Familiar says Revel is less concerned about the material effects of the Tesla layoff than the “cultural impact, tacking onto pessimism around EVs recently.” New York City officials seem confident someone will fill in the Tesla-sized charging gap. City programs ensure “that any provider doing business in NYC has a reliable, growing customer base, and… Continue reading As Questions Swirl Around Tesla’s Superchargers, the Race Is On to Fill the Power Gap
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A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed
A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Meta argues that US law requires the company to let people use unofficial add-ons to gain more control over their social feeds. It’s the latest in a series of disputes in which the company has tussled with researchers and developers over tools that give users extra privacy options or that… Continue reading A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed
The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
The pledge offers examples of how companies can meet the goals, although it notes that companies “have the discretion to decide how best” to do so. The document also emphasizes the importance of companies publicly demonstrating “measurable progress” on their goals, as well as documenting their techniques “so that others can learn.” CISA developed the… Continue reading The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
Coconu Wave Massager Review: A Vibrator With Arousing Asymmetry
There’s something so approachable about palm-sized vibrators like the Coconu Wave. They’re round-edged and soft, small enough to tuck into a nightstand or backpack, and fit perfectly into your hand. Because of that, they’re intuitive in a way that other sex toys aren’t—they work in harmony with your hands to create an elevated sexual experience,… Continue reading Coconu Wave Massager Review: A Vibrator With Arousing Asymmetry
The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?
“I’m paying around $35 per month now, and that’s with $30 off my bill,” Perez says. “So eventually I’ll pay more than $60 per month.” This past weekend he used his data plan, which he uses for internet on his phone, to help out a former roommate who lives on a fixed income, and whose… Continue reading The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
At a tech forum in Beijing last week, a Chinese company unveiled a “homegrown” brain-computer interface that allowed a monkey to seemingly control a robotic arm just by thinking about it. In a video shown at the event, a monkey with its hands restrained uses the interface to move a robotic arm and grasp a… Continue reading China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks
The disruption to GPS services started getting worse on Christmas Day. Planes and ships moving around southern Sweden and Poland lost connectivity as their radio signals were interfered with. Since then, the region around the Baltic Sea—including neighboring Germany, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—has faced persistent attacks against GPS systems. Tens of thousands of planes… Continue reading The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks
The Best N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks (2024)
This standard rates masks based on filtration, breathability, and an optional leakage ratio. The CDC has a list of masks here, and it tells which masks pass enough of these criteria to qualify for either of the Workplace Performance labels (as of writing, there are only three that earned the label), but this is all… Continue reading The Best N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks (2024)
7 Best Drawing Tablets (2024): Wacom, iPad, Screenless, Android, and Windows
What tools you use and how you use them is probably the most important factor to consider when you’re thinking about adding new hardware to your workspace. There are a truly dizzying number of drawing and art apps out there, and no two artists use them in the same way. So I reached out to… Continue reading 7 Best Drawing Tablets (2024): Wacom, iPad, Screenless, Android, and Windows
The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine feels like a really pivotal moment in this narrative. In the autumn of 2022, energy prices in the UK were skyrocketing, and yet the response of Liz Truss, prime minister at the time, was to double down on oil and gas exploration and refuse to ask people to cut down their… Continue reading The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies