harms.
Virgin Galactic and the FAA are investigating a dropped pin on last spaceflight
"The FAA is overseeing the Virgin Galactic-led mishap investigation."
Elden Ring is Tencent’s next target for mobile loot boxes and microtransactions
Following Nier and Apex Legends failures, Tencent turns to the Lands Between.
Searching in infrared finds a big collection of black hole star destruction
Many cases of black holes destroying stars were hidden behind dust.
Meta will label AI-generated content from OpenAI and Google on Facebook, Instagram
In a big election year, Meta details plans to label AI-generated media on its social media sites.
New paper explains why females are prone to autoimmune diseases
A system that shuts down one of two X chromosomes is targeted by auto-antibodies.
Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles due to airbag seat sensor problem
The problem affects many different Hondas and Acuras built between 2020-2022.
China close to shipping 5 nm chips, despite Western curbs
SMIC is facing lower yields as it makes 5 nm chips for Huawei smartphones.
Mozilla targets scummy data brokers with Monitor Plus removal service
Service pledges to automatically remove you from listing sites for $108/year.
Daily Telescope: A stunning new image of Io reveals a volcanic plume
Juno continues to deliver in the Jovian system.
AI can now master your music—and it does shockingly well
Suddenly, everyone can master their own music.
As if 2 Ivanti vulnerabilities under exploit weren’t bad enough, now there are 3
Hackers looking to diversify began mass-exploiting a new vulnerability over the weekend.
Trio wins $700K Vesuvius Challenge grand prize for deciphering ancient scroll
The 2024 Challenge has also been announced, with a $100,000 grand prize.
4chan daily challenge sparked deluge of explicit AI Taylor Swift images
New AI image filters are "just another obstacle to defeat,'" researcher says.
Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules
Google and Mozilla want iOS's new EU browser rules to apply worldwide.
EU right to repair: Sellers will be liable for a year after products are fixed
Rules also ban "contractual, hardware or software related barriers to repair."
Windows version of the venerable Linux “sudo” command shows up in preview build
Feature is experimental and, at least currently, not actually functional.
Microsoft in deal with Semafor to create news stories with aid of AI chatbot
Collaboration comes as tech giant faces multibillion-dollar lawsuit from The New York Times.
Facebook rules allowing fake Biden “pedophile” video deemed “incoherent”
Meta may revise AI policies that experts say overlook more misleading" content.
New E. coli strain will accelerate evolution of the genes of your choice
Strain eliminates the trade-offs of a high mutation rate.
Andretti Cadillac didn’t snub Formula 1—F1’s email went to spam folder
Formula 1 emailed the prospective team but never followed up when it got no reply.
Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist
Hong Kong firm tricked by simulation of multiple real people in video chat, including voices.
A puzzling illness paralyzed US kids every other year—until it didn’t
Researchers braced for a surge in 2022 that never came-and no one knows why.
The new electric eSprinter outperforms, undercuts Rivian’s cargo van
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter might be this year's ultimate small business accessory.
Humans are living longer than ever no matter where they come from
Disease outbreaks and human conflicts help dictate regional differences in longevity.
Hermit crabs find new homes in plastic waste: Shell shortage or cleverchoice?
The crustaceans are making the most of what they find on the seafloor.
The 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona put on very close racing for a record crowd
The around-the-clock race marked the start of the North American racing calendar.
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead
Google Search will no longer make site backups while crawling the web.
Our oldest microbial ancestors were way ahead of their time
Specialized internal structures were present over 1.5 billion years ago.
“Rasti Computer” is a detailed GRiD Compass tribute made from Framework innards
It's a custom keyboard, an artfully dinged-up case, and a wonderful throwback.
Republicans in Congress try to kill FCC’s broadband discrimination rules
Over 65 Republicans file resolution of disapproval, while lobby groups sue FCC.
New 6GB version of the RTX 3050 may be Nvidia’s first sub-$200 GPU in over 4 years
Exciting? No. New technology? Also no. But it ought to be better than a 1650.
A startup allegedly “hacked the world.” Then came the censorship—and now the backlash.
Anti-censorship voices are working to highlight reports of one Indian company's hacker past.
Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.
Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem
We might not need to "unwater" our lawns, but results could help control fluid flows.
Fans preserve and emulate Sega’s extremely rare ‘80s “AI computer”
Prolog-based Japanese education hardware sported an early touch-panel, speech synthesizer.
YouTube Premium announces 100 million subscribers
Ad-free videos and YouTube Music access hits a major milestone.
Tesla’s week gets worse: Fines, safety investigation, and massive recall
There have been 2,388 complaints about steering failure in the Model 3 and Model Y.
Daily Telescope: A Wolf-Rayet star puts on a howling light show
I'd like to see it go boom.
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