Kashmir Hill has a really good article on how GM tricked its drivers into letting it spy on them—and then sold that data to insurance companies. | Continue reading
With simple increases and decreases in temperature, the new battery can generate enough charge for practical applications in many industries. Engineers develop innovative battery technology that could change the future of remote devices: 'An integrated device that could harvest a … | Continue reading
This is the 35th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Veronique and her blog, veronique.ink To follow this series subscribe to the newsletter. A new interview will land in your inbox every F … | Continue reading
While it seems that another humanoid robot is being released every week, we've yet to see one move as quickly or with as much precision as the model just released by Chinese company, Astribot. We dare you to not be impressed. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: … | Continue reading
Two Bulgarian political parties have submitted an amendment to the country’s Gambling Act, seeking to ban betting ads nationally. If… Continue reading Bulgarian politicians propose a national gambling ad ban The post Bulgarian politicians propose a national gambling ad ban appear … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s decision to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) appears to have paid off after the company revealed significant gains… Continue reading Microsoft ramp up AI spending as it smashes Q3 earnings expectations The post Microsoft ramp up AI spending as it smashes … | Continue reading
It’s been around 6 months since the GNOME Foundation was joined by our new Executive Director, Holly Million, and the board and I wanted to update members on the Foundation’s current status and some exciting upcoming changes. Finances As you may be aware, the GNOME Foundation has … | Continue reading
No matter your composition, the lighting, and your attempts to manually set zoom or exposure, iPhone pictures all still have the same dull quality. They are not dull in the sense they’re not vibrant or detailed, but by default, with the “Standard” photo style, they’re all using t … | Continue reading
Mediation is in the spotlight right now, from the Post Office scandal to its impending integration into the civil justice system. But what is it? And how could it help you? The post For the love of: mediation appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, xAI, looks like it has some serious venture capital money behind it with the… Continue reading Elon Musk’s xAI closes in on $6 billion as AI race heats up The post Elon Musk’s xAI closes in on $6 billion as AI race heats up appea … | Continue reading
Oh Fallout, it was going so well. Seemingly forgotten about until approximately two weeks ago when people discovered the TV… Continue reading Surprisingly, people are surprised that the Fallout 4 next-gen update is packed with bugs The post Surprisingly, people are surprised that … | Continue reading
It is no surprise that meetings are getting larger, but what is surprising is that they have increased 25% from an average of 116 attendees to 145, according to newly released data from Knowland and Amadeus. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
Too Little, and Too Much, Self-Promotion by Manu Moreale Manu talks about self-promotion on his site, how it concerns him and whether others find it annoying, or see it as advertising. Read Post → I just read this post, and it’s something I’ve thought about a lot too. I have a Ko … | Continue reading
Australia wants to jail Elon. Women tie their tubes. Mike Johnson is sticking around. Plus: China might not have been honest about the pandemic. | Continue reading
Archaeologists used lidar to detect a cluster of rare Neolithic monuments hidden in farmland in Ireland. | Continue reading
"We are further leading the way in developing and deploying next generation clean energy technology." US and Japan team up to further development of nuclear fusion: 'Fusion is too important for needless competition' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Liked: Amy :emacs:: "I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you ar…" - Emacs.ch | Continue reading
Amazon’s Audible and Pottermore Publishing are coming together to produce a brand new audiobook series covering all seven Harry Potter stories. The new audiobooks are going to be available exclusively via Audible. Each of the audiobook titles is going to be released sequentially … | Continue reading
Members of the German Army will be recognised annually on June 15, for the first time since the Bundeswehr was founded in 1955. German MPs vote to recognise Bundeswehr with... | Continue reading
Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a data security incident that may impact 13.4 million people in the United States. [...] | Continue reading
Out before dawn, I find moonlight in my chair. A song sparrow sings one phrase, possibly without waking up. A quiet trickle from the spring. | Continue reading
After a busy week without many photos, I briefly thought about writing about Judi Dench’s new book Shakespeare: The Man who Pays the Rent, Amy Tan’s latest release The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Independent Bookstore Day (04/27/24) or some of the jazz musicians I’ve been listening … | Continue reading
Blizzard’s annual fan festival BlizzCon has brought us some memorable gaming moments over the years. Who could forget the much-jeered… Continue reading Blizzard cancels Blizzcon – the end of the show as we know it? The post Blizzard cancels Blizzcon – the end of the show as we kn … | Continue reading
A look at the month’s best new releases in crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers, via Bookmarks. * Don Winslow, City in Ruins (William Morrow) “Winslow has written a near-perfect saga: He’s created great characters who grow and develop while remaining true to their essence, and a … | Continue reading
My theory is that everyone has one of these stories. Perhaps it was a place you grew up in where random objects would vanish – you swore you put your keys on the sideboard and now there’s just a blank space where they were. Maybe your girlfriend lived in a house that produced une … | Continue reading
If you work on anything worthwhile, sooner or later people will care about it and will want you to send progress updates. These could be quarterly investor updates, weekly updates to your boss, emails to adjacent teams, etc. Here are tips on how to do this well. ⚠️ This post link … | Continue reading
Would the real Australia please stand up? Are you a tropical paradise of blue skies and golden beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, koalas and kangaroos? Or are you the perilous continent of venomous snakes and enormous spiders, dense bushland and parched desert where travellers vent … | Continue reading
Japanese animation, AKA anime, might be filled with large-eyed maidens, way cool robots, and large-eyed, way cool maiden/robot hybrids, but it often shows a level of daring, complexity and creativity not typically found in American mainstream animation. And the form has spawned s … | Continue reading
There is something Augustinian in Lukacs’ view of the past—that in a real sense, or at least in a manner of speaking, it exists only in the present, for it is only in the present that by remembering we call the past from nothingness into being. | Continue reading
President Biden just signed into law a bill forcing the sale of TikTok by its Chinese parent ByteDance—or else face an outright ban. The measure was included in a bill providing a $95.3 billion foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Proponents of the bill cite priva … | Continue reading
Ford recently launched a new $1,500 incentive discount for their all-electric SUV, the Mach-E. Ford is offering a huge discount on its 2023 Mustang Mach-E — but you have to own a Tesla to qualify first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Physicists have proposed modifications to the infamous Schrödinger's cat paradox that could help explain why quantum particles can exist in more than one state simultaneously, while large objects (like the universe) seemingly cannot. | Continue reading
Many asteroids can be traced back to their parent body – the planet or moon they broke off from. But for the first time, scientists now claim to have traced the origins of an asteroid back to the specific crater it was birthed from. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tags: … | Continue reading
Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis. | Continue reading
Flower shop on the corner of Shipka and San Stefano. Saw many students with robes and funny hats today in the area. No photos because I don’t feel comfortable taking photos or strangers. | Continue reading
From harassment to kidnapping and arrest, Indigenous advocates who face reprisals for their work say the U.N. must protect them. | Continue reading
Wie die aktuelle Diskussion rund um das Thema von Lieferdiensten à la Lieferando oder Foodora zeigt, kann aus einem anfänglichen Segen rasch ein Fluch werden. Während die Lieferdienste während Corona für viele Gastronomen sprichwörtlich das Überleben sicherten, zeigt sich nun imm … | Continue reading
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions. | Continue reading
When writing content, I prefer to use a CMS and I've tried a lot of them. But what would my dream CMS look like? I was perusing my RSS reader (Miniflux) recently and I came across a really interesting post by Dave Rupert, where he was talking about his ideas for a dream CMS. As s … | Continue reading
Hong Kong banned single-use plastics often used for food takeaway containers. For South… Tags: garbage, plastic, scale, South China Morning Post | Continue reading
One of the many memorable details in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, placed prominently in a shot of George C. Scott in the war room, is a binder with a spine labeled “WORLD TARGETS IN MEGADEATHS.” A megadeath, writes Eric S … | Continue reading
"They can't restrict you." Homeowner aims to skirt problematic HOA landscaping rules: 'I'm just desperate for pretty much anything' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
One of the biggest challenges researchers face is making injectable medicines into versions that can be taken orally. Oral medications usually fail because they can’t withstand the harsh environment of the gut, which leads to poor bioavailability - a drug’s ability to be absorbed … | Continue reading
We’ve always said that if one of these came up at the right time, it would become the world’s first million dollar motorcycle. Well, it’s gonna happen next month and … this will be worth watching. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles, Transport Tags: Ducati, Motorcycle, Auction | Continue reading
America's industrial sector is on track to become the nation's biggest source of planet-warming emissions by 2035, according to Rhodium Group . While the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy and electric vehicle subsidies are set to drive significant emissions reductions in bot … | Continue reading
This video about Elon Musk’s errors and failures, which are rarely discussed, is excellent. Unfortunately, there are no captions/subtitles available except in Portuguese. | Continue reading
"It's a poison." Gardener warned against making grave lawn maintenance mistake with toxic product: 'Please don't use it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Faithful Michael R. is good for a chuckle today. "I am using the free tier Infura right now but think I will go enterprisey straight away." Can't turn down a deal like that, eh? Chris M. sent in a captcha that is neither an error nor a wtf, but it's kind of funny so here you go: … | Continue reading