As 2022 draws to a close, the price of lithium-ion type batteries has gone up for the first time in more than a decade, with surging raw material and transport costs driving the cost hike, and rising demand set to challenge the car industry’s efforts to achieve price parity with fossil fuel powered (ICE) vehicles.… Continue reading Cleantechnica: EV Battery Prices Climb For The First Time 002436
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Apple Gives Up on Making Its Upcoming Car Fully Autonomous
It turns out that self-driving is really, really hard. Backtracking Tech giant Apple is giving up on full autonomy for its upcoming car and delaying the target launch date by a year to 2026, Bloomberg reports. The company’s highly secretive project, known as Titan, has been in limbo as execs started to realize that current… Continue reading Apple Gives Up on Making Its Upcoming Car Fully Autonomous
Residents Alarmed When Entire River Turns White
That’s not good. Off Color Something alarming happened in the south of England when an entire river mysteriously turned snow white, the BBC reports. Officials from the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) say they’re closing in on the cause: a contaminant being discharged into the waterways, though they declined to elaborate on the source or nature… Continue reading Residents Alarmed When Entire River Turns White
Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Lawyer Who Defended Ghislaine Maxwell
That’s certainly a choice. Past Representation The cryptosphere’s enfant terrible has a new lawyer — and he hired one who’s defended an old antagonist. As Reuters reports, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has tapped Mark Cohen of New York’s Cohen & Gresser law firm, whose client list includes convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious procurer.… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Lawyer Who Defended Ghislaine Maxwell
Amazon Says It’ll Pay You $2 Per Month to Spy on Your Phone’s Internet Traffic
Big Brother, small sum. Hard Bargain Allow an overbearing tech conglomerate to see traffic coming out of your phone, and you can clinch yourself a cool $2 a month. That kind of minuscule moneymaking deal is what Amazon is offering customers as part of its invite-only Amazon Shopper Panel, Insider reports. Select customers can use… Continue reading Amazon Says It’ll Pay You $2 Per Month to Spy on Your Phone’s Internet Traffic
Democratic lawmakers want Elon Musk to explain China’s role in ‘platform manipulation’ during protests
Three Democratic lawmakers in the House are demanding answers from Elon Musk about a recent “platform manipulation campaign” related to recent protests in China. In a letter to the Twitter CEO, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Adam Schiff and Jackie Speier write that they have “deep concern” about the recent spam campaign that drowned out tweets about… Continue reading Democratic lawmakers want Elon Musk to explain China’s role in ‘platform manipulation’ during protests
Dyson’s Zone air-purifying headphones start at $949
When Dyson announced its Zone noise-canceling and air-purifying headphones earlier this year, the company kept some details close to its chest. Specifically, Dyson didn’t announce pricing or availability, nor did it say much about battery life. On Wednesday, it shared that information. Let’s begin with the detail everyone wants to know. When the wearable arrives… Continue reading Dyson’s Zone air-purifying headphones start at $949
Most Twitter users can no longer create new “Moments”
Twitter is effectively sunsetting Moments, the company announced on Wednesday. First launched in 2015, the feature allowed users to create curated collections of tweets in a bid to make it easier to follow current events on the platform. “Not all moments last. As of today we’re removing the option to create Moments for users as… Continue reading Most Twitter users can no longer create new “Moments”
Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Theranos’ former chief operating officer, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison. Balwani was found guilty of all charges in a trial earlier this year that charged him with defrauding the blood testing startup’s patients and investors. Of note, his sentence is slightly longer than the 11 years and three… Continue reading Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison
iPhone AirDrop restriction first seen in China will roll out worldwide with iOS 16.2
Apple’s next iOS update will tighten AirDrop security for everyone. The new default settings will arrive globally in the upcoming iOS 16.2 after the company limited AirDrop use in China, where protestors had used the feature to organize with strangers. The restriction will put a 10-minute cap on the window for users to share AirDrop files… Continue reading iPhone AirDrop restriction first seen in China will roll out worldwide with iOS 16.2