How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable
An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used
Category: Tech
Valve’s FEX-Emu Support Shows a Better Way to Fund Open Source
Valve has been quietly funding an Arm emulation project for seven years now. Pierre-Loup Griffais, who helped build SteamOS and the Steam Deck, told The
This Open Source Android App Fights Brainrot With Basic Math Problems
Short-form content has ruined attention spans for many people, including myself. Those little dopamine hits feel good in the moment. But over time, they make
Without evidence, RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel tosses Heb B vaccine recommendation
Federal vaccine advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have voted to eliminate a recommendation that all babies be vaccinated against hepatitis
Elon Musk’s X first to be fined under EU’s Digital Service Act
Elon Musk’s X became the first large online platform fined under the European Union’s Digital Services Act on Friday. The European Commission announced that X
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal
The deal to acquire the Hollywood behemoth’s television and film studios as well as HBO Max will bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service.
New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work
Filed in federal court on Friday, the suit joins more than 40 other court disputes between copyright holders and A.I. companies.
With Workspace Studio, Google wants workers to build their own AI agents
Google this week launched Workspace Studio, promising to let a wide range of employees build and use their own AI agents. Workspace Studio — it was
How to collaborate in Google Drive (and Docs, Sheets, and Slides)
You may think of Google Drive mostly as a cloud storage service, but it’s also the foundation for the company’s online productivity apps including Google
OpenAI Calls a ‘Code Red’ + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop
“For OpenAI to realize its ambitions, it is not going to be enough for them to make a model that is as good as Gemini
EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine
The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.
Engineer proves that Kohler’s smart toilet cameras aren’t very private
Kohler is facing backlash after an engineer pointed out that the company’s new smart toilet cameras may not be as private as it wants people
CDC vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote
The panel of federal vaccine advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has once again punted on whether to strip recommendations for
Digital twin tech is a double-edged sword
A digital twin is a simulation of an object, system, process, or person. The ability to make and use digital twins is one of the many new