DeWitte says the Aurora demonstration reactor will require several thousand pounds of Haleu fuel. It’s a tall order considering that until a few months ago, the fuel was effectively nonexistent in the US. INL estimates that it has enough spent nuclear fuel on site to produce up to 10 metric tons of Haleu. After a… Continue reading Recycled Nuclear Waste Will Power a New Reactor
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US Coronavirus Prep, a Fatal Tesla Crash Ruling, and More News
The US is making coronavirus plans and Tesla has new demands, but first: a cartoon about tricky beauty tutorials. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s News Could the US contain a coronavirus outbreak? On… Continue reading US Coronavirus Prep, a Fatal Tesla Crash Ruling, and More News
A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash
The NTSB can’t change federal or local policy, but it can make recommendations. It had plenty of those. The board reiterated two recommendations it issued during a 2017 investigation of an Autopilot-related death—to which Tesla has not formally responded. It asked that Tesla limit drivers to using Autopilot in road and weather situations where it… Continue reading A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash
Artists Explore the Many Uncanny Valleys of Tech Work
The Amazon worker cage stands about 7 feet tall, with just enough space for a human to turn around comfortably. From within, a joystick controls a large metal claw—like those found in arcade games—to pluck at packages or other items on the warehouse floor. While robotic arms ferry merchandise through an Amazon fulfillment center, the… Continue reading Artists Explore the Many Uncanny Valleys of Tech Work
Twitch Is Slowly Losing Some Major Streamers
Hello, and welcome to Replay, where every week we run down the biggest stories in gaming. This week, it’s streamer culture and more news about E3. Let’s check it out. Twitch Is Slowly Losing Its Major Streamers As you might know, Ninja, that huge Fortnite streamer who appears in news stories way more frequently than… Continue reading Twitch Is Slowly Losing Some Major Streamers
The Biggest Apple Maps Change Is One You Can’t See
Apple yesterday touted a “new” version of Apple Maps, one that includes faster navigation, more detailed roads, real-time transit updates, lists of favorite places, and access to Look Around, street-level 3-D imagery that’s similar to Google’s Street View. Despite the fanfare, the Maps app won’t look dramatically different; most of these new features were available… Continue reading The Biggest Apple Maps Change Is One You Can’t See
The DOJ Is Finally Suing US Telecom Providers for Robocalls
The US Department of Justice has filed lawsuits (PDF and PDF) against two small telecommunications providers that have allegedly connected hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls from Indian call centers to US residents. The Feds want a New York federal judge to cut off the companies’ access to the US telephone network. The government says… Continue reading The DOJ Is Finally Suing US Telecom Providers for Robocalls
‘Weathering With You’ Is an Environmental Power Fantasy
In the new anime movie Weathering With You, a teenager named Hina treks up 10 flights to a rooftop where a makeshift shrine sits in a rare beam of sunlight. Tokyo is rain-soaked, and as it continues to pour, she walks toward the shrine and, praying hard, steps through the shrine gate. The rain halts… Continue reading ‘Weathering With You’ Is an Environmental Power Fantasy
An ‘Untitled Goose Game’ Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop
As I write this, a pixelated little goose is dragging a bad meme onto my desktop and tracking mud all over my Google doc. The screen is cluttered with terrible cartoons, including one of the goose smoking a pipe while floating smugly in a pond. When I pushed the period key at the end of… Continue reading An ‘Untitled Goose Game’ Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop
UK Has a Plan to Corral Huawei. But Security Concerns Linger
The UK government ruled Tuesday that Chinese telecom giant won’t be banned outright from selling equipment for mobile 5G networks there, though it will face severe limits. The question is: Will the restrictions provide the security protections that policymakers want? The decision is the latest in a series of partial successes for Huawei in the… Continue reading UK Has a Plan to Corral Huawei. But Security Concerns Linger