Alex Kipman, the lead developer of Microsoft HoloLens, is leaving the company, according to Insider. His departure comes after the same publication reported allegations that he engaged in inappropriate touching and comments towards female employees. He also reportedly fostered a culture that diminished women’s contributions. After Kipman told his team about his resignation, Microsoft cloud… Continue reading HoloLens chief Alex Kipman is leaving Microsoft following allegations of misconduct
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Clean Technica: Lost Quarter For Italy’s Electric Mobility — Will New Incentives Re-Ignite The EV Race?002023
Originally published on opportunity:energy. It’s been a bad start of the year for the Italian car market, as 2022 inherited crises that had been brewing since the covid pandemic. With an ongoing chip (and broader materials) shortage, policy uncertainties, inflation spiking, and a war in Europe, among other things, car sales crashed and electrified options… Continue reading Clean Technica: Lost Quarter For Italy’s Electric Mobility — Will New Incentives Re-Ignite The EV Race?002023
Cleantechnica: Germany’s Plugin EVs Continue To Grow, Despite Headwinds 002022
Europe’s biggest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles grab 25.3% share in May 2022, from 23.4% YoY. Full battery electrics increased their share by close to 1.25×, whilst plugin hybrid share dipped slightly. Overall auto volume fell 10% YoY, and was down by 35% from the 2018–2019 seasonal average. Market Share Trends May’s total… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Germany’s Plugin EVs Continue To Grow, Despite Headwinds 002022
China Now Producing Cloned Pigs Using Only Robots
This could change world food systems. E-I-E-I-O Old McDonald had a… pig-cloning robot? According to the South China Morning Post, a fully-automated cloning process now exists, and it apparently works like a charm. In fact, in a slightly brutal blow to human scientists, the AI-powered system is alleged to have drastically reduced the amount of… Continue reading China Now Producing Cloned Pigs Using Only Robots
Physicist Begs Colleagues Not to Build Another Large Hadron Collider
Tell us how you really feel! Another One! The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN’s 16 mile high-energy particle collider in Switzerland, has led to some groundbreaking discoveries in the world of theoretical physics, most recently allowing scientists to round out the Standard Model of particle physics with the Higgs boson. Building on the LHC’s success,… Continue reading Physicist Begs Colleagues Not to Build Another Large Hadron Collider
Best Remote Control Cars of 2022
Driving a remote control car combines the thrill of video game racing with a real-world environment. From track cars and drift missiles to monster trucks and off-roaders, there’s something for everyone. And like real racing, it’s easy to get hooked. Before you know it, you’re going down the rabbit hole of part upgrades and searching… Continue reading Best Remote Control Cars of 2022
Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections
By its very nature, TikTok is harder to moderate than many other social media platforms, according to Cameron Hickey, project director at the Algorithmic Transparency Institute. The brevity of the videos, and the fact that many can include audio, visual, and text elements makes human discernment even more necessary when deciding whether something violates platform… Continue reading Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections
Amazon VP tries to convince sellers to oppose antitrust bill
Amazon made an appeal to its third-party sellers to oppose a Senate antitrust reform bill aimed at helping their businesses. In a post on Amazon’s internal forum for third-party merchants, the company’s vice president of worldwide selling partner services Dharmesh Mehta urged sellers to oppose The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2992), and asked… Continue reading Amazon VP tries to convince sellers to oppose antitrust bill
IBM begins laying off its entire Russian workforce
IBM will begin an “orderly” wind-down of its operations in Russia, according to a memo from CEO Arvind Krishna that was released publicly today. The company suspended business operations in the country back in March, joining a wave of other Western companies that chose to either halt sales or pull out of Russia completely following… Continue reading IBM begins laying off its entire Russian workforce
USB-C devices will have to ask for permission to send data in macOS Ventura
MacOS Ventura could prove reassuring if you’re worried about compromised peripherals ruining your computer. As The Verge notes, Apple has revealed that Ventura will require user permission before USB-C and Thunderbolt accessories can transfer data on M1- and M2-based Macs. You won’t have to fear that someone could deliver malware simply by plugging in a… Continue reading USB-C devices will have to ask for permission to send data in macOS Ventura