“It’s clearly already broken.” Ugh, Internet At a certain point, everyone’s gonna get tired of being online — or so goes the argument of one Dutch professor who thinks that eventually, the bad is going to outweigh the good and we’ll all finally get to log off. In a paper titled “Extinction Internet” with accompanying… Continue reading Professor Predicts That This Whole Internet Thing Will Soon Blow Over
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US Postal Service Buying 66,000 Electric Vehicles, Plans to Only Buy EVs By 2026
“Finally we’re seeing the common-sense decision to move the government’s largest fleet of vehicles to all-electric, a massive win for climate and public health.” Surge of Change The US’s largest fleet of civilian vehicles is going electric. The United States Postal Service announced this week that it’ll be adding at least 66,000 electric vehicles to… Continue reading US Postal Service Buying 66,000 Electric Vehicles, Plans to Only Buy EVs By 2026
Fiends Allegedly Swatted Victims, Use Hacked Ring Cameras to Livestream It
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Swat Not Swatting — the horrible and sometimes fatal practice of making a fake call to the police so that they burst into the home of an adversary — is bad enough. But now, these dangerous trolls are using internet-connected Ring cameras to livestream the attacks. According to a… Continue reading Fiends Allegedly Swatted Victims, Use Hacked Ring Cameras to Livestream It
Scientists Have an Extremely Grim Theory About Stranded Dolphins
Image by Joel Sharpe via Getty / Futurism Dolphins are known for being especially intelligent animals, so why so many of them — even entire groups — end up helplessly stranded on a beach can be puzzling. But now, new research suggests a grim explanation: stranded dolphins are being led to their doom by a… Continue reading Scientists Have an Extremely Grim Theory About Stranded Dolphins
Two people charged with hacking Ring security cameras to livestream swattings
They accessed 12 Ring cameras in nine states. In a reminder of smart home security’s dark side, two people hacked Ring security cameras to livestream swattings, according to a Los Angeles grand jury indictment (according to a report from Bloomberg). The pair called in hoax emergencies to authorities and livestreamed the police response on social… Continue reading Two people charged with hacking Ring security cameras to livestream swattings
New York signs onto the Warehouse Worker Protection Act
The legislation could protect workers from unreasonable quotas. After clearing both houses of the New York State Legislature in June, Governor Kathy Hochul has finally signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. Broadly modeled after AB-701, the landmark labor law California enacted earlier this year, the legislation aims to protect workers from unreasonable productivity quotas. Under… Continue reading New York signs onto the Warehouse Worker Protection Act
The best free games for 2023
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. Gone are the days when free games equated… Continue reading The best free games for 2023
Tesla reportedly plans more layoffs as the company’s stock tanks
Despite record delivery figures, the company may also freeze hiring. Tesla is reportedly planning more layoffs and another hiring freeze. According to an Electrek source, the company has halted hiring for the time being and teams will need to lay some people off in the first quarter of 2023. The extent of the layoffs and… Continue reading Tesla reportedly plans more layoffs as the company’s stock tanks
How the tech titans crashed head-first into reality
It’ll always get you, in the end. You’ve heard the joke about the US Navy vessel and its unidentified opponent that won’t get out of the way. Its Captain, outraged at its refusal, barks into the radio that he’ll sink them if they don’t reconsider, to which the opponent responds “Sir, this is a lighthouse.”… Continue reading How the tech titans crashed head-first into reality
Solid Power and BMW’s R&D deal offers a sneak peek into the battery industry’s future
Solid Power, one of the leaders in the race to commercialize all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, has been stumbling of late. But a new deal with BMW might give it the boost it needs. After going public via SPAC in late 2021, Solid Power’s share price followed the all-too-familiar SPAC bump then bust, trading for much of… Continue reading Solid Power and BMW’s R&D deal offers a sneak peek into the battery industry’s future