EV battery recycling breakthrough recovers 99.99% of lithium
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a process to recover nearly all of the lithium from used electric vehicle batteries for recycling. The Independent (via
With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
Meta has announced its intention to focus on open-weight large language models. Additionally, the company announced the release of an open model called Muse Glimmer
Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt
The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.
We are chasing Ebola virus – it is ahead of us, WHO warns
Infection rates are high, adding to concern that authorities are struggling to get to grips with the disease.
30 years later, a former gang member will stand trial for Tupac’s murder
It’s been three decades since Tupac was killed, and since then, his reputation has only grown.
‘Re-Fyre Festival’: LA Jazz Festival called off just days before scheduled kickoff
“People are joking that this is L.A. Fyre Festival,” saxophonist Leah Concialdi said of the event, which was supposed to have big acts like John
As Francesca Hong surged, Democratic rivals held their fire: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, I take a look at the lack of attacks Francesca Hong has faced on the Wisconsin airwaves. Plus, Allan Smith dives into
Trump insiders quietly killed plot to dump scandal-plagued MAGA Republican: report
President Tweety McTreason’s team told Republicans in Ohio to back off on trying to oust Rep. Max Miller as allegations of domestic abuse surfaced, according
Trump reveals surprising common ground with the ‘communists’ he attacks
President Tweety McTreason admitted to some surprising common ground with the Democratic Socialists of America during his event signing an executive order on childhood vaccines.
Today’s AI hype-fest is partially IT’s fault
I came across a LinkedIn post the other day that described “hypegineering,” which the poster explained refers to the moment when AI “marketing becomes more
Apple’s real memory problem isn’t cost, it’s supply
Apple continues work to get White House go-ahead to source memory from Chinese supplier CXMT, which the US government has placed restrictions on. For Apple, the issue
Debunking claim Fauci co-authored paper saying masks caused most Spanish flu deaths
The paper is real, but it doesn’t say masks caused millions of deaths during the pandemic.
Apple has run out of iPhone shapes, and Jefferies just cut it to sell
Jefferies cut Apple from hold to underperform on Monday. That is the bank’s equivalent of a sell rating. It also cut its price target from
Nvidia is pulling Wall Street into the AI buildout. Its shares fell on the news
A group of financial firms is working with Nvidia on a $500bn funding package for AI infrastructure. The group covers Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock’s